# Sarah Keyworth

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{{short description|English comedian (born 1993)}}
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| name               = Sarah Keyworth
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| birth_date         = {{birth-date and age|6 April 1993}}
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| alma_mater         = [De Montfort University](/source/De_Montfort_University)
| occupation         = Comedian
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| years_active       = 2012–present
| website            = {{URL|sarahkeyworth.co.uk}}
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'''Sarah Keyworth''' (born 6 April 1993) is an English [stand-up comedian](/source/stand-up_comedian). They{{efn|Sarah Keyworth is [non-binary](/source/non-binary) and uses ''[they/them](/source/they%2Fthem)'', ''[she/her](/source/she%2Fher)'' and ''[he/him](/source/he%2Fhim)'' pronouns. This article uses ''they/them'' for consistency}} began a career in comedy in 2012, eventually going full-time in 2018 after being nominated for Best Newcomer at the [Edinburgh Comedy Awards](/source/Edinburgh_Comedy_Awards). Keyworth has appeared on television comedy shows such as ''[Roast Battle](/source/Roast_Battle)'', ''[The Now Show](/source/The_Now_Show)'', ''[The Dog Ate My Homework](/source/The_Dog_Ate_My_Homework)'', ''[Mock the Week](/source/Mock_the_Week)'', ''[8 Out of 10 Cats](/source/8_Out_of_10_Cats)'', and ''[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown](/source/8_Out_of_10_Cats_Does_Countdown).''

==Early life==
Keyworth was born on 6 April 1993<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/sarahkcomedy/status/320528952550633473|title=Mumps on my 20th birthday.. this is what I want to look like|first=Sarah|last=Keyworth|date=April 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808171721/https://twitter.com/sarahkcomedy/status/320528952550633473|archive-date=8 August 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Keyworth |first=Sarah |date=April 2, 2015 |title=4 day weekend with my birthday on the Monday? Where's the gin boys? |url=https://twitter.com/sarahkcomedy/status/583669471874801664 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216162913/https://twitter.com/sarahkcomedy/status/583669471874801664 |archive-date=16 December 2022}}</ref> and used to create shows with their brother when they were children.<ref name=theymaybe/>

From 2011 to 2014, Keyworth studied drama at [De Montfort University](/source/De_Montfort_University) in [Leicester](/source/Leicester) and was active in the university's comedy club,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=No laughing matter: DMU graduate Sarah Keyworth shares her comedy success story|url=https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2018/january/no-laughing-matter-dmu-graduate-sarah-keyworth-shares-her-comedy-success-story.aspx|access-date=2020-11-15|website=www.dmu.ac.uk|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chambersmgt.com/artist/sarah-keyworth/|title=Sarah Keyworth|work=Chambers Management }}</ref> citing [Jennifer Saunders](/source/Jennifer_Saunders) as their favourite comedian.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/114308-my-comedy-hero-sarah-keyworth-on-jennifer-saunders/|title=My Comedy Hero: Sarah Keyworth on Jennifer Saunders|date=February 6, 2020|website=The List}}</ref> Keyworth later got a marketing internship at the [London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art](/source/London_Academy_of_Music_and_Dramatic_Art) (LAMDA) and worked as a nanny.<ref name=":0" />

==Career==
Keyworth emerged as a runner-up at the 2015 [Funny Women](/source/Funny_Women)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/funny-women-awards-2015-desiree-burch-leads-the-charge-for-the-next-crop-of-comediennes-a6677026.html|title=This is Desiree Burch, the funniest woman of the year|website=[Independent.co.uk](/source/Independent.co.uk)|date=2 October 2015|publisher=|accessdate=29 July 2017}}</ref> and their first show, ''Dark Horse'', was nominated for best newcomer at the 2018 [Edinburgh Comedy Awards](/source/Edinburgh_Comedy_Awards).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Premier|title=2018 Nominee - Sarah Keyworth - Best Newcomer|url=http://www.comedyawards.co.uk/best-newcomer/2018/sara-keyworth|access-date=2022-02-07|website=Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards|language=en-GB}}</ref>

