Catherine Cohen
Catherine Cohen (born 1991)[1] is an American comedian, actress, and performer. She is known for her comedy cabaret live performances. She was named to "comedians to watch" lists produced by Vulture and Time Out in 2018.[2][3]
Life and career
Cohen was raised in Houston, Texas.[4][5] She began to study musical theater as a child. She attended Princeton University where she received a degree in English. Cohen moved to New York after graduation to perform stand-up and sketch comedy, where she took classes at Upright Citizens Brigade and worked at Peoples Improv Theater.[1]
Cohen has acted on High Maintenance, Broad City, and Search Party.[1] She performed an original comedic song called "Look At Me" on Late Night with Seth Meyers in July 2019.[6]
She is best known for performing comedy cabaret and has two regular performances: a monthly show at Joe's Pub called "The Twist?...She's Gorgeous," which includes singing and accompaniment; and, a weekly show called "Cabernet Cabaret" at Club Cumming. Both shows are performed with frequent collaborator, composer and pianist, Henry Koperski. [5][7] Her performances were described by Madeleine Aggeler of The Cut as "a spinning, glittery, Technicolor explosion."[1] She also co-hosts a monthly comedy show called "It's A Guy Thing" with Patti Harrison and Mitra Jouhari.[4]
Accolades
- Best Comedian (Nomination), 11th Shorty Awards, 2019[8]
- Best Newcomer Award, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2019[9]
References
- Aggeler, Madeleine. "The Dizzying, Glamorous Comedy of Catherine Cohen". www.thecut.com. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- "Five NYC comedians to look out for in 2018". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- www.vulture.com https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/best-new-comedians-to-watch-2018.html#_ga=2.188699690.321021673.1563332978-1032453367.1563332978. Retrieved 2019-07-17. Missing or empty
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(help) - Escandon, Rosa. "27-Year-Old Catherine Cohen Is Bringing Comedy To Cabaret". Forbes. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- "Why you should be rooting for Catherine Cohen in 2019". The FADER. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- www.vulture.com https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/catherine-cohen-performs-late-night-with-seth-meyers.html. Retrieved 2019-07-17. Missing or empty
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(help) - "Catherine Cohen: Queen Of Cabernet Cabaret". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- "Catherine Cohen - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- "'Utterly unique' comic wins Edinburgh Comedy Award". August 24, 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.