In this hilarious interview with up-and-coming comedian Kristina Narkaj, Dita and Dajana have an impromptu discussion about Kristina's life, her rising fame on TikTok, aspirations in the comedy world and her Albanian identity. Although this is Kristina’s first ever interview or appearance on a podcast, her comedic skills and naturally funny demeanor gives the intimate and powerful conversations within this episode a light-hearted narrative rather than a heavy one (which in retrospect is the whole point of comedy). The talented Kristina Narkaj is a first generation American-Albanian who gained much traction on the app TikTok where she posts controversial/peculiar rants, as well as personal stories which all end up with her audience wiping their tears or holding their stomach from laughter. Much of her content and stories stem from roadblocks or scenarios she has had to face by being a first generation American and her Albanian upbringing. In this episode she talks about constantly breaking the “glass-ceiling” as an Albanian woman and how although it alienated her from her family and she faced alot of scrutiny because of it, she in turn developed an “I don’t give a fuck” attitude towards it. She activley chooses to react to all her hardships in life by laughing about it and as a beautiful consequence has made other people laugh about their own similar difficulties or truamas as well, which makes her such a relatable inspiration to those facing hardships and influences their approach to such hardships to be looked at from more of a “fuck it” lense. She is transparent, honest, and quick witted and dominates any conversation by doing so. She currently does sporadic stand-up comedy shows and aspires to achieve performing an hour-long set and performing it in front of an audience. We greatly appreciate her being the first in-person guest on Vajza & Gra and we are eager to attend her hour long comedy stand-up specials in person someday.
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