Roisin Conaty
| Róisín Conaty | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 March 1979[1][2] Camden, London, United Kingdom |
| Medium | Stand-up comedy, television |
| Years active | 2004–present[3][4] |
Roisin Conaty (/ˈroʊʃiːn ˈkɔːnətiː/; born 26 March 1979) is an English comedian and actress.
Live and stand-up
In 2010, Conaty won the Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Festival for her show Hero, Warrior, Fireman, Liar,[1][5] becoming one of only five women to receive an Edinburgh Comedy award in 30 years. Conaty is managed by Avalon. In April 2011, she performed her award-winning show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival.
Television
Conaty appeared on Russell Howard's Good News on BBC Three and performed with Victoria Wood, Jo Brand, Andi Osho, Isy Suttie and Katy Brand on the Angina Monologues for Sky Television. In March 2011, she took part in David Walliams' 24 Hour Panel People for Comic Relief, streamed live on the BBC, participating in the Call My Bluff segment with Walliams, Tim Key and Alex Horne. She has also appeared on BBC Radio 1's Innuendo Bingo.[6]
Conaty appeared on the first edition of Channel 4's Show and Tell and has appeared on a number of panel shows including Have I Got News for You, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Insert Name Here and an episode of Room 101 with Joan Bakewell and Richard Osman.
Conaty stars in BBC's hidden camera television series Impractical Jokers UK with Paul McCaffrey, Joel Dommett and Marek Larwood and in Dave's One Night Stand with Greg Davies. She plays Jo in the Channel 4 sitcom Man Down opposite Greg Davies.[7] She also appeared alongside Davies on the Dave show Taskmaster.
She wrote the pilot of GameFace, in which she played a struggling actress named Marcella. It was aired on Channel 4 and was very well received by the press.[8]
Conaty appeared in two episodes of The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice and took part in BBC2's Let's Play Darts. Her darts pro partner was Richie George. She lost in the second of the semi-finals.
In 2016, Conaty appeared in Ricky Gervais' David Brent: Life on the Road.
References
- ^ a b Logan, Brian (29 August 2010). "Roisin Conaty - review". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Birthday Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "Roisin Conaty". comedycv.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "Roisin Conaty". chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ Hall, Julian (9 August 2011). "Roisin Conaty: Destiny's Dickhead, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh". The Independent. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48l73nwea34
- ^ "Roisin Conaty: It's a real effort for me not to look mad". The Metro. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ Jane Simon (23 April 2014). "Wednesday TV guide: Game Face is a sitcom pilot that deserves to become a full series". mirror. Retrieved 6 September 2015.