Karen Taylor | |
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| Born | (1976-05-05)5 May 1976 (age 49) |
| Occupations | Actress, comedian |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Children | 2 |
Karen Taylor (born 5 May 1976)[1] is an English actress and comedian. She is a former finalist in the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award[2] and has fronted her ownsketch show onBBC Three, titledTouch Me, I'm Karen Taylor.[3]
Taylor studied Theatre Studies at theUniversity of Warwick 1994–1998, where she got to know other future actorsStephen Merchant andHannah Waterman.[citation needed]
Taylor was a finalist in the Open Mic Award in 1999 and came further to prominence at theEdinburgh Festival in 2000.[2] Her first major television role was as one of the performers inThe Sketch Show onITV, which ran for two series.[4] She has also frontedFAQ U onChannel 4 and appeared performing withSteve Coogan on aPaul CalfDVD.[4] In 2004, Taylor appeared on an episode ofWin, Lose or Draw (a late-night version presented byLiza Tarbuck) for ITV.
In 2007, Taylor fronted her first television sketch show,Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor. It was first aired in June 2007 onBBC Three. Its initial reviews were generally positive.[5][6] The show's "raunchy" and "lascivious" nature was noted by many of the critics, with almost all of the sketches involving characters whose main interest was "sex". Although described as potentially a "one-trick pony", the show was also lauded as "really, really funny" and "more amusing than the last eleventeen sketch shows you can think of".[5] The show returned for a second series in July 2008.[7] That month also saw the release ofBritishcomedy filmAngus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, in which Taylor starred as the mother of the main character, Georgia.[8]
On 11 November 2011, she appeared onCelebrity Mastermind, answering questions on the specialist subject ofFred Dibnah. In 2013, she played Elaine Whyte inFather Figure. In September 2014, Taylor appeared in Series 2 Episode 3 of BBC comedyBig School, playing the part of Ryan's mum, Trish. In December 2018, she appeared inCare, a single episode drama (BBC).
Taylor married on 15 November 2009.[9] She has two children.[10][11]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging | Connie Nicolson | |
| 2018 | Care | Claire's Boss | TV film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001–2004 | The Sketch Show | Various Roles | Series regular |
| 2007–2008 | Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor | Various Roles | Series regular |
| 2013 | Father Figure | Elaine Whyte | Series regular |
| Doctors | Rhoda McDonagh | Episode: "Two Lemons and a Bar" | |
| 2014 | Big School | Trish | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Loaded | Photographer | Episode: "Leon's Teacher" |
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