Sarah Campbell
Sarah Campbell is a writer, stand-up and actor. She has organised her biog by skill area (I know, you’re totally welcs):
Writing/performing: Most recently Sarah has written and appeared in sketches for BBC Online (watch them here and here) with Amy Hoggart, her partner in the double act Christmas For Two. The pair have just returned from a successful debut Edinburgh run.
Sarah currently writes for Russell Howard’s Good News on BBC3 and has written jokes for ITV’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Now (which somehow ended up on Harry Hill’s TV Burp…) Her work beat over a thousand entries to win BBC7’s topical sketch writing competition “7 on 7” judged by then Head of Radio Comedy Gareth Edwards.
She was promptly hired as resident writer and performer at Myspace Comedy, during which time she produced the most successful clip in the channel’s history Christian Bale’s Public Apology which was picked up and broadcast by TV shows as far flung as the US and Scandinavia.
She has written and performed for BBC3’s sketch and stand-up show LaughterShock and the channel commissioned another of her sketches, “Fraud Squad Smackdown” in which she also performed, as one of its comedy idents.
Other writing and performing credits include Channel 4’s T4, and MTV’s gameshow Grooveriderz, where she appeared as a talking stretch Hummer limo.
She has long-form comedy projects in development with Channel 4, Radio 4 and CBBC.
Still reading? Ooh. Either you’re professionally intrigued or you’re her stalker, Marie. GO AWAY Marie.
Stand-up: Sarah began her career as a finalist in the national stand-up competition Funny Women in 2008. She is founder and MC of the wildly successful comedy soiree a The Cheese and Pineapple Club, which enjoys a fiercely loyal following four years on. She was resident MC of Myspace Comedy Live, and has gigged all over the UK for clubs including The Stand, Spank!, and the Frog and Bucket club in Manchester. In 2010 she took her debut solo show, Sarah Campbell: 27 Up to Edinburgh (List Magazine Pick of the Fringe, **** The Skinny.) For fun she hosts and devises a strange quiz night in Dalston.
Radio: Sarah has loved radio ever since she was resident children’s reviewer for BBC Radio Manchester aged 12. Whilst studying at Cambridge she had a show on the University’s station, Sarah Campbell’s Unsolicited Shout-outs. She has more recently guested on Russell Brand-producer Nick Philps’ latest project for BBC6 Music, and regularly guests on Resonance FM, with whom she is developing her own show.
Other: She also dabbles in TV Development, trying to make a quick million with wacky quiz show ideas. This is where she met now-stalker Marie and led her on with false promises. She’s as much to blame as Marie is. Maybe they should be together after all?
“Hugely talented…If you haven’t heard the name Sarah Campbell yet, then log it into the old memory banks, you’ll be hearing from her again” Time Out
“Smart and sassy” **** The List
“One of the standout stand-ups of the future” British Comedy Guide
“You can’t help but feel genuinely privileged to be in the room with Sarah Campbell…her sharp, conversational style has abundant freshness and charm.” ****The Skinny