Roisin Conaty

Roisin Marcella Conaty (/ˈroʊʃiːn ˈkɒnəti/ ROH-sheen KON-ə-tee; born 26 March 1979) is an English actress, comedian and writer. She won the Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Festival in 2010 for her show Hero, Warrior, Fireman, Liar. She played Jo in Channel 4 sitcom Man Down from 2013 to 2017. In early 2014, the pilot of the sitcom GameFace, of which she is the writer, lead actress and executive producer, aired on Channel 4. The first full series aired in 2017 on both E4 and Hulu in the US. The second series aired on Channel 4 and Hulu in July 2019. Conaty won the 'Heat Unmissables' Comedian of the Year award in 2019. She played Roxy in the first two seasons of the Ricky Gervais Netflix comedy-drama series After Life.

Roisin Conaty
Conaty in 2012
Birth nameRoisin Marcella Conaty[1]
Born (1979-03-26) 26 March 1979[2]
Camden, London,[1] England
MediumStand-up comedy, television
Years active2004–present[3][4]
Websiteroisinconaty.com

Early life

Conaty was born in Camden, London. Her parents were both from Ireland but met in London. Her father, from Virginia, County Cavan, worked for Aer Lingus and her mother, from Dromcolliher, County Limerick, was a nurse. Conaty grew up in Camden with her younger sister, Siobhan, and spent summers in Ireland in County Kerry and County Cork. She studied film at Middlesex University and had several office jobs before starting her comedy career at the age of 24.[5]

Life and stand-up

In 2010, Conaty won the Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Festival for her show Hero, Warrior, Fireman, Liar.[2][6] In April 2011, she performed her show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival.[7] She followed that show up with "Lifehunter" in 2013.[8]

Television stand-up

In November 2010, she appeared on series 3, episode 4 of Russell Howard's Good News. Other stand-up performances include "The Angina Monologues", alongside Victoria Wood, Jo Brand, Andi Osho, Isy Suttie and Katy Brand for Sky Television, Russell Howard's Stand Up Central on Comedy Central and Live at the Apollo in December 2015. In 2016, she was a guest on the Jonathan Ross Show.

Conaty has appeared on a number of panel shows, including Have I Got News for You, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Insert Name Here, A League of Their Own, Would I Lie to You?, Hypothetical, and "Room 101". She starred in the BBC Three version of Impractical Jokers.[5] She was one of the original cast of comedians in series 1 of Taskmaster on Dave. Taskmaster creator and co-host Alex Horne said of Conaty, that she was "the worst. But also one of my favourites."[9]

Conaty appeared on the Big Fat Quiz Of Everything on 7 January 2021 on a team with Rob Beckett.[10]

Acting

Conaty played Jo in the Channel 4 sitcom Man Down, alongside Greg Davies, from 2013 to 2017; and in Ricky Gervais' film David Brent: Life on the Road. In March 2019, she featured in the Netflix comedy-drama series After Life as Daphne/Roxy.[11]

Conaty created, wrote and starred in two seasons of GameFace.[12][13]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2014 GameFace Marcella TV film
2016 David Brent: Life on the Road Cat

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013–2017 Man Down Jo Series regular
2015 Taskmaster Self Series 1 Panel
2014–2019 GameFace Marcella Series regular
2019–2020 After Life Daphne/Roxy Series regular: series 1-2

Writing

In 2014, she wrote and starred in the pilot of her sitcom GameFace, in which she plays a struggling actor named Marcella. The pilot aired on Channel 4 in April 2014, following which a full series was commissioned, which premiered on E4 in October 2017. The second series debuted in July 2019 with critical acclaim.[14]

References
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  6. Hall, Julian (9 August 2011). "Roisin Conaty: Destiny's Dickhead, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  7. Tuohy, Wendy (19 March 2011). "Wit and wisdom of female comics" (PDF). Herald Sun. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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  9. Edwards, Chris; Turner, Laura Jane (4 May 2019). "Taskmaster's Alex Horne names "the worst" contestant ever". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  10. "TV: Big Fat Quiz Of Everything Line Up". Beyond The Joke. 3 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  11. Sanusi, Victoria (8 March 2019). "After Life cast: who stars with Ricky Gervais in new Netflix series – and where else you've seen them". iNews. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  12. Nicholson, Rebecca (17 July 2019). "GameFace review – irresistible comedy that's all heart and silliness". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  13. "Roisin Conaty interview". British Comedy Guide. 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  14. Simon, Jane (23 April 2014). "Wednesday TV guide: Game Face is a sitcom pilot that deserves to become a full series". mirror. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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