Cally Beaton Explained

Caroline Beaton (born 17 March 1969) is a British stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer and former TV executive.

Early life

Beaton grew up in Dorset, the daughter of two teachers and was the only girl in an all boys school. She studied English and Drama at Goldsmiths and is a Master Practitioner in neuro-linguistic programming.^[1]

Career

Beaton worked as a TV executive at MTV and Carlton TV responsible for shows including South Park and SpongeBob SquarePants and as a senior vice president at Viacom. While working at Comedy Central in 2015 she began performing as a stand-up comedian.^{[1] [2]} According to her website:

Beaton has appeared as a guest on BBC Two's , a panellist on BBC Two's QI, Richard Osman’s House of Games, BBC NI's The Blame Game and Live at the Apollo Christmas Special. She has been heard on BBC Radio 4's The Museum of Curiosity, The Unbelievable Truth, Radio 4's The Now Show'' and on BBC Radio 6, Times Radio, Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio London.

At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2016, she gained 4-star reviews, together with comedian Catherine Bohart. For her solo show at the 2017 festival, Super Cally Fragile Lipstick, she gained further 4-star reviews and won the Piccadilly Comedy Club "New Comedian Of The Year" 2017/18.

Her 2019 Edinburgh Fringe solo show Invisible, inspired by the statement by Yann Moix that women over 50 years of age were invisible to him, was listed as unmissable by the Daily Express and received four-star reviews from The Scotsman and Funny Women. Beaton was on Episode 19 of the 2019 series of Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast. She featured on the Daily Mirrors and the Evening Standard's best jokes lists.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

In Spring 2021, Beaton launched Namaste Motherf**kers, a podcast that mixes the genres of comedy, self-help and business.

In Spring 2023, Beaton appeared on Countdown in Dictionary Corner.^[14]

Beaton has also written for The Guardian and the Financial Times.

Personal life

Beaton has a son, who has Asperger syndrome, and a daughter. She also used to sky dive and is fluent in Dutch. ^[6]

References

1. Web site: British Comedy Guide. . 17 August 2017.
2. Web site: 'It's a show asking if you can be a woman in her forties and have it all': 10 questions for comedian Cally Beaton. Paul. Coia.

   Web site: Edinburgh Festival Guide. 22 July 2017. ; Web site: Having Great Shows is No Longer Enough: Beaton . . ; Web site: Why niche is the new normal. Beaton. Caroline. 19 June 2015. Television Business International. ; Web site: Broad City: Power Comedy. MyMIP.

3. Web site: Cat Call. 23 August 2016.
4. Web site: Cat Call – Catherine Bohart and Cally Beaton. 8 August 2016.
5. Web site: Cally Beaton: Super Cally Fragile Lipstick. 20 August 2017.
6. Web site: Edinburgh Fringe 2017 reviews: Tom Allen / Cally Beaton / Lauren Pattison / Trumpageddon. 15 August 2017. theartsdesk.com.
7. Web site: News: Piccadilly Comedy Club New Comedian Of The Year – Results. 30 December 2017. Beyond the Joke.
8. Web site: Comedy review: Cally Beaton: Invisible, Assembly George Square Studios, Edinburgh. The Scotsman.
9. Web site: 36 of the funniest one-liner jokes from Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Julie. McCaffrey. 23 August 2019. Daily Mirror.
10. Web site: The 25 funniest jokes from Edinburgh Fringe 2019. Jessie. Thompson. 9 August 2019. Evening Standard.
11. Web site: Edinburgh Fringe 2019: 37 unmissable shows at this year's festival. Shaun. Kitchener. 23 July 2019. Daily Express.
12. News: French author, 50, says women over 50 are too old to love. The Guardian. 7 January 2019. Willsher. Kim.
13. Web site: Funny Women 22nd August 2019. 22 August 2019.
14. Web site: Countdown . 2023-06-13 . Sky . en-GB.

External links

• • Performing Artists - Cally Beaton