Kathy Maniura

2023 Kathy debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe with Objectified, an absurd character comedy show where she brought to life a variety of objects including a paper straw, a wine bottle and an electric scooter. The show and its subsequent tour was nominated for 4x awards, was called ‘charming’ by The Guardian and ‘An exquisitely realised, understated delight’ by the Scotsman.

As a writer she has created sketches in the writers room for BBC Radio 4's DMs are Open, and POV (where she also featured as a performer), and she is currently working on scripts for film and TV. As an actor, she has appeared in several comedy shorts, most recently Joz Norris' short film/pilot The Happiness Project. She also writes and performs as one half of character comedy duo Horseplay with Derek Mitchell. The duo were highly commended for the South of the River & SISTER Screenshot award for TV writing in 2020.

She was shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Awards 2023, is the Sketch Off Winner 2020, and So You Think You're Funny? Finalist 2021 and as The Cycling Man and was a finalist in Europe’s biggest drag king competition Man Up in 2023.

‘Incredibly fast wit and laid-back charm'
Playbill

'standout performer... enigmatic'
The Scotsman