Sarah Keyworth
Sarah Keyworth | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 April 1993 (age 31) Nottingham, East Midlands, England |
| Alma mater | De Montfort University |
| Occupation | Comedian |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Website | sarahkeyworth |
Sarah Keyworth (born 6 April 1993)[1][2][3] is an English stand-up comedian based in London.[4]
Early life
Keyworth grew up in Nottingham and attended De Montfort University in Leicester, studying Drama Studies between 2011 and 2014 and being active in the Comedy Society.[5] She got a marketing internship at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and worked as a nanny.[6]
Career
Keyworth began performing comedy while at university.[7] She was a runner-up at the 2015 Funny Women.[8] Keyworth's first show, "Dark Horse," was nominated for best newcomer at the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Keyworth was named Newcomer of the Year at the 2019 Chortle Awards.[9] Her second show, "Pacific", debuted in 2019.[10][11]
On TV and radio, she has appeared on Roast Battle, The Stand Up Sketch Show, The Now Show, The Dog Ate My Homework and 8 Out of 10 Cats.[12] In 2019, she was a winner of the reality series Celebrity Coach Trip.
Keyworth describes Jennifer Saunders as her favourite comedian.[13]
In 2019 she performed at the Glastonbury Festival.[14]
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.[15][16]
Personal life
Keyworth dated Catherine Bohart, also a stand-up comedian. They met in 2015 and lived in Kilburn, London.[17][18] The couple broke up in 2020.
References
- ^ Keyworth, Sarah (April 6, 2013). "Mumps on my 20th birthday.. this is what I want to look like http://weheartit.com/entry/56321847".
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ Keyworth, Sarah (April 8, 2016). "When your girlfriend has smashed the birthday present buying and you're late to lunch. #Birthday #23 #Lunchpic.twitter.com/5TAyaLl8Hn".
- ^ Keyworth, Sarah (April 2, 2015). "4 day weekend with my birthday on the Monday? Where's the gin boys?".
- ^ Best, Steve (September 21, 2017). Joker Face: Over 450 Comedians Share Their Best One-liners. Unbound Publishing. ISBN 9781783523399 – via Google Books.
- ^ "No laughing matter: DMU graduate Sarah Keyworth shares her comedy success story". www.dmu.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "No laughing matter: DMU graduate Sarah Keyworth shares her comedy success story". www.dmu.ac.uk.
- ^ "Sarah Keyworth".
- ^ "This is Desiree Burch, the funniest woman of the year". 2 October 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "Who won the 2019 Chortle Awards : News 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ Logan, Brian (August 19, 2019). "Sarah Keyworth review – one of comedy's most engaging new voices" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Sarah Keyworth: 'I'd like to be big and strong and emotionless'". Edinburgh Festival. July 22, 2019.
- ^ Stewart, Chloe (February 18, 2020). "8 Out of 10 Cats' Stacey Solomon makes hilarious sex jibe at Joe Swash". Dailystar.co.uk.
- ^ "My Comedy Hero: Sarah Keyworth on Jennifer Saunders". The List. February 6, 2020.
- ^ "Glastonbury Festival Line-Up 2019". Glastonbury Festival. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "Radio 4 series for Sarah Keyworth : News 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "Sarah Keyworth - Are You a Boy or a Girl?". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Fleckney, Paul (22 January 2019). "Hands off my anecdote! The couple who mine their love-life for laughs" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Sarah Keyworth charms at the Komedia". February 20, 2020.