Cally Beaton
- Actor, stand-up comedian and writer
Press clippings
Lounges.tv launches online stand-up competition
Video platform Lounges.tv has launched a new digital stand-up comedy competition in partnership with Omid Djalili. The prize package includes a management contract with InterTalent.
British Comedy Guide, 21st November 2024Cally Beaton writes her first book, Namaste Motherf*ckers
Cally Beaton has written her first book, a guide to midlife reinvention, with Namaste Motherf*ckers: A Modern Manifesto for Keeping Cool When You're a Hot Mess described as a "no bullsh*t handbook for midlife female reinvention where the worlds of comedy, boardrooms, self-help and womanhood collide".
British Comedy Guide, 30th October 2024Q&A with comedian Cally Beaton
Entertainment Now chats to Beaton to find out more about her weekly podcast, her career as a comedian and what's next for her.
Yasmin Turner, Entertainment Now, 2nd February 2023Cally Beaton: 'Connecting with people is my only skill - luckily it's a superpower'
The former TV executive on life lessons from Joan Rivers, paper-plane heckles and a 'perfect day' doing Live At The Apollo.
Liam Pape, The Guardian, 4th January 2023Cally Beaton on quitting her TV job to be a comedian
Cally Beaton gave up a high-flying career as a TV executive to become a comedian just before the pandemic - and she has no regrets. Cally was earning a comfortable six-figure salary when she quit her job, only to find all the gigs she had lined up for 2020 were cancelled.
Donna Ferguson, This is Money, 17th December 2022Laura Smyth pilots BBC sitcom Laundrette
Stand-up Laura Smyth has created, written and stars in the BBC sitcom pilot Laundrette, set in her native East London and also starring Kate Robbins, Tori Allen-Martin and Eleanor Nawal.
British Comedy Guide, 31st October 2022Guest revealed for next Live At The Apollo series
The guests have been revealed for the new series of Live At The Apollo.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th September 2022Working From Home review
Livestreamed variety evening is terrific fun.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 31st March 2021Working From Home review
Johnny Vegas's chaotic pub quiz is a winner.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd March 2021Heard about the comedian who couldn't go to Edinburgh?
When Cally Beaton gave up boardroom life to be a comic, the one commodity she didn't anticipate running out of was the public.
Cally Beaton, The Financial Times, 2nd July 2020