Suzanna Maria Kempner is an English stand-up comedian, actress and singer.
| Sooz Kempner | |
|---|---|
 Sooz Kempner at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern | |
| Birth name | Suzanna Maria Kempner |
| Born | Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England |
| Medium | Stand-up |
| Education | Royal Academy of Music |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Relative(s) | Luke Kempner (brother) |
| Website | soozkempner |
Biography
editSuzanna Maria Kempner was born in Haywards Heath, West Sussex before the family moved to Surrey where she attended Oakwood School, Horley.[1][2] She is the older sister of impressionist Luke Kempner.[3][4] Kempner studied at the Royal Academy of Music.[5] Her first stand-up gig was in 2009 at The Cavendish Arms.[6] In 2010 she was named Best Newcomer at the Musical Comedy Awards.[7]
In 2012, Kempner won the Variety Award at the Funny Women Awards at the Leicester Square Theatre.[8] From February to March 2013, she appeared as Katisha in the Pulling Focus production of The Mikado at The Tabard Theatre in West London.[9] Her Edinburgh Festival debut was at the 2014 fringe with the stand-up hour "Defying Gravity".[10][11]
In 2018, Kempner performed her sixth solo show, "Super Sonic 90s Kid", at the Edinburgh Festival. In 2018, she performed in Doodle at the Waterloo East Theatre, The World Goes Round at the Stockwell Playhouse and as David Cameron in a new musical about Brexit by Richard Thomas and Jonny Woo. She hosts the podcast Mystery on the Rocks, which began in 2019, with Chris Stokes and Masud Milas.[12][13]
In March 2023, the BBC announced that Kempner would be featured as the title character in a Doctor Who multiplatform story, Doom’s Day, to be released later in the year.[14] Doom’s story will unfold through the Doctor Who digital channels, Penguin Random House, Doctor Who Magazine, Titan Comics, Big Finish Productions, BBC Audio, and East Side Games, as part of the show's 60th anniversary.[15][16]
Filmography
editTelevision/Online
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2022 | Unfinished London | Various roles | 2 episodes, YouTube |
| 2021 | Numberblocks | Three Times Table |
Audio
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–present | Mystery on the Rocks | Herself | Podcast, co-host with Chris Stokes and Masud Milas |
| 2019 | Mockery Manor | Dorothy, Kelly | |
| 2020 | Kosmokrats | VAL 9000 | Video game voiceover |
| 2021 | Dick Dickson in the 21st Century | Lieutenant Fox | 3 episodes |
| The Ballad of Anne and Mary | Mary Read | ||
| 2022 | The Day the Earth Didn’t Die | Siobhan | |
| 2023 | Four From Doom’s Day | Doom | Doctor Who: Doom's Day (multi-media series) |
| Dying Hours |
References
edit- ^ "Interview: Luke Kempner, Surrey's Downton impressionist". Essential Surrey. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Suzanna Maria KEMPNER". freeBMD. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "'I almost died. Just kidding! I only broke my leg': comedians share their Edinburgh fringe horror stories". The Guardian. 5 August 2023. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Kempner, Sooz (16 February 2015). "Letter to My Hometown: To Horley, With… Reservations". Standard Issue. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Comic Sooz Kempner to play intergalactic assassin in multi-platform story to celebrate Doctor Who's 60th anniversary". www.femalefirst.co.uk. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Sooz Kempner – First Gig, Worst Gig". British Comedy Guide. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Avin a Larf". Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ "Magazine | Funny Women". Archived from the original on 20 April 2013.
- ^ Vale, Paul (25 February 2013). "Reviews / The Mikado". TheStage.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Edinburgh 2014: Defying Gravity". SoozKempner.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Connelly, Graeme. "Sooz Kempner: Defying Gravity : Reviews 2014 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "'I almost wet myself laughing': 50 funny podcasts to make you feel much better". The Guardian. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Bennett, Steve (30 March 2019). "Comedy meets true crime podcast... in an old saloon". Chortle. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Coming soon - Doom's Day". doctorwho.tv. BBC. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Laford, Andrea (20 March 2023). "Multi-platform "Doom's Day" story introduced for Doctor Who's 60th anniversary". CultBox. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Doctor Who: Doom's Day". doctorwho.tv. BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
