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**Kate McCartney** (born c. 1980) is an Australian comedian, writer, actor and illustrator. She is a frequent collaborator with [Kate McLennan](/source/Kate_McLennan), which has led to their being dubbed **the Kates**.

## Early life

Kate McCartney was born in c. 1980[1] in [Perth](/source/Perth), [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia), and moved to [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne) with her family at the age of 10,[2] where she grew up in [Camberwell](/source/Camberwell,_Victoria).[1]

## Career

McCartney worked as a comedian and also worked in animation. Her television writing credits have included *[Big Bite](/source/Big_Bite)*, *[Hamish & Andy](/source/Hamish_%26_Andy)*, *[Adam Hills Tonight](/source/Adam_Hills_Tonight)*, and *[Spicks and Specks](/source/Spicks_and_Specks_(TV_series))*.[3]

She met [Kate McLennan](/source/Kate_McLennan) in 2011 after McLennan voiced a character in an animation for her.[4] Due to the number of subsequent collaborations with McLennan, the pair have been dubbed "the Kates" in the media.[5][6]

McCartney co-created the web series *Bleak* with McLennan in 2010, about being a single 30-something, which won the Kit Denton Disfellowship for Courage and Excellence in Performance Writing at the 2011 [AWGIE Awards](/source/AWGIE_Awards), worth A$30,000.[7]

With McLennan, she created a cooking-based web series called *[The Katering Show](/source/The_Katering_Show)* which screened initially on their [YouTube](/source/YouTube) channel in 2014. A second season of *The Katering Show* was screened on the [ABC TV](/source/ABC_(Australian_TV_channel)) and then on [ABC iview](/source/ABC_iview) in 2016.[8][9]

In 2017, McCartney collaborated with McLennan for [ABC Television](/source/ABC_Television_(Australian_TV_network)) to create the comedy *[Get Krack!n](/source/Get_Krack!n)*, in which they played breakfast show television presenters.[10]

In 2021, they created *Slushy*, a workplace comedy set in the Australian Antarctic research base, that was available as a podcast on [Audible](/source/Audible_(service)).[11]

McCartney and McLennan wrote the 2023 [Amazon Prime Video](/source/Amazon_Prime_Video) series *[Deadloch](/source/Deadloch)* starring [Kate Box](/source/Kate_Box),[12] which garnered positive reviews,[13] and won McCartney a Best Television Script Writing Award and Box a Best Actress Award, at the [AACTA Awards](/source/AACTA_Awards) in February 2024.[14][15] The series was a worldwide hit, reaching the top 10 on Prime in over 165 countries, including the UK and the US. The second series, set in the [Top End](/source/Top_End),[16] premiered on Amazon on 20 March 2026.[17]

## Personal life

McCartney had a daughter, Millie, in early 2015.[2]

In 2022, she became engaged to [Sally Rugg](/source/Sally_Rugg).[18] As of May 2023 McCartney was living in the Melbourne suburb of [Preston](/source/Preston,_Victoria).[1]

## References

1. Rocca, Jane (29 May 2023). ["It Takes Two: Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney"](https://harpersbazaar.com.au/kate-mclennan-and-kate-mccartney-on-deadloch/). *[Harper's Bazaar](/source/Harper's_Bazaar)*. Retrieved 11 February 2024. The 43-year-old was born in Perth, moved to Sydney and grew up in Camberwell, Melbourne.

