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Charlie George | |
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Born | Swindon, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Comedian, writer, actress |
Years active | 2008–present |
Agent | Chambers Management |
Notable work | Death to 2020, Death to 2021 |
Awards | LGBTQ New Comedian of the Year, So You Think You're Funny (finalist), Funny Women Awards (Runner up) |
Website | charliegeorgecomedy |
Charlie George is a British writer and comedian from Swindon. [1] In 2019, she won "The Comedy Bloomers LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year" [2] and was a runner-up in both So You Think You're Funny [3] and Funny Women. [1] As a scriptwriter, she has written for British comedy shows Have I Got News for You , Death to 2020, [4] Death to 2021 , [5] Blankety Blank , Joe Lycett's Got Your Back [6] and Frankie Boyle's New World Order . [7]
In 2020, she was one of a select group of 14 new writers selected by Penguin Random House UK for their WriteNow editorial programme. [8]
In 2022, she is participating of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with the compilation show "Clandestina: Queer Comedy Triple Bill", [9] along with fellow comedian Victoria Comedy (winner of LGBTQ+ Comedian of the Year 2022 [10] ).
Year | Production | Role |
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2022 | Latitude Festival | Self |
2021 | Have I Got News For You - Series 62
| Writer (Additional Material) |
2021 | Death To 2020 | Writer |
2021 | Blankety Blank - Series 18
| Writer (Additional Material) |
2021 | Women in Comedy Festival | Self |
2021 | Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains - Series 2
| Guest |
2021 | Rockanory | Writer (Additional Material) |
2021 | Green Man Festival | Self |
2021 | Joe Lycett's Got Your Back - Series 3 | Writer (Additional Material) |
2021 | When you are desperate for a job | Employee |
2021 | Country Mile Comedy Festival | Self |
2021 | Cambridge Comedy Festival | Self |
2021 | Laugh Lessons
| Roo |
2021 | Yesterday, Today & The Day Before
| Writer |
2021 | Have I Got News For You - Series 61
| Writer (Additional Material) |
2021 | Hypothetical - Series 3
| Writer (Additional Material) |
2020 | Death To 2021 | Writer |
2020 | The Now Show - Series 57 | Writer (Additional Material) |
2020 | Newsjack - Series 23
| Writer |
2020 | Frankie Boyle's New World Order - Series 4
| Writer |
2020 | Larmer Tree Festival | Self |
2020 | Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe | Writer (Additional Material) |
2020 | Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa
| Guest |
2020 | Circuit Breakers - 2020 | Self |
2020 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 22
| Writer (Additional Material) |
2019 | Cunk & Other Humans On 2019
| Writer |
2019 | Women in Comedy Festival | Self |
2019 | Asian Network Comedy - 2019 Specials
| Self |
2014 | Asian Network Comedy
| Self |
2008 | Never Better | Tom Merchant |
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