Sarah Keyworth
Sarah Keyworth (born 6 April 1993)[1][2][3] is an English stand-up comedian based in London.[4] She went full-time in 2018 after being nominated for best newcomer at the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Sarah Keyworth | |
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Born | 6 April 1993 30) Nottingham, East Midlands, England | (age
Alma mater | De Montfort University |
Occupation | Comedian |
Years active | 2012–present |
Website | sarahkeyworth |
Her TV work includes Live at the Apollo, and she created a four part radio series titled Are You a Boy or a Girl?.
Early life
Keyworth grew up in Nottingham and attended De Montfort University in Leicester, as an undergraduate in Drama Studies between 2011 and 2014 and being active in the Comedy Society there.[5] She got a marketing internship at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and worked as a nanny.[6]
Career
Keyworth used to create shows with her brother when they were children[7] and went on to perform comedy while at university,[8] and emerged as a runner-up at the 2015 Funny Women.[9] Keyworth's first show, "Dark Horse", was nominated for best newcomer at the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards.[10]
Keyworth was named Newcomer of the Year at the 2019 Chortle Awards.[11] Her second show, "Pacific", debuted in 2019.[12][13]
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.[14] In 2019, she was a winner of the reality series Celebrity Coach Trip.
In 2019, she performed[7] at the Glastonbury Festival.[15]
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.[16][17]
In 2021 Keyworth appeared on BBC's Live at the Apollo.[18]
Keyworth's 2022 show "Lost Boy" debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe in August.[7]
Personal life
Keyworth dated Catherine Bohart, also a stand-up comedian; they met in 2015.[19][20] The couple's relationship ended in 2020.[21] In 2022, Keyworth shared that they are non-binary, and use she/he/they pronouns.[7][22][23][24]
Keyworth's favourite comedian is Jennifer Saunders.[25]
Notes
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?".
- Best, Steve (21 September 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 15 November 2020.
- "No laughing matter: DMU graduate Sarah Keyworth shares her comedy success story". www.dmu.ac.uk.
- "Sarah Keyworth on grief and doing comedy 'when you're not feeling particularly funny'". the Guardian. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- "Sarah Keyworth".
- "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" – via www.theguardian.com.
- "Sarah Keyworth: 'I'd like to be big and strong and emotionless'". Edinburgh Festival. 22 July 2019.
- 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.
- 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.
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- 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". 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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "My Comedy Hero: Sarah Keyworth on Jennifer Saunders". The List. 6 February 2020.