Chi With A C

Lucia Keskin (born 9 February 2001),[1] known as Chi with a C /ˈtʃiː/, is an English comedian, actress, and online content creator.

Career

Keskin's first viral video was an impersonation of Gemma Collins uploaded to Facebook in 2018. Her first YouTube hit was a September 2018 reenactment of Friends' pilot episode. Subsequently, Keskin appeared on BBC News, accidentally Skypeing the channel during another interview.[2][3] She has performed several other parodies of TV shows and characters, using greenscreen.[4]

In The Daily Telegraph, Eleanor Halls described Keskin as "the funniest person online right now."[5]

She featured at the 2019 Summer in the City festival.

In 2020, Keskin's parody of American Horror Story was praised by Sarah Paulson, an actress of the series. Paulson agreed with comments that encouraged Netflix to commission Keskin for her own show.

On 14 December 2020, Keskin appeared in a YouTube video advertising Sky Q alongside breakfast television presenter Lorraine Kelly, whom Keskin has impersonated in the past. They discussed popular television programmes available on the service, in addition to Kelly ranking several of Keskin's parody videos including a breakfast television parody in which she parodied Lorraine.

On 17 January 2022, Keskin announced her TV debut appearing on sitcom Sneakerhead which aired later that year on Dave.

In May 2022, Keskin appeared in the Channel 4 show Big Boys as Kelly.[6]

Personal life

Keskin is from Margate. She attended Dane Court Grammar School, Broadstairs. She briefly worked as an assistant in a dance school, after leaving education with just one GCSE.[5]

She also trained at The Canterbury Academy institute of Performing Arts studying musical theatre.

In January 2022, Keskin announced she was in a relationship with a woman.[7]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Big Boys Kelly [8]
Sneakerhead Amber [9][10]
Live At The Moth Club Ellen [11]

References
  1. "Thank you for all the birthday love!! Xx". 9 February 2020.
  2. "Skype caller cuts over BBC Brexit interview". 31 January 2019.
  3. "YouTuber accidentally skypes BBC during a live interview about Brexit". indy100. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. "Weekly Round-Up: 11 – 17 February 2019".
  5. Halls, Eleanor (14 April 2020). "Meet Chi with a C: the YouTube comedian more entertaining than most prime-time TV". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  6. Big Boys (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb, retrieved 15 June 2022
  7. "Chi on TikTok". TikTok. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  8. Big Boys (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb, retrieved 15 June 2022
  9. "First look at People Just Do Nothing star's new comedy Sneakerhead". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  10. "Dave is a Sneakerhead in new Roughcut TV sitcom | News | UKTV Corporate Site". corporate.uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  11. Guide, British Comedy. "Live At The Moth Club - Dave Sketch Show". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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