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Irish comedian, writer and actor

Catherine Bohart Bohart at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Born (1988-08-13) 13 August 1988 (age 37) Dublin, Ireland Alma mater Trinity College Dublin, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Occupations comedian, writer, actor Years active 2014–present Website catherinebohart.com

**Catherine Bohart** ([/ˈboʊhɑːrt/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English); born **Catherine Murphy**[1]13 August 1988[2]) is an Irish [stand-up comedian](/source/Stand-up_comedy), writer and actor based in East London.[3][4]

## Early life

Bohart grew up in [Clonsilla](/source/Clonsilla), [Fingal](/source/Fingal), part of the greater Dublin area, the daughter of a [Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic) [deacon](/source/Deacon#Latin_Catholicism).[5] She studied law at [University College Dublin](/source/University_College_Dublin) for one year before dropping out. She then studied French and History at [Trinity College](/source/Trinity_College_Dublin).[6] Bohart then went on to the [Royal Central School of Speech and Drama](/source/Royal_Central_School_of_Speech_and_Drama) in London, receiving an [MA](/source/Master_of_Arts) in Acting for Screen.[7] Before entering stand-up comedy, Bohart had been involved in debate throughout secondary school and college, even taking on a job in debate education during her early days as a stand up.[8] As a debater representing Trinity College Dublin, she was judged top speaker in Europe at the European Universities Debating Championships in 2011.[9]

## Career

Bohart began working in stand-up in 2014.[7] She was a finalist for the 2016 [BBC New Comedy Award](/source/BBC_New_Comedy_Award)[10] and for the 2018 [*Leicester Mercury* Comedian of the Year](/source/Leicester_Mercury_Comedian_of_the_Year).[11]

Catherine has written for *[The Now Show](/source/The_Now_Show)*, *[The News Quiz](/source/The_News_Quiz)* and *[Frankie Boyle's New World Order](/source/Frankie_Boyle's_New_World_Order)*,[7] and has supported [Ellie Taylor](/source/Ellie_Taylor) and [Nish Kumar](/source/Nish_Kumar) on tour.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Bohart had her professional breakthrough at the 2018 [Edinburgh Festival](/source/Edinburgh_Festival) with her show, *Immaculate,* which was subsequently released as a special on Amazon Prime UK.[12][13] She then took the show to London and on a national tour. Her second show, *Lemon*, premiered at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival, followed by a UK and Ireland tour.[14] Her subsequent shows have included *This isn't for you* and *Again with Feelings. Again with Feelings* was nominated for Best show at the 2024 [Edinburgh Comedy Awards](/source/Edinburgh_Comedy_Awards) and subsequently released as a special on Bohart's and [Soho Theatre](/source/Soho_Theatre)'s YouTube Channels.[15][16][17] 2026 will see Bohart embark on a UK and Ireland tour of her new show *Borrowing Trouble.*[18]

She has appeared on TV on *[Live at the Apollo](/source/Live_at_the_Apollo_(TV_series))*, *[The Blame Game](/source/The_Blame_Game_(UK_TV_programme))*, *The Stand Up Sketch Show*, *[The Mash Report](/source/The_Mash_Report)*, *[Roast Battle](/source/Roast_Battle)*, *[8 Out of 10 Cats](/source/8_Out_of_10_Cats)*, *[Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled](/source/Alan_Davies%3A_As_Yet_Untitled)*, *[Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier](/source/Jon_Richardson%3A_Ultimate_Worrier)*, *[Celebrity Mastermind](/source/Celebrity_Mastermind)*, *[Richard Osman's House of Games](/source/Richard_Osman's_House_of_Games)*,[19] *[The Last Leg](/source/The_Last_Leg)*,[20] *[QI](/source/QI),*[21] and *[Mock the Week](/source/Mock_the_Week)*.[22] In 2024, she starred in *LOL:Last One Laughing* Ireland on [Amazon Prime](/source/Amazon_Prime_Video).[23] She features, as an actor, in the [RTÉ](/source/RT%C3%89) tv show *These Sacred Vows.*[24][25]

