Celya AB
- French
- Stand-up comedian, writer and actor
Press clippings Page 5
BBC New Comedy Award 2021 review
Review of the competition finalists.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th November 2021Comedians Indoors Getting Creative: part 2
Comedians aren't just at risk of cabin fever during this time of social distancing and self-isolation, gig cancellations have meant not just loss of earnings but also fewer chances to try out new material or build audiences. However, being a creative lot, comedians have been flexing their comedy muscles online, using YouTube, Twitch, Twitter and other sites to connect with audiences, new and established alike. To help you get your comedy fix, every week we'll be putting together a list of projects we've spotted online by funny women...
Funny Women, 27th March 2020Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award review
It has to be the least impressive trophy in comedy. The winner of the Birmingham Comedy Festival's Breaking Talent Award takes home... a branded mug. But then The Ashes is just an 11cm urn.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th October 2019Celya AB scoops Birmingham Comedy Festival award
French comedian Celya AB has won this year's Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award.
Chortle, 5th October 2019Live review: Funny Women Final
The fourth act in this year's Funny Women Stage Award final, Charlie George, commented soon after coming onstage that "No-one is straight any more." She had clearly being watching from the wings or chatting to her fellow finalists as almost all of this year's Funny Women final line-up were either gay, bisexual, transsexual or pansexual. It's probably a reflection of both the comedy world and the "real" world and good to see that people can be open and honest about their sexuality at a time when society also feels like it is in danger of becoming more closed.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th September 2019Funny Women final 2019 review
With so much of today's best comedy, especially on TV, coming from women, it seems more ridiculous than ever to think of female-led comedy as a sub-genre. And judging by the impressively strong final in this year's Funny Women award, there are plenty more talented comics waiting in the traps to keep redressing the industry's historic gender imbalance.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th September 2019Meet the 2019 Funny Women awards finalists: Celya AB
We spotted Parisian Celya AB in our Coventry heat and invited her to our London semi-final at Dingwalls where we knew we had to have her in the 2019 Funny Women Awards final!
Funny Women, 16th September 2019Funny Women Awards finalists' funniest school moments
The Funny Women Awards finalists reveal their funniest school moments.
Marc Chacksfield, ShortList, 15th September 2019Announcing the 2019 Funny Women Stage Award Finalists
This year's Stage Award finalists - who have fought their way through 433 entrants and across a video entry stage, heats and semi-finals - are: Celya AB; Kemah Bob; Sian Davies; Charlie George; Liz Guterbock; Jen Ives; Helena Langdon; Sarah Mann; Shelf, and Laura Smyth.
Funny Women, 27th August 2019