Olga Koch
Russian-born British stand-up comedian (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olga Alfredovna Koch (Russian: Ольга Альфредовна Кох; born 1 September 1992)[1] is a Russian-British stand-up comedian, writer, and actress.
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.jpg) Koch at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe | |
| Born | Olga Alfredovna Kokh 1 September 1992 |
| Nationality | Russian, British |
| Education | TASIS England |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | Stand-up comedian |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Notable work | BBC Radio 4’s Olga Koch: Fight, Just Friends, If/Then, Homecoming |
| Awards | WGGB Writers' Guild Awards for Best Radio Comedy Show |
| Website | www |
Education and early life
Koch was born 1 September 1992 in Saint Petersburg,[2] the daughter of Alfred Koch, head of the State Committee for State Property Management of the Russian Federation from 1996 to 1997.[3]
When she was 13, her family moved to the UK, settling in Surrey, where she was educated at The American School in England.[4] She studied computer science[5] at New York University. While in New York she also trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.[6]
Career
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Koch's first show, entitled Me, Me, Me, was in 2016. This was followed by Data Night and Good Vibes in 2017.[4] In 2018 she was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for her debut hour, Fight.[3] She was named Quantum Leopard Champion of Champions for 2018, jointly with Zoë Tomalin.[7]
Koch regularly appears in line-ups for charity shows, most notably hosting Canned Laughter's Karaoke Roulette.[8]
She has appeared on The Now Show, Mock the Week, Pls Like, Richard Osman's House of Games, Pointless Celebrities, 7 Days, and QI, and written for Newsjack and BBC Three's A Quickie in the Office.[9][10]
In 2020 Koch hosted a web series for Dave, Bad Advice with Olga Koch.[11][12][13]
In November 2020 a recording of her show If/Then was and released as a vinyl record by Monkey Barrel Records.[14]
In 2021, Koch and Hussein Kesvani presented Human Error, a weekly comedy-technology podcast for BBC Sounds.[15]
In July 2021, Olga Koch: OK Computer (a reference to the Radiohead album title OK Computer) debuted on BBC Radio 4,[5] and renewed in 2023.[16]
In 2022, her BBC Radio 4 show Olga Koch: Fight[17] won the Best Radio Comedy category at the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain's WGGB Writers' Guild Awards.[18]
In March 2022 she was working on a show called Just Friends (work-in-progress),[19] and touring the work by 21 October 2022.[20][21][22][23] On 16 December 2023, her show Just Friends, filmed at Soho Theatre Dean Street,[24] was released on the 800 Pound Gorilla Media free YouTube channel.[25]
In May 2022, her show Homecoming was released on Amazon Prime as part of Soho Theatre Live.[26]
In September 2022, Koch and Geoff Norcott began presenting a podcast for Late Night Mash.[27]
In 2022, Koch appeared in the third series of Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable,[28] filming took place in July 2022.
Olga Koch: Prawn Cocktail ("how I went to Japan with a stranger I met at a wedding"[29]) was a work-in-progress for Edinburgh Fringe 2023.[30][31]
In September 2023, it was announced she would be part of the next Live at the Apollo TV series,[32] with Lara Ricote, Celya AB, Rachel Fairburn, Emmanuel Sonubi, Glenn Moore, Ria Lina and Lou Sanders among others.
On 23 February 2024, Koch was a guest on the British podcast No Such Thing as a Fish, No Such Thing As A Noice Computer.[33][34][35][36]
In January 2024, Koch was touring Olga Koch: Prawn Cocktail ("how I went to Japan with a stranger I met at a wedding"[29]) in Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, as a produced show, while also touring Olga Koch Comes From Money, as a work-in-progress.[37]
Koch currently co-hosts the comedy podcast Glue Factory alongside fellow comedians Milo Edwards, Pierre Novellie and Riley Quinn.
Personal life
Out of fear of persecution by the Russian authorities,[17][38] Koch's parents fled to Germany in June 2014.[39] As of 2015[update], they live on Lake Chiemsee in Rosenheim, Bavaria.[40][41] Koch lives in Angel, London,[42] and is bisexual.[43][44]
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