They were named Newcomer of the Year at the 2019 [Chortle Awards](/source/Chortle_Awards).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bennett|first=Steve|title=Who won the 2019 Chortle Awards : News 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2019/03/18/42561/james_acaster_and_kiri-pritchard_mclean_lead_chortle_awards|access-date=2020-11-15|website=www.chortle.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> Their second show, ''Pacific'', debuted in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/aug/19/sarah-keyworth-review-pacific-pleasance-courtyard-edinburgh|title=Sarah Keyworth review – one of comedy's most engaging new voices|first=Brian|last=Logan|newspaper=The Guardian |date=August 19, 2019|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/article/109872-sarah-keyworth-id-like-to-be-big-and-strong-and-emotionless/|title=Sarah Keyworth: 'I'd like to be big and strong and emotionless'|date=July 22, 2019|website=Edinburgh Festival}}</ref> An exploration of gender and [roles](/source/roles) in relationships, Veronica Lee in ''[The Arts Desk](/source/The_Arts_Desk)'' described it as a "nicely paced, sharply written and well delivered hour with some great gags".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Veronica |date=2019-08-16 |title=Edinburgh Fringe 2019 reviews: Alun Cochrane/ Sarah Keyworth/ Glenn Moore/ Sophie Duker |url=https://theartsdesk.com/comedy/edinburgh-fringe-2019-reviews-alun-cochrane-sarah-keyworth-glenn-moore-sophie-duker |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=theartsdesk.com |language=en}}</ref>

On TV and radio, Keyworth has appeared on ''[Roast Battle](/source/Roast_Battle)'', ''The Stand Up Sketch Show'', ''[The Now Show](/source/The_Now_Show)'', ''[The Dog Ate My Homework](/source/The_Dog_Ate_My_Homework)'', ''[Mock the Week](/source/Mock_the_Week),'' ''[8 Out of 10 Cats](/source/8_Out_of_10_Cats)'' and ''[Richard Osman's House of Games](/source/Richard_Osman's_House_of_Games)''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/8-out-10-cats-stacey-21525728|title=8 Out of 10 Cats' Stacey Solomon makes hilarious sex jibe at Joe Swash|first=Chloe|last=Stewart|date=February 18, 2020|website=Dailystar.co.uk}}</ref>{{deps|certain=y|date=March 2023}} In 2019, they performed at the [Glastonbury Festival](/source/Glastonbury_Festival)<ref name=theymaybe/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/line-up/line-up-2019/ |title=Glastonbury Festival Line-Up 2019 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=30 June 2019 |website=Glastonbury Festival |access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref> and later that year won the reality TV series ''[Celebrity Coach Trip](/source/Coach_Trip)'' with Francis Boulle of ''[Made in Chelsea](/source/Made_in_Chelsea)''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/419128-celebrity-coach-trip-2019-line-up-cast-results-winner-who-won-spoilers.html|title=Celebrity Coach Trip 2019 start date and cast of contestants revealed|first=Josh|last=Darvill|date=18 October 2019|website=TellyMix}}</ref> They appeared on ''[Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee](/source/Guy_Montgomery's_Guy_Mont-Spelling_Bee_(Australian_TV_series))'' (AU) in 2026.

