Celya AB
- French
- Stand-up comedian, writer and actor
Press clippings
Celya AB on her returning show: "Based on the ticket price, each joke is worth 16p"
Celya AB pulls no punches in her latest show. A hit at this year's Fringe, the Paris-born, London-based comedian is bringing Of All People back to Scotland for an encore. She tells Kelly Apter about having a bilingual brain and finding her own voice.
Kelly Apter, The List, 4th February 2025Next Big Thing 2025 nominees announced
Celya AB, Dan Tiernan, Josh Pugh, Katie Norris, Michael Odewale, Olga Koch, Paddy Young, Rachel Fairburn, Rob Copland and Tarot have been announced as the inaugural nominees for an award naming comedy's Next Big Thing.
British Comedy Guide, 9th January 2025Tim Harding's top 20 gigs of 2024
Here is the best live comedy shows I saw in 2024, an otherwise best-forgotten era of indignity.
Tim Harding, Chortle, 2nd January 2025Edinburgh Fringe Q&A - Celya AB
"The city is so filled with everyone's memories, it's like wading through water."
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 6th August 2024Edinburgh Fringe comics pitch their own Baby Reindeer
With every streaming service now searching for their version of the Netlfix hit, Mark Watson, Lucy Porter, Celya AB and more pitch the TV show of their lives, from real-life origin stories and flights of fancy to, erm, Baby Reindeer.
Rich Pelley, The Guardian, 3rd August 2024Celya AB on the best and worst of Edinburgh
"I once asked a comic if they were going to the Fringe, at the Fringe".
Chortle, 23rd July 2024Tim Harding's Comedy Diary at the ARG Comedy Festival
ARG, held at Shoreditch Town Hall in East London, is a condensed version of the festivals found around the country. For one absurdly low entry fee, you can come and go all weekend, with unrestricted access to 48 work-in-progress shows from the cream of the crop.
Chortle, 12th July 2024Celya AB interview
As a live performer, she's relaxed and intriguing. There's no hurry to get gags out or tempt cheap laughs. Even the more physical jokes are offered with some restraint, while callbacks aren't over-egged or signposted.
Stuart Rolt, BN1 Magazine, 11th June 2024Berk's Nest production company announces more Edinburgh Shows
Newly announced shows include the return of Sophie Duker, Celya AB, and Paul Williams - the "little Alex Horne" of Taskmaster New Zealand.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd April 2024Pleasance adds more shows to Edinburgh Fringe
The Pleasance has added another 134 shows to their Edinburgh Festival Fringe roster this summer.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd April 2024