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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1995 (age 28–29)[1] |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Comedian |
| Known for | Best Newcomer Chortle Award; Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2019 |
Life
editCelya 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]
Comedy style
editCelya AB has cited Dylan Moran and American actress and comedian Maria Bamford, as well as French trio Les Inconnus and the late humourist Pierre Desproges, as formative influences.[4]
References
edit- ^ Tweet by Ceyla AB
- ^ a b "Celya AB: 'I'm not always nice about the British. But it's always with love'". The Scotsman. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Celya AB: 'I got a couple of laughs and couldn't think about anything else for weeks'". the Guardian. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Birmingham's Celya AB scoops major comedy award". www.whatsonlive.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Celya AB". Moseley Folk & Arts Festival. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Celya AB: Swimming". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "Anna Thomas wins the BBC New Comedy Award : News 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Debutante's Ball: Edinburgh Fringe Debuts - The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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