She is a frequent guest on [Deborah Frances-White's](/source/Deborah_Frances-White) *[The Guilty Feminist](/source/The_Guilty_Feminist)* podcast. In 2019, Bohart hosted the "Funny from the Fringe" podcast for [BBC Radio 4 Extra](/source/BBC_Radio_4_Extra).[26] In 2020, during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Bohart and her then-girlfriend , [Sarah Keyworth](/source/Sarah_Keyworth), made a podcast about "what makes relationships work" entitled *You'll Do*.[27] During lockdown in the United Kingdom, Catherine Bohart, along with [Helen Bauer](/source/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](/source/Stand-up_comedy) either through [Zoom](/source/Zoom_(software)) or [YouTube](/source/YouTube) [livestream](/source/Livestreaming). The comedy program is called *Gigless*. *Gigless* won the [Chortle Award](/source/Chortle_Awards) for Legend of Lockdown.[28]

Bohart co-hosted podcast *Trusty Hogs* with fellow comedian [Helen Bauer](/source/Helen_Bauer) from September 2021 to August 2025.[29]

In 2024 and 2025, Bohart was the lead in the comedy show *TL;DR* for BBC Radio 4, taking a look back at recent news events.[30]

In 2026, Bohart launched a podcast focused on the TV show *[Heated Rivalry](/source/Heated_Rivalry)*, called *Tonsil Hockey,* which she co-hosts with [Olga Koch](/source/Olga_Koch).[31]

## Personal life

Bohart is bisexual.[23][32] She previously dated [Sarah Keyworth](/source/Sarah_Keyworth), a fellow stand-up comedian. They met in 2015 and lived together in [Kilburn, London](/source/Kilburn%2C_London),[33][34] eventually breaking up in 2020.[35] She has been in a relationship with actor and comedian [Ellen Robertson](/source/Ellen_Robertson) since 2022.[36] Bohart has spoken openly about living with [obsessive-compulsive disorder](/source/Obsessive-compulsive_disorder).[37]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Soho Theatre (16 January 2026). [*Catherine Bohart: Again, With Feelings | Full Stand-Up Special*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW-lP9rOfW4). Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via YouTube.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Catherine Bohart: Immaculate - Review"](https://theweereview.com/review/catherine-bohart-immaculate/). *The Wee Review - Scotland's arts and culture magazine*. 16 August 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Interview: Rarely Asked Questions – Catherine Bohart"](https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/6024/interview-rarely-catherine-bohart). *Beyond The Joke*. 26 July 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Catherine Bohart, comedian reviews : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide"](http://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/c/34312/catherine_bohart/review). *www.chortle.co.uk*. 7 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Herring, Richard (13 January 2021). ["RHLSTP 310 - Catherine Bohart"](https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/rhlstp_310_catherine_bohart/) (Podcast). Event occurs at 32:45. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Quigley, Maeve (1 February 2020). ["Dublin comedian Catherine Bohart on coming out and breaking into BBC"](https://evoke.ie/2020/02/01/inspire-women-in-business/dublin-comedian-catherine-bohart-on-coming-out-and-breaking-into-bbc). *Evoke.ie*. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-go_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-go_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-go_7-2) ["Catherine Bohart talks OCD, bisexuality and Catholicism at the Fringe"](https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/arts/catherine-bohart-comedian-edinburgh-fringe-immaculate-ocd-a3916546.html). *Evening Standard*. 21 August 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Quigley, Maeve (1 February 2020). ["Dublin comedian Catherine Bohart on coming out and breaking into BBC"](https://evoke.ie/2020/02/01/inspire-women-in-business/dublin-comedian-catherine-bohart-on-coming-out-and-breaking-into-bbc). Evoke.ie. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["TCD student top speaker at debating competition"](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/tcd-student-top-speaker-at-debating-competition-1.597648). *The Irish Times*. Retrieved 12 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["BBC Radio 4 - Funny in Four - The BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2016 finalists"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4NDBDvHxysm4RvVvR3CBlhS/the-bbc-radio-new-comedy-award-2016-finalists). *BBC*. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Leicester Comedy Festival 2018 competition line-ups"](https://www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/2906/leicester_competitions_2018/). *British Comedy Guide*. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Maxwell, Dominic (15 August 2018). ["Edinburgh comedy review: Catherine Bohart at Pleasance Courtyard"](https://www.thetimes.com/culture/comedy/article/edinburgh-comedy-review-catherine-bohart-at-pleasance-courtyard-jxg7kssvt). *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0140-0460](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0140-0460). Retrieved 13 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Amazon Prime Video To Release Stand Up Specials From Catherine Bohart, Jordan Brookes, Desiree Burch, Nina Conti, Jessica Fostekew, Janine Harouni, Kieran Hodgson, Sarah Keyworth, Kai Samra, Sindhu Vee"](https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/10936/amazon-catherine-bohart). *Beyond The Joke*. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Catherine Bohart | Live"](https://www.catherinebohart.com/live). *Catherine Bohart*. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Premier. ["2024 Nominees"](https://www.comedyawards.co.uk/nominees). *Edinburgh Comedy Awards*. Retrieved 21 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Catherine Bohart on her new comedy show: 'It's about me, lost in the weeds'"](https://list.co.uk/news/catherine-bohart-on-her-new-comedy-show-its-about-me-lost-in-the-weeds-44656). *The List*. Retrieved 23 August 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Catherine Bohart To Release Stand Up Special Online"](https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/17034/catherine-bohart-special). *Beyond The Joke*. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** Guide, British Comedy. ["Catherine Bohart: Borrowing Trouble"](https://www.comedy.co.uk/live/shows/1736/catherine-bohart-borrowing-trouble/). *British Comedy Guide*. Retrieved 21 November 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["BBC Two - Richard Osman's House of Games, Series 4, Episode 22"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000pb7j). *BBC*. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["Episode #34.2"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38713882/), *The Last Leg*, 24 October 2025, retrieved 27 October 2025