1. Northover, Kylie (August 21, 2017). ["Lunch with Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan"](https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/lunch-with-kate-mccartney-and-kate-mclennan-20170821-gy0pse.html). *[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald)*. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

1. Brookfield, Joanne (January 27, 2019). ["Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney on the second season of Get Krack!n"](https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/m26cover-20190121-h1ab4i.html). *Sydney Morning Herald*. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

1. Cain, Sian (26 May 2023). ["'We invoked Shakespeare': Kates McLennan and McCartney on explaining Australian swearing to Amazon"](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/27/we-invoked-shakespeare-kates-mclennan-and-mccartney-on-explaining-australian-swearing-to-amazon). *The Guardian*. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

1. ["Deadloch: The Kates are back with 'feminist, noir, crime comedy'"](https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/2023/05/08/deadloch-kate-mccartney-mclennan). *The New Daily*. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

1. Ward, Sarah (5 June 2023). ["How Australia's Comedy Queens Made "Funny Broadchurch": Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney Talk 'Deadloch'"](https://concreteplayground.com/brisbane/arts-entertainment/the-kates-mclennan-mccartney-interview-deadloch/amp). *Concrete Playground*. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

1. Swift, Brendan (26 September 2011). ["AWGIE Award Winners Announced"](https://www.if.com.au/awgie-award-winners-announced-2/). *IF*. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

1. Valentish, Jenny (27 August 2017). ["Get Krack!n: how The Katering Show's comedic duo are skewering morning TV"](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/aug/28/get-krackn-how-the-katering-shows-comedic-duo-are-skewering-morning-tv). *the Guardian*. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

1. Buckmaster, Luke (30 August 2017). ["Get Krack!n review – Katering Show Kates face-plant uproariously into milieu of breakfast TV"](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/aug/30/get-krackn-review-katering-show-kate-mclennan-kate-mccartney-comedy). *The Guardian*. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

1. Moran, Rob (16 February 2017). ["The Katering Show's Kates to tackle breakfast TV in new ABC series Get Krack!n"](http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/the-katering-shows-kates-to-tackle-breakfast-tv-in-new-abc-series-get-krackn-20170215-gue17a.html). *The Sydney Morning Herald*. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

1. Rugendyke, Louise (May 8, 2021). ["'That's enough from us': What the Get Krackin' team did next"](https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/that-s-enough-from-us-what-the-get-krackin-team-did-next-20210507-p57q0e.html). *Sydney Morning Herald*. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

1. Northover, Kylie (May 18, 2023). ["The Kates' mystery opens with a dead body - but not what you expect"](https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/the-kates-mystery-opens-with-a-dead-body-but-not-what-you-expect-20230515-p5d8kt.html). *Sydney Morning Herald*. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

1. ["Deadloch, Wellmania and the Matildas: the best Australian television of 2023"](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/dec/29/deadloch-wellmania-and-the-matildas-the-best-australian-television-of-2023). *The Guardian*. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

1. Cain, Sian (8 December 2023). ["Aacta awards 2024: The Newsreader, Deadloch and Colin from Accounts lead TV nominations"](https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/dec/09/aacta-awards-2024-nominations-the-newsreader-deadloch-and-colin-from-accounts-lead-tv). *The Guardian*. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

1. Perry, Kevin (9 February 2024). ["DEADLOCH, THE LOST FLOWERS OF ALICE HART Triumph at 2024 AACTA Awards"](https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2024/02/09/deadloch-the-lost-flowers-of-alice-hart-triumph-at-2024-aacta-awards/). *TV Black Box*. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

1. Story, Hannah (24 March 2026). ["The Kates, Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney, take crime comedy Deadloch to Darwin"](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-25/the-kates-mclennan-mccartney-deadloch-season-two-darwin/106473010). *[ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(Australia))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20260324183946/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-25/the-kates-mclennan-mccartney-deadloch-season-two-darwin/106473010) 24 March 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 March 2026.

1. ["Prime Video's global hit series Deadloch returns in March 2026"](https://www.aboutamazon.com.au/news/entertainment/prime-videos-global-hit-series-deadloch-returns-in-march-2026). *AU About Amazon*. 13 November 2025. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20260103014621/https://www.aboutamazon.com.au/news/entertainment/prime-videos-global-hit-series-deadloch-returns-in-march-2026) 3 January 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 March 2026.

1. Sally Rugg. "IMPORTANT RETRACTION TO MY 2019 MEMOIR". No. 1477843619557953538.

## External links

- [Kate McCartney](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1373191/) at IMDb

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