Keyworth developed a third show titled ''Lil' Keys, Big Jokes''; they were due to perform the show at the [Edinburgh Festival Fringe](/source/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe) that year but the Covid-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of the show and almost the entire fringe.<ref name="theymaybe" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Saunders |first=Emmeline |date=2020-04-01 |title=Edinburgh Festival Fringe cancelled this summer over coronavirus outbreak |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-edinburgh-fringe-festival-cancelled-21793073 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=The Mirror |language=en}}</ref> In the [lockdown](/source/COVID-19_lockdown_in_the_United_Kingdom) that followed the spread of the [COVID-19 virus](/source/COVID-19_pandemic) in the UK, Keyworth and Catherine Bohart hosted a weekly online comedy show, "Gigless".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-09 |title=News: Online Show for Catherine Bohart And Sarah Keyworth |url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/9043/catherine-bohart-gig |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Beyond The Joke |language=en}}</ref> Also in 2020, Keyworth created a four-part comedy series for [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4), titled ''Are You a Boy or a Girl?'', which explored [gender fluidity](/source/gender_fluidity). It was recorded with a virtual audience over Zoom, and broadcast in November.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bennett|first=Steve|title=Radio 4 series for Sarah Keyworth : News 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2020/09/16/46916/radio_4_series_for_sarah_keyworth|access-date=2020-11-15|website=www.chortle.co.uk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Sarah Keyworth - Are You a Boy or a Girl?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000p7b2|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-15|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

In 2021, they appeared on BBC's ''[Live at the Apollo](/source/Live_at_the_Apollo_(TV_series))''<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00144j8/live-at-the-apollo-series-16-extended-versions-episode-5 | title=BBC Two - Live at the Apollo, Series 16 (Extended Versions), Episode 5 }}</ref> and in August 2022 Keyworth's third show, ''Lost Boy'', debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe.<ref name=theymaybe/>

==Personal life==
Keyworth lives in London.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vh92DQAAQBAJ&q=keyworth|title=Joker Face: Over 450 Comedians Share Their Best One-liners|first=Steve|last=Best|date=September 21, 2017|publisher=Unbound Publishing|isbn=9781783523399|via=Google Books}}</ref> They dated Irish comedian [Catherine Bohart](/source/Catherine_Bohart) from 2015 to 2020, during which time they lived together in [Kilburn](/source/Kilburn%2C_London).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/jan/22/standup-comics-who-date-sarah-keyworth-catherine-bohart-interview|title=Hands off my anecdote! The couple who mine their love-life for laughs|first=Paul|last=Fleckney|newspaper=The Guardian |date=22 January 2019|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2020/02/20/sarah-keyworth-charms-at-the-komedia/|title=Sarah Keyworth charms at the Komedia|date=February 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/9994/Catherine-bohart-mock|title=News: Mock The Week Line-Up Tonight|date=January 21, 2021|website=Beyond The Joke}}</ref> They are [non-binary](/source/non-binary) and use ''[they/them](/source/they%2Fthem)'', ''[she/her](/source/she%2Fher)'' and ''[he/him](/source/he%2Fhim)'' pronouns.<ref name="theymaybe">{{Cite web |last=Braidwood |first=Ella |date=2022-07-19 |title=Sarah Keyworth on grief and doing comedy 'when you're not feeling particularly funny' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/jul/19/sarah-keyworth-comedy-edinburgh-fringe-lost-boy |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |date=2022-11-16 |title=Sarah Keyworth's Are You A Boy Or A Girl? returning to Radio 4 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/fyi/103/sarah-keyworth-radio4-show-returns/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Lynne |date=2022-08-18 |title=Sarah Keyworth: Lost Boy |url=https://funnywomen.com/2022/08/18/sarah-keyworth-lost-boy/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=Funny Women |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 November 2022 |title=@sarah_keyworth on Instagram |url=https://instagram.com/sarah_keyworth?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= |access-date=24 November 2022 |website=Instagram}}</ref> Keyworth was diagnosed with [attention deficit hyperactivity disorder](/source/attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder) in adulthood.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ritchie |first1=Kyle |title=Stand-up Sarah Keyworth will bring brand new tour show to north-east |url=https://www.grampianonline.co.uk/news/stand-up-sarah-keyworth-will-bring-brand-new-tour-show-to-no-343210/ |access-date=14 August 2024 |work=Grampian Online |date=25 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Claire |title=Review: Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Sarah Keyworth, Monkey Barrel |url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/15143/review-sarah-keyworth |access-date=14 August 2024 |work=Beyond the Joke |date=9 August 2024}}</ref>

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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.sarahkeyworth.co.uk/}}
*{{IMDb name|10205829}}

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