Claudia O'Doherty (born 29 November 1983) is an Australian actress, writer, and comedian. She won the 2009

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Best Comedy Award and the Brisbane Comedy Festival Award for her debut show ''Monsters of the Deep 3D''. O'Doherty co-wrote the books ''100 Facts About Pandas'' and ''100 Facts About Sharks'' with

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and Mike Ahern. She was a main cast member in the

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TV series ''

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''.

Career

O'Doherty has appeared several times on the podcast ''

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'', usually playing an exaggerated version of a character also named Claudia O'Doherty. She appeared with

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, and

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, among others. She also acted on one episode of the ''

'' TV series. In 2012, her stand-up show ''The Telescope'' was nominated for Best Comedy Show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. O'Doherty has appeared on the television show ''

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'', and in

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's film ''

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'', opposite

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and

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. In 2014, O'Doherty appeared in ''

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'' as an airline rep. In January 2015, she appeared on the British panel show '' QI'' alongside

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, regular panelist

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and host

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. O'Doherty was a writer for ''

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'' and also appeared in several episodes. Schumer learned of her when Bill Hader sent Schumer links to O'Doherty's

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from

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in the UK. From 2016 to 2018, O'Doherty appeared in the

series ''

''. She played the role of Bertie, the new roommate of Mickey, played by

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. In 2018, O'Doherty appeared as Amy in '' The Festival'' directed by

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. In 2022 O’Doherty appeared as Jillian G in the

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sitcom

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. In June 2022 it was announced the series would be renewed for a second season.

Personal life

O'Doherty is from

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, where she attended

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and the

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. At the University, she participated in the Arts Revue and met Nick Coyle and Charlie Garber, with whom she began writing and performing under the name Pig Island. She lives in

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. O'Doherty's father is

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band member and artist

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(born Chris O'Doherty).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:ODoherty, Claudia Australian stand-up comedians Living people Australian women comedians Comedians from Sydney Australian dramatists and playwrights 1983 births 21st-century Australian women writers 21st-century Australian writers 21st-century Australian actresses