| Catherine Bohart | |
| Birth Date: | 1988 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation: | comedian, writer, actor |
| Alma Mater: | Trinity College Dublin, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Years Active: | 2014–present |
Catherine Bohart (; born Catherine Murphy 13 August 1988)[1] is an Irish stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in the United Kingdom.[2] [3]
Bohart grew up in Clonsilla, Fingal, part of the greater Dublin area, the daughter of a Catholic deacon.[4] She studied law at UCD for one year before dropping out. She then studied French and History at Trinity College.[5] Bohart then went on to the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, receiving an MA in Acting for Screen.[6] Before entering stand-up comedy, Bohart had been involved in debate throughout high school, and college even taking on a job in debate education during her early days as a stand up.[7] As a debater representing Trinity College Dublin, she was judged top speaker in Europe at the European Universities Debating Championships in 2011.[8]
Bohart began working in stand-up in 2014.[6] She was a finalist for the 2016 BBC New Comedy Award[9] and for the 2018 Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year.[10]
Catherine has written for The Now Show, The News Quiz and Frankie Boyle's New World Order,[6] and has supported Ellie Taylor and Nish Kumar on tour.
Bohart had her professional breakthrough at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival with her show, Immaculate.[11] She then took the show to London and on a national tour. Her second show, Lemon, premiered at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival, with tour dates in the UK and Ireland to follow.[12]
She has appeared on TV on Live At the Apollo, The Blame Game, The Stand Up Sketch Show, The Mash Report, Roast Battle, 8 Out of 10 Cats, , , Celebrity Mastermind, Richard Osman's House of Games,[13] and Mock the Week.[14] She is a frequent guest on Deborah Frances-White's The Guilty Feminist podcast. In 2019, Bohart hosted the "Funny from the Fringe" podcast for BBC Radio 4 Extra.[15] In 2020, during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Bohart and her girlfriend at the time, Sarah Keyworth, made a podcast about "what makes relationships work" entitled "You'll Do".[16] During lockdown in the United Kingdom, Catherine Bohart, along with Helen Bauer, and Andrew White started an online comedy program in which audience members could purchase tickets through Bohart's personal website to access the online comedy set either through Zoom or YouTube livestream. The comedy program is called "Gigless". "Gigless" won the Chortle Award for Legend of Lockdown.[17]
Bohart currently co-hosts podcast Trusty Hogs with fellow comedian Helen Bauer.[18]
In 2024, Bohart was the lead in the comedy show, TL;DR for BBC Radio 4. The show takes a look back at recent news events. [19]
Her show 'Again, With Feelings' was nominated for Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2024.[20]
Bohart is bisexual. She is currently going out with Ellen Robertson, who is one half of the comedy duo Britney. She previously dated Sarah Keyworth, a fellow stand-up comedian. They met in 2015 and lived together in Kilburn, London,[21] [22] eventually breaking up in 2020.[23]