Chelsea Birkby
Chelsea Birkby is from the thriving metropolis of Milton Keynes. At 18, she left to study philosophy. She moved to Oxford to work in the third-sector. Then, she found stand-up comedy. She has long brown hair which I only add because it was the fourth most-searched Chelsea Birkby question. Her age is hahaha nope.
Chelsea's a regular at nights across the UK and has performed at many of the UK's top comedy clubs and theatres (Jericho Comedy, Angel at The Bill Murray, The Stand, Monkey Barrel, Komedia, Backyard, Glee, The Museum of Comedy, Leicester Square Theatre, Soho Theatre, Oxford Playhouse, Northwall Arts Centre). She has been invited to perform in New York, Paris and Dusseldorf? She's a go-to for philosophy, literature, LGBTQ+ and mental health-themed comedy shows.
“Birkby’s real talent is for crafting gags. Charm by the bucketload. Birkby has a delightful onstage manner, giddily dorky, with a sweetness that adds piquancy to her rare forays into edgier material…Just what the doctor ordered.”
Telegraph, Funniest comedy at the fringe 2024
“There’s a sharp mind behind the sweet exterior. As her writing credits on Mock the Week suggest, she knows how to craft a well-made one-liner… Birkby wins the audience’s affection so thoroughly” Telegraph
“A hugely promising and already accomplished stand-up, surely destined for greater things” The Scotsman
“A real star in the making…Packed with gags at a great hit rate, even in the more serious moments, this is an assured debut from a performer who is surely destined for the top.” Sunday Post
“You cannot help but really like her” The Phoenix Remix
“Deceptively smart, tightly structured, and delivered with chatty charm. Sharply serious – but still somehow silly” Fest
“Chelsea’s a natural and delivered a show that you’d expect for someone who has been playing Edinburgh for years.” RGM
“Both naughty and nice. Has the feel of a conversation with friends” EdFringeReview
“The show is brilliantly funny, and Chelsea Birkby has the material and demeanour of a comedian who could make it all the way to the top. It’s certainly unusual, but it’s hilarious.” EntertainmentNow
Charm by the bucketload. Birkby has a delightful onstage manner, giddily dorky, with a sweetness that adds piquancy to her rare forays into edgier material" Telegraph
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