Chi With A C
Lucia Keskin (born 9 February 2001),[1] known as Chi with a C /ˈtʃiː/, is an English comedian, actress, impressionist, singer and YouTuber.
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Born | Lucia Keskin 9 February 2001 (age 19) | ||||||
Nationality | English | ||||||
Occupation | Comedian | ||||||
Website | Chi With A C on Twitter | ||||||
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Also known as | Chi | ||||||
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Years active | 2017–present | ||||||
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Subscribers | 470 thousand | ||||||
Total views | 33 million | ||||||
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Updated: 6 December 2020 |
Career
Keskin's first viral video was an impersonation of Gemma Collins, uploaded to Facebook in 2018. Her first YouTube hit was a September 2018 reenactment of Friends' pilot episode.[2] Subsequently, Keskin appeared on BBC News, accidentally Skypeing the channel during another interview.[3][4] She has performed several other parodies of TV shows and characters, using greenscreen.[5][6][7][8]
In The Daily Telegraph, Eleanor Halls described Keskin as "the funniest person online right now."[9]
She featured at the 2019 Summer in the City festival.[10]
In 2020, Keskin was praised for her American Horror Story parody by Sarah Paulson, an actress of the series. Paulson agreed with comments that encouraged Netflix to commission Keskin for her own show.[11][12]
On December 14, 2020 Keskin appeared in a YouTube video advertising Sky Q alongside breakfast television presenter Lorraine Kelly, whom Keskin has impersonated in the past. They discussed popular television programmes available on the service in addition to Kelly ranking several of Keskin's parody videos including a breakfast television parody in which she parodied Lorraine.[13]
Personal life
Keskin is from Margate. She attended Dane Court Grammar School, Broadstairs. She briefly worked as an assistant in a dance school, after leaving education with just one GCSE.[9]
She also trained at The Canterbury Academy institute of Performing Arts studying musical theatre.
References
- "Thank you for all the birthday love!! Xx". 9 February 2020.
- "Friends superfan has recreated entire first episode by herself in her pyjamas". 31 December 2018.
- https://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/skype-caller-cuts-over-bbc-brexit-interview-198042/
- "YouTuber accidentally skypes BBC during a live interview about Brexit". indy100. 1 February 2019.
- "Gavin and Stacey is given homemade remake treatment and it might be genius". 16 February 2019.
- "YouTuber has EastEnders fans howling with epic impressions of Dot, Kat and Sonia". 28 January 2019.
- "Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield impersonator goes viral: A must watch". 26 March 2020.
- "Weekly Round-Up: 11 – 17 February 2019".
- Halls, Eleanor (14 April 2020). "Meet Chi with a C: the YouTube comedian more entertaining than most prime-time TV" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- "Everything you need to know about Summer in the City 2019: Line-up to pro tips". 3 August 2019.
- "mssarahpaulson, on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- "mssarahpaulson, on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- "Lorraine Kelly Reacts to a Parody of Herself ft. Chi With A C". YouTube. Retrieved 29 January 2021.