Roisin Marcella Conaty ( ; born 26 March 1979) is an English comedian, actress, and writer. She won the Best Newcomer Award at the

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in 2010 for her show ''Hero, Warrior, Fireman, Liar''. She played Jo in

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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

. The first full series aired in 2017 on both E4 and

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in the US. The second series aired on Channel 4 and Hulu in July 2019. Conaty won the ''Heat'' magazine's "Unmissables Comedian of the Year" award in 2019. She played Roxy in the first two series of the

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comedy-drama series '' After Life''.

Early life

Roisin Marcella Conaty''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007'' was born in the Camden area of

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on 26 March 1979, the daughter of Irish parents. Her mother was a nurse from Dromcolliher, County Limerick, while her father was an

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employee from

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. She grew up in Camden with her younger sister, Siobhan, and spent summers in Ireland. She studied film at

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and had several office jobs before starting her comedy career at the age of 24.

Career

Comedy

In 2010, Conaty won the Best Newcomer Award at the

for her show ''Hero, Warrior, Fireman, Liar''. In April 2011, she performed her show at the

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. She followed that show up with ''Lifehunter'' in 2013. In November 2010, she appeared on series 3, episode 4 of ''

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''. Other stand-up performances include "The Angina Monologues", alongside

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, Jo Brand,

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and Katy Brand for Sky Television, ''

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'' 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'', ''

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'', '' Insert Name Here'', ''

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'', '' Would I Lie to You?'', ''

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'', and ''Room 101''. She starred in the BBC Three version of ''

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''. She was one of the original cast of comedians in series 1 of '' Taskmaster'' on

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. ''Taskmaster'' creator and co-host

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said that she was "the worst. But also one of my favourites." Conaty appeared on the ''Big Fat Quiz Of Everything'' on 7 January 2021 on a team with

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Acting

Conaty played Jo in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Man Down'', alongside

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, from 2013 to 2017; and appeared in

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' film '' David Brent: Life on the Road''. In 2014, she wrote and starred in the pilot of her sitcom '' GameFace'', in which she plays a struggling actress named Marcella. The pilot aired on

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. In March 2019, she featured in the

comedy-drama series ''After Life'' as Daphne/Roxy.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Conaty, Roisin 1979 births Living people 20th-century English actresses 20th-century English comedians 21st-century English actresses 21st-century English comedians Actresses from London British stand-up comedians Comedians from London English comedy writers English film actresses English people of Irish descent English television actresses English women comedians People from Camden Town