Roisin Conaty
| Róisín Conaty | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 March 1979 Camden, London, United Kingdom |
| Medium | Stand-up comedy, television |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | roisinconaty.com |
Roisin Conaty (/ˈroʊʃiːn ˈkɔːnətiː/; born 26 March 1979) is an English comedian and actress. She first performed stand-up on TV on Russell Howard's Good News on BBC Three. Since then, she has won the Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Festival.
In 2010, Conaty won the Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Festival for her show Hero, Warrior, Fireman, Liar, becoming one of only five women to receive an Edinburgh Comedy award in 30 years. In April 2011, she performed her show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival.
On 11 November, 2010, she appeared on series 3, episode 4 of Russell Howard's Good News. Her other stand-up performances include 'The Angina Monologues' with Victoria Wood, Jo Brand, Andi Osho, Isy Suttie and Katy Brand for Sky Television, Russell Howard's Stand Up Central on Comedy Central and Live at the Apollo in December 2015. In 2016, she was a guest on the "Jonathan Ross Chat Show" alongside Richard Gere, Jack Black and Berry Gordy.
Conaty has appeared on a number of panel shows including Have I Got News for You, 6 times, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Insert Name Here 'A League of their own", Would I Lie to You? and "Room 101". She starred in the BBC Three version of Impractical Jokers. She was one of the original cast of comedians in series 1 of "Taskmaster" on Dave.
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