sarah callaghan
bio
Sarah Callaghan is an award-winning comedian and writer.
In 2014 she was named as ‘One to Watch’ by Time Out and in 2015 she took her critically-acclaimed debut hour show Elephant to the Edinburgh Fringe. A confessional exploration of escape and ambition. Sarah was widely heralded as an exciting new comedic voice, a status cemented by her Malcolm Hardee Award nomination for ‘Act Most Likely To Earn A Million Quid’. She also appeared on E4’s Virtually Famous as a guest on Seann Walsh’s team.
In 2016 Sarah wrote and performed sketches on @elevenish (ITV2) and returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with her eagerly-awaited follow-up, 24, followed by 'The Pigeon Dying Under the Bush' in 2017 and 'The Ballad of Sarah Callaghan' in 2018. Since then Sarah has performed all over Europe in places such as Brussels, Norway, Estonia, and Andorra to name a few. In 2018 she took 'The Ballad of Sarah Callaghan' to the New Zealand International Comedy Festival which was well received; along side her first stand up debut on TV in the same country. She continues to take the circuit by storm.
Awards
• Best Show, Leicester Comedy Festival 2022: Nominated
• Malcolm Hardee ‘Act Most Likely To Earn A Million Quid’ 2015: Nominated
• Best Show, Brighton Fringe 2015: Nominated
• Up The Creek One to Watch 2013: Winner
• Leicester Square New Act Competition 2013: Finalist
• Funny Women 2011: Finalist
Watch her special ‘The Ballad of Sarah Callaghan’ exclusively on NextUp .
Sarah is definitely an act who just gets better and better. Always great to have Sarah on a Comedy Crate line up.