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** Mallon, Sandra (19 September 2025). ["Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty among the stars set for BBC quiz series"](https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/late-late-show-host-patrick-35926384). *Irish Mirror*. Retrieved 20 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** ["BBC Two - Mock the Week, Series 19, Episode 9"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000rh6g). *BBC*. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_23-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_23-1) ["Last One Laughing Ireland (Season 1 Episode 1)"](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0CQBHG7GT/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r). *Amazon UK*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** mariaf (5 January 2026). ["These Sacred Vows starring Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Justine Mitchell and Jason O'Mara starts Sunday 1st February 2026 on RTÉ"](https://about.rte.ie/2026/01/05/these-sacred-vows-starring-tom-vaughan-lawlor-justine-mitchell-and-jason-omara-starts-sunday-1st-february-2026-on-rte/). *About RTÉ*. Retrieved 20 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** ["Irish stars step out for These Sacred Vows premiere"](https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0129/1555714-irish-stars-step-out-for-these-sacred-vows-premiere/). *[RTE.ie](/source/RTE.ie)*. 29 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-26)** ["BBC Radio 4 Extra - Funny From the Fringe"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bf56pk). *BBC*. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-27)** ["BBC Radio 4 You'll Do"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p087hgx0). *BBC*. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-28)** Peel, Adrian (26 February 2022). ["Catherine Bohart interview: 'Eating is my only hobby...'"](https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/whats-on/catherine-bohart-interview-eating-is-my-only-hobby-9241582/). *Cambridge Independent*. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-29)** ["Trusty Hogs (@trustyhogs) • Instagram photos and videos"](https://www.instagram.com/trustyhogs/?hl=en).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-30)** Guide, British Comedy. ["Catherine Bohart - TL;DR - Radio 4 Comedy"](https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/catherine-bohart-tl;dr/). *British Comedy Guide*. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-31)** Owen, Kate (26 January 2026). ["Olga Koch & Catherine Bohart launch DAILY 'Heated Rivalary' Podcast"](https://magazine.funnywomen.com/2026/01/26/tonsil-hockey-podcast/). *Funny Women Magazine*. Retrieved 27 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-32)** [*Live at the Apollo - Series 20: Episode 5*](https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002q8zw/live-at-the-apollo-series-20-episode-5). Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via www.bbc.co.uk.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-33)** Fleckney, Paul (22 January 2019). ["Hands off my anecdote! The couple who mine their love-life for laughs"](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/jan/22/standup-comics-who-date-sarah-keyworth-catherine-bohart-interview). *The Guardian* – via www.theguardian.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-34)** ["Sarah Keyworth charms at the Komedia"](https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2020/02/20/sarah-keyworth-charms-at-the-komedia/). 20 February 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-35)** ["News: Mock The Week Line-Up Tonight"](https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/9994/Catherine-bohart-mock). *Beyond The Joke*. 21 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-36)** Blair, Caroline (5 March 2026). ["Meet the Real-Life Loves of the Vladimir Cast"](https://people.com/vladimir-cast-real-life-loves-11920012). *People*. Retrieved 27 April 2026.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: url-status ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_url-status))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-37)** ["Comedian Catherine Bohart: 'I've had OCD for as long as I can remember, but treatment saved my life'"](https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/theatre-arts/comedian-catherine-bohart-ive-had-ocd-for-as-long-as-i-can-remember-but-treatment-saved-my-life/a668448657.html). *www.independent.ie*. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2025.

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