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

References
  1. Aggeler, Madeleine. "The Dizzying, Glamorous Comedy of Catherine Cohen". www.thecut.com. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. "Five NYC comedians to look out for in 2018". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  3. 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 |title= (help)
  4. Escandon, Rosa. "27-Year-Old Catherine Cohen Is Bringing Comedy To Cabaret". Forbes. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  5. "Why you should be rooting for Catherine Cohen in 2019". The FADER. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  6. 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 |title= (help)
  7. "Catherine Cohen: Queen Of Cabernet Cabaret". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  8. "Catherine Cohen - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  9. "'Utterly unique' comic wins Edinburgh Comedy Award". August 24, 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.


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