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-style songs. Her first

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comedy special, ''The Twist...? She's Gorgeous'', was released in 2022.

Early life

Cohen was raised in

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, the daughter of a Catholic mother and Jewish father. Her brother, Billy, is an actor. She began to study musical theater as a child, and later graduated from

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with a degree in English. She then moved to

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to perform stand-up and sketch comedy, taking classes at the

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and working at the

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Career

Cohen has received positive critical reception for performing comedy cabaret, and was named on "comedians to watch" lists by ''Vulture'' and ''Time Out'' in 2018. She has a monthly show at Joe's Pub called ''The Twist...? She's Gorgeous'', which includes singing and accompaniment, and a weekly show called ''Cabernet Cabaret'' at Club Cumming. Both shows are performed with her frequent collaborator, Henry Koperski, who accompanies her on the piano. Her performances were described by Madeleine Aggeler of The Cut as "a spinning, glittery, Technicolor explosion". She also co-hosts a monthly comedy show called ''It's a Guy Thing'' with

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and

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. As an actress, she has appeared on comedy series such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Search Party'', and ''

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''. In 2019, Cohen was a nominee for best comedian at the 11th Shorty Awards, and won the best newcomer award at the

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. Her first

comedy special, also called ''The Twist...? She's Gorgeous'', was released in 2022 based on her 2019 Edinburgh show. Cohen hosts a weekly podcast called ''Seek Treatment'' with co-host Pat Regan. The show's first episode was July 24, 2018.

References

External links

Official website
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