Sarah Keyworth

Sarah Keyworth (born 6 April 1993)[1][2][3] is an English stand-up comedian based in London.[4]

Sarah Keyworth
Born6 April 1993 (1993-04-06) (age 27)
Nottingham, East Midlands, England
Alma materDe Montfort University
OccupationComedian
Years active2012–present
Websitesarahkeyworth.co.uk

Early life

Keyworth grew up in Nottingham and attended De Montfort University in Leicester, studying Drama Studies between 2011 and 2014 and being active in the Comedy Society.[5] She got a marketing internship at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and worked as a nanny.[6]

Career

Keyworth began performing comedy while at university.[7] She was a runner-up at the 2015 Funny Women.[8] Keyworth's first show, "Dark Horse," was nominated for best newcomer at the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

Keyworth was named Newcomer of the Year at the 2019 Chortle Awards.[9] Her second show, "Pacific", debuted in 2019.[10][11]

On TV and radio, she has appeared on Roast Battle, The Stand Up Sketch Show, The Now Show, The Dog Ate My Homework and 8 Out of 10 Cats.[12] In 2019, she was a winner of the reality series Celebrity Coach Trip.

Keyworth describes Jennifer Saunders as her favourite comedian.[13]

In 2019 she performed at the Glastonbury Festival.[14]

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.[15][16]

Personal life

Keyworth dated Catherine Bohart, also a stand-up comedian. They met in 2015 and lived in Kilburn, London.[17][18] The couple broke up in 2020.

References
  1. Keyworth, Sarah (April 6, 2013). "Mumps on my 20th birthday.. this is what I want to look like http://weheartit.com/entry/56321847". External link in |title= (help)
  2. Keyworth, Sarah (April 8, 2016). "When your girlfriend has smashed the birthday present buying and you're late to lunch. #Birthday #23 #Lunchpic.twitter.com/5TAyaLl8Hn".
  3. Keyworth, Sarah (April 2, 2015). "4 day weekend with my birthday on the Monday? Where's the gin boys?".
  4. Best, Steve (September 21, 2017). Joker Face: Over 450 Comedians Share Their Best One-liners. Unbound Publishing. ISBN 9781783523399 – via Google Books.
  5. "No laughing matter: DMU graduate Sarah Keyworth shares her comedy success story". www.dmu.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  6. "No laughing matter: DMU graduate Sarah Keyworth shares her comedy success story". www.dmu.ac.uk.
  7. "Sarah Keyworth".
  8. "This is Desiree Burch, the funniest woman of the year". 2 October 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  9. Bennett, Steve. "Who won the 2019 Chortle Awards : News 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  10. Logan, Brian (August 19, 2019). "Sarah Keyworth review – one of comedy's most engaging new voices" – via www.theguardian.com.
  11. "Sarah Keyworth: 'I'd like to be big and strong and emotionless'". Edinburgh Festival. July 22, 2019.
  12. Stewart, Chloe (February 18, 2020). "8 Out of 10 Cats' Stacey Solomon makes hilarious sex jibe at Joe Swash". Dailystar.co.uk.
  13. "My Comedy Hero: Sarah Keyworth on Jennifer Saunders". The List. February 6, 2020.
  14. "Glastonbury Festival Line-Up 2019". Glastonbury Festival. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  15. Bennett, Steve. "Radio 4 series for Sarah Keyworth : News 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  16. "Sarah Keyworth - Are You a Boy or a Girl?". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  17. Fleckney, Paul (22 January 2019). "Hands off my anecdote! The couple who mine their love-life for laughs" – via www.theguardian.com.
  18. "Sarah Keyworth charms at the Komedia". February 20, 2020.
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