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Pascoe is a [[vegan]]. She lives in London. From 2013 to 2016, she dated comedian [[John Robins (comedian)|John Robins]].<ref name=EveStand2014 />
Pascoe is a [[vegan]]. She lives in London. From 2013 to 2016, she dated comedian [[John Robins (comedian)|John Robins]].<ref name=EveStand2014 />
<ref name=Guardian1014 /> In March 2017, Robins accepted her Chortle Award for ''Best Book'' on her behalf.<ref>http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2017/03/20/27116/who_won_the_chortle_awards_2017</ref>
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Sara Pascoe
Pascoe in 2014
Born (1981-05-22) 22 May 1981 (age 43)
Dagenham, London, England, United Kingdom[1]
MediumStand-up, television
Years active2006–present
WebsiteOfficial website

Sara Pascoe (born 22 May 1981)[2] is an English writer, stand-up comedian and actress.

Career

Pascoe has appeared in many television programmes and panel shows, including Stand Up for the Week, The Thick of It, Mock the Week, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, Campus, Being Human, Twenty Twelve, QI and W1A as well as all-female sketch show Girl Friday (part of Channel 4's Comedy Showcase), which she co-wrote.[3]

She began performing stand-up in 2007.[4] In August 2010, Pascoe performed her first show at the Edinburgh Festival, Sara Pascoe Vs Her Ego. The show received positive reviews.[5][6]

On 19 February 2012, she appeared on Episode 11 of the Comedian's Comedian Podcast hosted by Stuart Goldsmith.[7]

In 2012, Pascoe appeared on Live at the Apollo.[8] She appeared on QI in 2013 and won the episode with +28 points.[9]

In 2014, Pascoe performed at the Edinburgh Festival and toured the UK for the first time with the show Sara Pascoe Vs History.[10] The show was nominated for the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award 2014 for Best Comedy Show.[11]

In October 2014 Pascoe appeared in Never Mind the Buzzcocks and stood in line at the identity parade round as a former dancer and back-up singer for entertainer (and Robbie Williams's father) Pete Conway.[12][13] Also that month, she appeared on the topical panel quiz Have I Got News for You as a panellist and in one of the sketches of the Channel 4 charity night Stand Up to Cancer.

In 2015 she appeared as a panellist on two Radio 4 programmes, science discussion programme The Infinite Monkey Cage in February, and comedy quiz programme The Unbelievable Truth in September.[14]

Pascoe's first book, Animal: The Autobiography of a Female Body, was published in April 2016 by Faber and Faber.[15][16] In 2016 Sara went on tour again with the show Animal.

Pascoe participated in series 3 of the comedy challenge show, Taskmaster, which aired on Dave in October and November 2016.[17]

She has appeared in all three of Frankie Boyle's "Autopsy" BBC programmes, discussing political issues.

Personal life

Pascoe was born in Dagenham, London and studied English at the University of Sussex.[1][18] Her father is Derek Pascoe, vocalist with 70s pop group Flintlock. Her great-grandmother was the music writer Rosa Newmarch.

Pascoe is a vegan. She lives in London. From 2013 to 2016, she dated comedian John Robins.[1] [12] In March 2017, Robins accepted her Chortle Award for Best Book on her behalf.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bruce Dessau (4 July 2014). "Interview: Sara Pascoe on female instincts, healthy sperm and her latest show". Evening Standard. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Sara Pascoe on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Girl Friday – C4 Sketch Show – British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  4. ^ Brian Logan (7 August 2013). "Sara Pascoe: And now for Nietzsche ... | Stage". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Julian Hall (10 August 2010). "Sara Pascoe vs Her Ego, Pleasance Courtyard – Reviews, Comedy". The Independent. Retrieved 16 December 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Duska Radosavljevic (10 August 2010). "Sara Pascoe vs Her Ego – The Stage / Edinburgh 2011". Ed.thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  7. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Episode 11 – Sara Pascoe (Live) – The Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith – British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  8. ^ "Sara Pascoe Live At The Apollo". YouTube. 2 December 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  9. ^ "BBC Two – QI, Series K, Knees & Knockers". BBC. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  10. ^ "News: Sara Pascoe Announces First UK Tour". Beyond the Joke. 29 May 2014.
  11. ^ Brian Logan (23 August 2014). "John Kearns wins the Foster's Edinburgh comedy award 2014". The Guardian. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ a b Stephanie Merritt (19 October 2014). "Sara Pascoe: 'Female sexuality is an active thing'". The Guardian. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Sara Pascoe at BBC Online
  14. ^ "BBC Radio 4 – The Unbelievable Truth, Series 15, Episode 3". 23 September 2015.
  15. ^ Joshua Farrington (2 March 2015). "Pascoe tackles the female body for Faber". The Bookseller. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ http://www.faber.co.uk/shop/non-fiction/science/9780571325221-animal.html
  17. ^ "Taskmaster Series 3 line-up revealed". British Comedy Guide. 16 April 2016.
  18. ^ Elisa Bray (14 August 2014). "My student days: Six musicians, actors and comedians fondly reminisce". The Independent.
  19. ^ http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2017/03/20/27116/who_won_the_chortle_awards_2017

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