English comedian
Sarah Keyworth
Born 6 April 1993 (1993-04-06 ) (age 31) Occupation Comedian Years active 2012–present Website
sarahkeyworth .co .uk
Sarah Keyworth (born 6 April 1993) is an English
stand-up comedian who began a career in comedy in 2012, eventually going full-time in 2018 after being nominated for Best Newcomer at the
Edinburgh Comedy Awards . Keyworth has appeared on television comedy shows such as
Roast Battle ,
The Now Show ,
The Dog Ate My Homework ,
Mock the Week and
8 Out of 10 Cats .
Early life
Keyworth was born in
Nottingham in 1993
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Keyworth studied drama at
De Montfort University in
Leicester from 2011 to 2014 and was active in the university's comedy club,
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[6] citing
Jennifer Saunders as their favourite comedian.
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Keyworth later got a marketing internship at the
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and worked as a nanny.
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Career
Keyworth emerged as a runner-up at the 2015
Funny Women
[9] and their first show, Dark Horse , was nominated for best newcomer at the 2018
Edinburgh Comedy Awards .
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They were named Newcomer of the Year at the 2019
Chortle Awards .
[11] Their second show, Pacific , debuted in 2019.
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[13] An exploration of gender and
roles in relationships, Veronica Lee in
The Arts Desk described it as a "nicely paced, sharply written and well delivered hour with some great gags".
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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 .
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deprecated source ] In 2019 they performed at the
Glastonbury Festival
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[16] and later that year won the reality TV series
Celebrity Coach Trip with friend Francis Boulle of
Made in Chelsea
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Keyworth developed a third show titled Lil' Keys, Big Jokes ; they were due to perform the show at the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe that year but the Covid-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of the show and almost the entire fringe.
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[18] In the lockdown that followed the spread of the Covid-19 virus in the UK, Keyworth and Catherine Bohart hosted a weekly online comedy show, 'Gigless'.
[19] Also 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.
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In 2021, they appeared on BBC's
Live at the Apollo
[22] and in August 2022 Keyworth's third show, Lost Boy , debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe.
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Personal life
Keyworth lives in London.
[23] They dated Irish comedian
Catherine Bohart from 2015 to 2020, during which time they lived together in London's
Kilburn area.
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[26] They are
non-binary and use she/he/
they /them pronouns.
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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?" .
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e Braidwood, Ella (19 July 2022).
"Sarah Keyworth on grief and doing comedy 'when you're not feeling particularly funny' " . the Guardian . Retrieved 8 November 2023 .
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"No laughing matter: DMU graduate Sarah Keyworth shares her comedy success story" . www.dmu.ac.uk . Retrieved 15 November 2020 .
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"Sarah Keyworth" .
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"My Comedy Hero: Sarah Keyworth on Jennifer Saunders" . The List . 6 February 2020.
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"No laughing matter: DMU graduate Sarah Keyworth shares her comedy success story" . www.dmu.ac.uk .
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"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.
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"Sarah Keyworth: 'I'd like to be big and strong and emotionless' " . Edinburgh Festival . 22 July 2019.
^ Lee, Veronica (16 August 2019).
"Edinburgh Fringe 2019 reviews: Alun Cochrane/ Sarah Keyworth/ Glenn Moore/ Sophie Duker" . theartsdesk.com . Retrieved 8 November 2023 .
^ Stewart, Chloe (18 February 2020).
"8 Out of 10 Cats' Stacey Solomon makes hilarious sex jibe at Joe Swash" . Dailystar.co.uk .
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"Glastonbury Festival Line-Up 2019" . Glastonbury Festival . 30 June 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020 .
^ Darvill, Josh (18 October 2019).
"Celebrity Coach Trip 2019 start date and cast of contestants revealed" . TellyMix .
^ Saunders, Emmeline (1 April 2020).
"Edinburgh Festival Fringe cancelled this summer over coronavirus outbreak" . The Mirror . Retrieved 8 November 2023 .
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"News: Online Show for Catherine Bohart And Sarah Keyworth" . Beyond The Joke . 9 July 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2023 .
^ Bennett, Steve.
"Radio 4 series for Sarah Keyworth : News 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide" . www.chortle.co.uk . Retrieved 15 November 2020 .
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"Sarah Keyworth - Are You a Boy or a Girl?" . www.bbc.co.uk . Retrieved 15 November 2020 .
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"BBC Two - Live at the Apollo, Series 16 (Extended Versions), Episode 5" .
^ Best, Steve (21 September 2017).
Joker Face: Over 450 Comedians Share Their Best One-liners . Unbound Publishing.
ISBN
9781783523399 – via Google Books.
^ Fleckney, Paul (22 January 2019).
"Hands off my anecdote! The couple who mine their love-life for laughs" – via www.theguardian.com.
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"Sarah Keyworth charms at the Komedia" . 20 February 2020.
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"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 .
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"@sarah_keyworth on Instagram" . Instagram . 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022 .
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