English comedian
Sarah Keyworth
Born 6 April 1993 (1993-04-06 ) (age 31) Occupation Comedian Years active 2012–present Website sarahkeyworth .co .uk
Sarah Keyworth (born 6 April 1993) is an English stand-up comedian who began a career in comedy in 2012, eventually going full-time in 2018 after being nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards . Keyworth has appeared on television comedy shows such as Roast Battle , The Now Show , The Dog Ate My Homework , Mock the Week , 8 Out of 10 Cats , and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown .
Early life
Keyworth was born in Nottingham in 1993[ 1] [better source needed ] [ 2] [better source needed ] [ 3] [better source needed ] and used to create shows with their brother when they were children.[ 4]
Keyworth studied drama at De Montfort University in Leicester from 2011 to 2014 and was active in the university's comedy club,[ 5] [ 6] citing Jennifer Saunders as their favourite comedian.[ 7]
Keyworth later got a marketing internship at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and worked as a nanny.[ 8]
Career
Keyworth emerged as a runner-up at the 2015 Funny Women [ 9] and their first show, Dark Horse , was nominated for best newcomer at the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards .[ 10]
They were named Newcomer of the Year at the 2019 Chortle Awards .[ 11] Their second show, Pacific , debuted in 2019.[ 12] [ 13] An exploration of gender and roles in relationships, Veronica Lee in The Arts Desk described it as a "nicely paced, sharply written and well delivered hour with some great gags".[ 14]
On TV and radio, Keyworth has appeared on Roast Battle , The Stand Up Sketch Show , The Now Show , The Dog Ate My Homework , Mock the Week , 8 Out of 10 Cats and Richard Osman's House of Games .[ 15] [deprecated source ] In 2019 they performed at the Glastonbury Festival [ 4] [ 16] and later that year won the reality TV series Celebrity Coach Trip with friend Francis Boulle of Made in Chelsea [ 17]
Keyworth developed a third show titled Lil' Keys, Big Jokes ; they were due to perform the show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe that year but the Covid-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of the show and almost the entire fringe.[ 4] [ 18] In the lockdown that followed the spread of the Covid-19 virus in the UK, Keyworth and Catherine Bohart hosted a weekly online comedy show, 'Gigless'.[ 19] Also in 2020, Keyworth created a four-part comedy series for BBC Radio 4 , titled Are You a Boy or a Girl? , which explored gender fluidity . It was recorded with a virtual audience over Zoom, and broadcast in November.[ 20] [ 21]
In 2021, they appeared on BBC's Live at the Apollo [ 22] and in August 2022 Keyworth's third show, Lost Boy , debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe.[ 4]
Personal life
Keyworth lives in London.[ 23] They dated Irish comedian Catherine Bohart from 2015 to 2020, during which time they lived together in London's Kilburn area.[ 24] [ 25] [ 26] They are non-binary and use she/he/they /them pronouns.[ 4] [ 27] [ 28] [ 29] Keyworth was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adulthood.[ 30] [ 31]
References
^ Keyworth, Sarah (6 April 2013). "Mumps on my 20th birthday.. this is what I want to look like" .
^ Keyworth, Sarah (8 April 2016). "When your girlfriend has smashed the birthday present buying and you're late to lunch. #Birthday #23 #Lunchpic.twitter.com/5TAyaLl8Hn" .
^ Keyworth, Sarah (2 April 2015). "4 day weekend with my birthday on the Monday? Where's the gin boys?" .
^ a b c d e Braidwood, Ella (19 July 2022). "Sarah Keyworth on grief and doing comedy 'when you're not feeling particularly funny' " . the Guardian . Retrieved 8 November 2023 .
^ "No laughing matter: DMU graduate Sarah Keyworth shares her comedy success story" . www.dmu.ac.uk . Retrieved 15 November 2020 .
^ "Sarah Keyworth" .
^ "My Comedy Hero: Sarah Keyworth on Jennifer Saunders" . The List . 6 February 2020.
^ "No laughing matter: DMU graduate Sarah Keyworth shares her comedy success story" . www.dmu.ac.uk .
^ "This is Desiree Burch, the funniest woman of the year" . Independent.co.uk . 2 October 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2017 .
^ Premier. "2018 Nominee - Sarah Keyworth - Best Newcomer" . Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards . Retrieved 7 February 2022 .
^ Bennett, Steve. "Who won the 2019 Chortle Awards : News 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide" . www.chortle.co.uk . Retrieved 15 November 2020 .
^ Logan, Brian (19 August 2019). "Sarah Keyworth review – one of comedy's most engaging new voices" . The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
^ "Sarah Keyworth: 'I'd like to be big and strong and emotionless' " . Edinburgh Festival . 22 July 2019.
^ Lee, Veronica (16 August 2019). "Edinburgh Fringe 2019 reviews: Alun Cochrane/ Sarah Keyworth/ Glenn Moore/ Sophie Duker" . theartsdesk.com . Retrieved 8 November 2023 .
^ Stewart, Chloe (18 February 2020). "8 Out of 10 Cats' Stacey Solomon makes hilarious sex jibe at Joe Swash" . Dailystar.co.uk .
^ "Glastonbury Festival Line-Up 2019" . Glastonbury Festival . 30 June 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020 .
^ Darvill, Josh (18 October 2019). "Celebrity Coach Trip 2019 start date and cast of contestants revealed" . TellyMix .
^ Saunders, Emmeline (1 April 2020). "Edinburgh Festival Fringe cancelled this summer over coronavirus outbreak" . The Mirror . Retrieved 8 November 2023 .
^ "News: Online Show for Catherine Bohart And Sarah Keyworth" . Beyond The Joke . 9 July 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2023 .
^ Bennett, Steve. "Radio 4 series for Sarah Keyworth : News 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide" . www.chortle.co.uk . Retrieved 15 November 2020 .
^ "Sarah Keyworth - Are You a Boy or a Girl?" . www.bbc.co.uk . Retrieved 15 November 2020 .
^ "BBC Two - Live at the Apollo, Series 16 (Extended Versions), Episode 5" .
^ Best, Steve (21 September 2017). Joker Face: Over 450 Comedians Share Their Best One-liners . Unbound Publishing. ISBN 9781783523399 – via Google Books.
^ Fleckney, Paul (22 January 2019). "Hands off my anecdote! The couple who mine their love-life for laughs" . The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
^ "Sarah Keyworth charms at the Komedia" . 20 February 2020.
^ "News: Mock The Week Line-Up Tonight" . Beyond The Joke . 21 January 2021.
^ Guide, British Comedy (16 November 2022). "Sarah Keyworth's Are You A Boy Or A Girl? returning to Radio 4" . British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 17 November 2022 .
^ Parker, Lynne (18 August 2022). "Sarah Keyworth: Lost Boy" . Funny Women . Retrieved 17 November 2022 .
^ "@sarah_keyworth on Instagram" . Instagram . 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022 .
^ Ritchie, Kyle (25 February 2024). "Stand-up Sarah Keyworth will bring brand new tour show to north-east" . Grampian Online . Retrieved 14 August 2024 .
^ Smith, Claire (9 August 2024). "Review: Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Sarah Keyworth, Monkey Barrel" . Beyond the Joke . Retrieved 14 August 2024 .
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