Carolyn Taylor

Carolyn Taylor is a Canadian actress and comedian, best known as one of the creators and stars of the sketch comedy series Baroness von Sketch Show.[1]

For the Oklahoma politician, see Carolyn Thompson Taylor.

An alumna of The Second City's Toronto company,[2] she was a writer for This Hour Has 22 Minutes before launching Baroness von Sketch with her castmates Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne and Jennifer Whalen.[3]

At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, the troupe were nominated for Best Ensemble Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Series, and won the award for Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Series; at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, the troupe won the awards in both of the same categories.[4]

She has also had acting roles in the television series Queer as Folk, Zoe Busiek: Wild Card and Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye and the films 19 Months and Portrait of a Serial Monogamist, and wrote for the television series That's So Weird! and Dan for Mayor.

She is an out lesbian.[5]

References
  1. "Why the women of Baroness Von Sketch Show are Canada's new comedy royalty". Now, December 6, 2017.
  2. "'Baroness von Sketch Show' Co-Creator Carolyn Taylor Finds the Funny in Life's Absurdities". ET Canada, August 15, 2017.
  3. "Female-led ‘Baroness von Sketch Show’ promises fresh take on comic format". Toronto Star, June 14, 2016.
  4. "Maudie leads the way at Canadian Screen Awards". Victoria Times-Colonist, March 13, 2018.
  5. "The Baronesses Are Coming! And Filling a Comedy Gender Gap". The New York Times, July 28, 2017.
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