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Olga Koch
Olga Koch

Olga Koch

  • 32 years old
  • Russian
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

Olga Koch features

Image shows left to right: Matt Forde, Nina Conti Fringe

Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2024

Monday 9th September 2024

Matt Forde and Nina Conti were the best-reviewed comedians at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024.

Hannah Platt Live

Olga Koch, Kiri Pritchard McLean, Stamptown, Harriet Kemsley - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Friday 9th August 2024

Mark Muldoon has a bit of a story to tell you involving pregnancy, and reports back on Fringe shows from Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Olga Koch, Stamptown, Harriet Kemsley, Steen Raskopoulos, Amy Matthews, Hannah Platt, Josh Glanc and Sarah Roberts.

Olga Koch. Credit: Matt Stronge Live

Olga Koch / Gareth Mutch / Marc Jennings - Bobby Carroll's Live Comedy Diary

Saturday 17th February 2024

This month Bobby watches three tour shows in their final iterations and ponders whether structure should ever trump jokes?

Tragedy Plus Time. Ed Byrne. Credit: Roslyn Gaunt Live

The Top 50 Comedy Shows of 2023 - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Sunday 31st December 2023

Absolutely the only place on the internet to witness James Acaster, Rosie Jones, Dara O Briain, Bridget Christie, Nish Kumar, Ed Byrne, Kate Berlant, Rhys James, Paul Sinha, Ania Magliano, Olga Koch, Josie Long, Ahir Shah, Julia Masli and Daniel Kitson battle it out to win Mark Muldoon's Live Comedy Show of the Year title.

Munya Chawawa Live

Munya Chawawa, Ania Magliano, Olga Koch, Lorna Rose Treen - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Monday 30th October 2023

Here's another edition of our live comedy column which this time round features social media superstar Munya Chawawa alongside Olga Koch, Ania Magliano and Lorna Rose Treen. Which if nothing else would be an ideal dinner party, wouldn't it.

Comedy.co.uk Fringe Top Tip Fringe

British Comedy Guide's top tips for the 2023 Edinburgh Festival

Thursday 3rd August 2023

Here's a list of Edinburgh Fringe shows the British Comedy Guide team have seen in preview, and can vouch for already being in great shape.

Liz Kingsman Live

The Top 40 Comedy Shows of 2022 - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Saturday 31st December 2022

Absolutely the only place on the internet to witness Sara Pascoe, James Acaster, Glenn Moore, Romesh Ranganathan, Liz Kingsman, Bill Bailey, Jordan Gray, Vir Das, Olga Koch and Daniel Kitson battle it out to win Mark's Live Comedy Show of the Year title.

Dave Johns Live

Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2022

Monday 12th September 2022

Dave Johns, Jordan Gray, Paul Sinha, Colin Hoult and Olga Koch were amongst the comedians to have the best reviewed comedy shows at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival.

Amy Gledhill Fringe

Comedy Awards nominees, Rhys Nicholson, Sam Campbell - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Thursday 25th August 2022

Mark Muldoon reacts to the Edinburgh Comedy Award nominations, plus reports back from some other shows at the festival.

The Death Of Anna Mann. Colin Hoult Fringe

Glenn Moore, Olga Koch, Colin Hoult, Chloe Petts - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Monday 15th August 2022

Mark Muldoon makes some Edinburgh Comedy Award predictions, and reports back on shows including Anna Mann, Shelf and Ania Magliano.

Olga Koch Fringe

Bobby Carroll's Diary - Erika Ehler / Emmanuel Sonubi / Olga Koch

Sunday 7th August 2022

This will be Bobby Carroll's 22nd year at the festival. He's writing a diary for us of what he's been seeing. First up: Erika Ehler, Emmanuel Sonubi and Olga Koch.

Olga Koch Live

The Isolation Conversations - Olga Koch

Wednesday 24th June 2020

Olga Koch should now be travelling, after giving up her tech job for grad school. Still, there is a cool stand-up event on the horizon: her last show If/Then is going vinyl. We talk sinister tech, right-wing swings, Soviet equality, immigration, Tarkovsky vs Chernobyl, and live comedy vs first dates.

Mawaan Rizwan Live

Glasgow Comedy Festival 2020 report

Monday 16th March 2020

The Glasgow International Comedy Festival launched last week, and runs until 29th March. British Comedy Guide visited the city for the inaugural weekend.

Olga Koch Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Olga Koch

Friday 25th October 2019

She asked for it, and we said 'er, could do?': Olga Koch belts out the first ever First Gig Worst Gig karaoke special.

Anna Mann. Colin Hoult Live

Glasgow Comedy Festival 2019 report

Thursday 28th March 2019

A rundown of some of the highlights British Comedy Guide saw when visiting the 2019 Glasgow Comedy Festival.

Olga Koch People

Olga Koch interview

Saturday 23rd February 2019

We talk to Russian comedian Olga Koch about her Russian-American-British cultural mix; how to develop an Edinburgh Award-nominated comedy show; computer science; tattoos; Mikhail Gorbachev; and her ambitious new hour, Button.

The Delightful Sausage. Image shows from L to R: Amy Gledhill, Chris Cantrill Live

Gig Report: Leicester Comedy Festival 2019

Thursday 21st February 2019

Our stand-up editor made a whistle-stop trip to the Leicester Comedy Festival, saw eight shows, and a bit of everything.

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