Charlie George (comedian)
Charlie George is a British stand-up comedian and writer, originally from Swindon. A former circus performer and dancer, George started doing stand-up in 2018. She has performed stand-up on BBC Asian Network Live and the BBC's No Country for Young Women Podcast. George also co-hosts a regular stand-up night, Crack-Up Comedy Cabaret,[1] which raises funds for Hackney mental health charity Core Arts.[2]
Standup comedy awards and nominations[edit]
2019[edit]
- LGBTQ New Comedian of the Year (Winner)[3]
- So You Think You're Funny (Finalist)
- Funny Women Awards (Runner up)[4]
2018[edit]
- Leicester Square New Comedian Award (Finalist)[5]
- Pride’s Got Talent (Finalist)
TV and radio credits[edit]
George was chosen to feature in Charlie Brooker's writers room for Cunk & Other Humans 2019, AntiViral Wipe 2020 (Lockdown special) and Death to 2020[6] for Netflix. She has written for the C4 Election night special, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Hypothetical, Newsjack, The Now Show and Frankie Boyle's New World Order.[7]
She was recently selected out of 3,700 writers for the Penguin Write Now editorial programme to write her first autofiction book ‘Door to Door.’
Personal life[edit]
At an interview after winning the LGBTQ New Comedian of the Year Award, Charlie George referred to her sexuality as "queer/bi-sexual/pansexual".[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ EDITOR (2019-06-12). "REVIEW: Crack-Up Comedy Cabaret". DIVA. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ↑ "Charlie George – Comedy". Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ↑ Bennett, Steve. "Comedy Bloomer's LGBTQ+ New Comedian Of The Year : Reviews 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ↑ "Meet the 2019 Funny Women Awards Finalists: Charlie George". Funny Women. 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ↑ Bennett, Steve. "Leicester Square Theatre comedian of the year 2018 final : Reviews 2018 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Death To 2020 - Netflix Comedy". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Charlie George". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ↑ anthonycrocker (2020-06-05). "'Writer for the Writer's Room' – in conversation with Comedian and Writer, Charlie George". InterMediaUK. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
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