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'''Catherine Bohart''' (born Catherine Murphy) (born 13 August 1988)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theweereview.com/review/catherine-bohart-immaculate/|title=Catherine Bohart: Immaculate - Review|website=The Wee Review - Scotland's arts and culture magazine}}</ref> is an Irish [[stand-up comedy|stand-up comedian]], writer and actor based in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/6024/interview-rarely-catherine-bohart|title=Interview: Rarely Asked Questions – Catherine Bohart|date=26 July 2018|website=Beyond The Joke}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/c/34312/catherine_bohart/review|title=Catherine Bohart, comedian reviews : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide|first=Powder Blue Internet Business|last=Solutions|website=www.chortle.co.uk}}</ref>
'''Catherine Bohart''' (born Catherine Murphy) (born 13 August 1988)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theweereview.com/review/catherine-bohart-immaculate/|title=Catherine Bohart: Immaculate - Review|website=The Wee Review - Scotland's arts and culture magazine}}</ref> is an Irish [[stand-up comedy|stand-up comedienne]], writer and actor based in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/6024/interview-rarely-catherine-bohart|title=Interview: Rarely Asked Questions – Catherine Bohart|date=26 July 2018|website=Beyond The Joke}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/c/34312/catherine_bohart/review|title=Catherine Bohart, comedian reviews : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide|first=Powder Blue Internet Business|last=Solutions|website=www.chortle.co.uk}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 03:57, 18 May 2021

Catherine Bohart
Born (1988-08-13) 13 August 1988 (age 36)
Dublin, Ireland
Alma materRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation(s)Comedian, writer, actor
Years active2014–present
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Websitecatherinebohart.com

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

Early life

Bohart grew up in Clonsilla, Fingal, Ireland, the daughter of a Catholic deacon.[4] She has obsessive–compulsive disorder and was hospitalised in St Patrick's University Hospital for four months.[5] She studied at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, receiving an MA in Acting for Screen.[6]

Career

After struggling as an actress, Bohart transitioned to stand-up in 2014.[6] She was a finalist for the 2016 BBC New Comedy Award[7] and for the 2018 Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10]

She has appeared on TV on The Blame Game, The Stand Up Sketch Show, The Mash Report, Roast Battle, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier, Richard Osman's House of Games,[11] and Mock the Week.[12] 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.[13]

Personal life

Bohart is bisexual. She previously dated Sarah Keyworth, a fellow stand-up comedian. They met in 2015 and lived together in Kilburn, London.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Catherine Bohart: Immaculate - Review". The Wee Review - Scotland's arts and culture magazine.
  2. ^ "Interview: Rarely Asked Questions – Catherine Bohart". Beyond The Joke. 26 July 2018.
  3. ^ Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "Catherine Bohart, comedian reviews : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Herring, Richard (13 January 2021). "RHLSTP 310 - Catherine Bohart" (Podcast). Event occurs at 32:45. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. ^ Maxwell, Dominic (August 15, 2018). "Edinburgh comedy review: Catherine Bohart at Pleasance Courtyard" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  6. ^ a b c "Catherine Bohart talks OCD, bisexuality and Catholicism at the Fringe". Evening Standard. 21 August 2018.
  7. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Funny in Four - The BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2016 finalists". BBC. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  8. ^ "Leicester Comedy Festival 2018 competition line-ups". British Comedy Guide. 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  9. ^ Maxwell, Dominic (2018-08-15). "Edinburgh comedy review: Catherine Bohart at Pleasance Courtyard". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  10. ^ "Catherine Bohart | Live". Catherine Bohart. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  11. ^ "BBC Two - Richard Osman's House of Games, Series 4, Episode 22". BBC. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  12. ^ "BBC Two - Mock the Week, Series 19, Episode 9". BBC. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  13. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Funny From the Fringe". BBC. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  14. ^ Fleckney, Paul (22 January 2019). "Hands off my anecdote! The couple who mine their love-life for laughs" – via www.theguardian.com.
  15. ^ "Sarah Keyworth charms at the Komedia". February 20, 2020.
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