Celya AB | |
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Born | 1995 [1] |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Comedian |
Known for | Best Newcomer Chortle Award; Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2019 |
Celya AB (born 1995) is a French stand-up comedian, writer, and actress based in England. She won the Best Newcomer Chortle Award in 2022.
Celya AB was born and brought up in Paris. [2] Her family lived in the suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis. [3] She moved to Birmingham in 2014. She is of mixed French and Algerian heritage. [3]
She discovered stand-up on a trip back to Paris and did her first gig in Birmingham. [3] She made her stand-up debut at Sutton Coldfield’s Comedy Junction in early 2017, encouraged by local comedian Karen Bayley. [4]
In 2019 she won the Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award, [4] and was also a finalist in the Funny Women awards. [5] [6]
In 2022 she won the "Best Newcomer award" from Chortle. [2] [5] She has appeared on BBC1 as a finalist in the BBC's New Comedy Award 2021, which was won by Welsh comedian Anna Thomas. [7] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland she, like other comedians including Thanyia Moore, did not make her debut at the Edinburgh Fringe until August 2022. [8]
Celya AB has cited Dylan Moran and American comedian/ actress Maria Bamford, as well as French trio Les Inconnus and the late humourist Pierre Desproges, as formative influences. [4]
Celya AB | |
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Born | 1995 [1] |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Comedian |
Known for | Best Newcomer Chortle Award; Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2019 |
Celya AB (born 1995) is a French stand-up comedian, writer, and actress based in England. She won the Best Newcomer Chortle Award in 2022.
Celya AB was born and brought up in Paris. [2] Her family lived in the suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis. [3] She moved to Birmingham in 2014. She is of mixed French and Algerian heritage. [3]
She discovered stand-up on a trip back to Paris and did her first gig in Birmingham. [3] She made her stand-up debut at Sutton Coldfield’s Comedy Junction in early 2017, encouraged by local comedian Karen Bayley. [4]
In 2019 she won the Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award, [4] and was also a finalist in the Funny Women awards. [5] [6]
In 2022 she won the "Best Newcomer award" from Chortle. [2] [5] She has appeared on BBC1 as a finalist in the BBC's New Comedy Award 2021, which was won by Welsh comedian Anna Thomas. [7] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland she, like other comedians including Thanyia Moore, did not make her debut at the Edinburgh Fringe until August 2022. [8]
Celya AB has cited Dylan Moran and American comedian/ actress Maria Bamford, as well as French trio Les Inconnus and the late humourist Pierre Desproges, as formative influences. [4]