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Catherine Bohart - Wikipedia

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Catherine Bohart

Born	(1988-08-13) 13 August 1988 (age 36) Dublin, Ireland
Alma mater	Trinity College Dublin, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation(s)	comedian, writer, actor
Years active	2014–present
Website	catherinebohart.com

Catherine Bohart (/ˈboʊhɑːrt/; born Catherine Murphy 13 August 1988)^[1] is an Irish stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in the United Kingdom.^[2]^[3]

Early life

Bohart grew up in Clonsilla, Fingal, part of the greater Dublin area, the daughter of a Catholic deacon.^[4] She studied law at UCD for one year before dropping out. She then studied French and History at Trinity College.^[5] Bohart then went on to the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, receiving an MA in Acting for Screen.^[6] Before entering stand-up comedy, Bohart had been involved in debate throughout high school, and college even taking on a job in debate education during her early days as a stand up.^[7] As a debater representing Trinity College Dublin, she was judged top speaker in Europe at the European Universities Debating Championships in 2011.^[8]

Career

Bohart began working in stand-up in 2014.^[6] She was a finalist for the 2016 BBC New Comedy Award^[9] and for the 2018 Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year.^[10]

Catherine has written for The Now Show, The News Quiz and Frankie Boyle's New World Order,^[6] and has supported Ellie Taylor and Nish Kumar on tour.

Bohart had her professional breakthrough at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival with her show, Immaculate.^[11] She then took the show to London and on a national tour. Her second show, Lemon, premiered at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival, with tour dates in the UK and Ireland to follow.^[12]

She has appeared on TV on Live At the Apollo, The Blame Game, The Stand Up Sketch Show, The Mash Report, Roast Battle, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier, Celebrity Mastermind, Richard Osman's House of Games,^[13] and Mock the Week.^[14] She is a frequent guest on Deborah Frances-White's The Guilty Feminist podcast. In 2019, Bohart hosted the "Funny from the Fringe" podcast for BBC Radio 4 Extra.^[15] In 2020, during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Bohart and her girlfriend at the time, Sarah Keyworth, made a podcast about "what makes relationships work" entitled "You'll Do".^[16] During lockdown in the United Kingdom, Catherine Bohart, along with Helen Bauer, and Andrew White started an online comedy program in which audience members could purchase tickets through Bohart's personal website to access the online comedy set either through Zoom or YouTube livestream. The comedy program is called "Gigless". "Gigless" won the Chortle Award for Legend of Lockdown.^[17]

Bohart currently co-hosts podcast Trusty Hogs with fellow comedian Helen Bauer.^[18]

In 2024, Bohart was the lead in the comedy show TL;DR for BBC Radio 4, taking a look back at recent news events.^[19]

Her stand-up show Again, With Feelings was nominated for Best Show at the 2024 Edinburgh Comedy Awards.^[20]

Personal life

Bohart is bisexual. She is currently going out with Ellen Robertson, who is one half of the comedy duo Britney. She previously dated Sarah Keyworth, a fellow stand-up comedian. They met in 2015 and lived together in Kilburn, London,^[21]^[22] eventually breaking up in 2020.^[23]

References

^ "Catherine Bohart: Immaculate - Review". The Wee Review - Scotland's arts and culture magazine.
^ "Interview: Rarely Asked Questions – Catherine Bohart". Beyond The Joke. 26 July 2018.
^ "Catherine Bohart, comedian reviews : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. 7 March 2024.
^ Herring, Richard (13 January 2021). "RHLSTP 310 - Catherine Bohart" (Podcast). Event occurs at 32:45. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
^ Quigley, Maeve (1 February 2020). "Dublin comedian Catherine Bohart on coming out and breaking into BBC". Evoke.ie. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Catherine Bohart talks OCD, bisexuality and Catholicism at the Fringe". Evening Standard. 21 August 2018.
^ Quigley, Maeve (1 February 2020). "Dublin comedian Catherine Bohart on coming out and breaking into BBC". Evoke.ie. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "TCD student top speaker at debating competition". The Irish Times. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
^ "BBC Radio 4 - Funny in Four - The BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2016 finalists". BBC. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ "Leicester Comedy Festival 2018 competition line-ups". British Comedy Guide. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ Maxwell, Dominic (15 August 2018). "Edinburgh comedy review: Catherine Bohart at Pleasance Courtyard". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ "Catherine Bohart | Live". Catherine Bohart. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ "BBC Two - Richard Osman's House of Games, Series 4, Episode 22". BBC. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ "BBC Two - Mock the Week, Series 19, Episode 9". BBC. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Funny From the Fringe". BBC. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ "BBC Radio 4 You'll Do". BBC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ Peel, Adrian (26 February 2022). "Catherine Bohart interview: 'Eating is my only hobby...'". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "Trusty Hogs (@trustyhogs) • Instagram photos and videos".
^ Guide, British Comedy. "Catherine Bohart - TL;DR - Radio 4 Comedy". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ Premier. "2024 Nominees". Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
^ 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.

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