Yuriko Kotani
Yuriko Kotani is a UK-based Japanese comedian and the BBC Radio New Comedy Award winner.[1][2][3]
Kotani began performing stand-up in 2014. She was named as "One To Watch" by Time Out in 2015.[4] She went on to become first runner up in So You Think You're Funny 2015?,[5] won Brighton Comedy Festival Squawker Award 2015,[6] 3rd place in Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2015,[7] and was nominated for Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year in 2016.[8]
On the radio Kotani has been interviewed on The Comedy Club on BBC Radio 4 Extra.[9]
In 2016 Kotani appeared on series 2 of Russell Howard's Stand Up Central.[10]
References
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2015/bbc-radio-new-comedy-award
- ↑ British Comedy Guide. "Yuriko Kotani wins BBC New Comedy Award - News - British Comedy Guide". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ↑ http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2015/11/20/23638/yuriko_kotani_scoops_bbc_new_comedy_award
- ↑ http://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/one-to-watch-yuriko-kotani
- ↑ http://gildedballoon.co.uk/tag/so-you-think-youre-funny/
- ↑ http://jill-edwards.co.uk/news-blog/squawking-and-laughing
- ↑ http://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/new-comedian
- ↑ http://www.comedy-festival.co.uk/events/show.php?event_id=5371&showdate=2016-02-20&venue=270
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b074vd86
- ↑ https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/russell_howard_standup_central/
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