Lucia Ella Keskin (born 9 February 2001),[2] also known as Chi with a C /ˈtʃiː/, is an English comedian, actress, writer, YouTuber and internet personality. She began her career posting skits and videos on YouTube, before making appearances in comedy series including Big Boys and Sneakerhead. In 2024, she wrote and starred in her own BBC sitcom Things You Should Have Done.
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| Born | Lucia Ella Keskin 9 February 2001 | ||||||
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| Years active | 2017–present | ||||||
| Television | Big Boys (2022) Sneakerhead (2022) Things You Should Have Done (2024) | ||||||
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| Subscribers | 482 thousand[1] | ||||||
| Total views | 38 million[1] | ||||||
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Last updated: 24 May 2023 | |||||||
Early and personal life
editKeskin 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. She also trained at The Canterbury Academy institute of Performing Arts studying musical theatre.[3]
In January 2022, Keskin announced she was in a relationship with a woman. However, she confirmed she was again single a year later via an Instagram post.[4][5]
Career
editKeskin began uploading videos on YouTube in 2017. Her first viral video was an impersonation of Gemma Collins uploaded to Facebook in 2018 and first YouTube hit was a September 2018 reenactment of Friends' pilot episode.[6] Subsequently, Keskin appeared on BBC News, accidentally Skypeing the channel during another interview.[7][8] She has performed several other parodies of TV shows and characters, using greenscreen.[9] In The Daily Telegraph, Eleanor Halls described Keskin as "the funniest person online right now."[3] Keskin featured at the 2019 Summer in the City festival.[10]
In 2020, Keskin's parody of American Horror Story was praised by Sarah Paulson, an actress of the series. Paulson agreed with comments that encouraged Netflix to commission Keskin for her own show.[11] In December 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.[12]
In May 2022, Keskin made her television acting debut in the Channel 4 series Big Boys as Kelly.[13] In July 2022, Keskin starred in the sitcom Sneakerhead which aired on Dave.[14] In May 2023, Keskin announced that she had written and would be starring in a six-part sitcom for BBC Three titled Things You Should Have Done. It is based on a dysfunctional family concept in where the daughter Chi played by Keskin, learns to cope with independence following the death of her parents. It fully debuted on BBC iPlayer in February 2024, and released episodes live weekly on BBC Three.[15][16] In March 2024, she appeared in the first episode of the third series of Mandy as Shona, a plane passenger who couldn't get the film Jumanji to play on her in-flight entertainment system.[17]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2019 | BBC News | Herself | Television interview | [18] |
| Britain's Extreme Weather | Archive footage | [19] | ||
| 2022 | Big Boys | Kelly | 2 episodes | [20] |
| Sneakerhead | Amber | Main role | [21][22] | |
| Live At The Moth Club | Ellen | Main role | [23] | |
| 2024 | Things You Should Have Done | Chi | Main role; also writer | [24] |
| 2024 | Mandy | Shona | Episode: "Destination: Dundee" | [17] |
References
edit- ^ a b "About Chi With A C". YouTube.
- ^ "Thank you for all the birthday love!! Xx". 9 February 2020.
- ^ a b Halls, Eleanor (14 April 2020). "Meet Chi with a C: the YouTube comedian more entertaining than most prime-time TV". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Chi on TikTok". TikTok. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Chi on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Lucia Keskin". PBJ Management. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Skype caller cuts over BBC Brexit interview". 31 January 2019.
- ^ "YouTuber accidentally skypes BBC during a live interview about Brexit". indy100. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Weekly Round-Up: 11 – 17 February 2019".
- ^ "Seven reasons why Chi With a C is your new favourite YouTuber". The Canterbury Hub. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Chi With a C review – YouTuber brings Ab Fab and Killing Eve skits to big screen". The Guardian. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Teen's create incredible parodies of This Morning and Love Island and they're hilarious". Daily Mirror. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Big Boys (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb, retrieved 15 June 2022
- ^ "UKTV announces Sneakerhead comedy from Roughcut". Televisual. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Things You Should Have Done- British Comedy Guide, 24 May 2023, retrieved 24 May 2023
- ^ "Jon Petrie announces new and returning series featuring stellar talent and rising stars at the BBC's Comedy Festival in Cardiff". BBC. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ a b "YouTube sensation Lucia Keskin: 'It's my worst nightmare to be called an influencer' | Television | The Guardian". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "YouTuber's faces flashes up on screen after she accidentally Skypes BBC News during live interview on Brexit". Evening Standard. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "completely forgot this but.... tonight 8PM Channel 4 I'll be on 'Britain's Extreme Weather' stopping the heatwave. Set ur reminders x". 26 August 2018.
- ^ Big Boys (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb, retrieved 15 June 2022
- ^ "First look at People Just Do Nothing star's new comedy Sneakerhead". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Dave is a Sneakerhead in new Roughcut TV sitcom | News | UKTV Corporate Site". corporate.uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Live At The Moth Club - Dave Sketch Show". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy (24 May 2023). "Lucia Keskin to star in Things You Should Have Done". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 24 May 2023.