Catherine Cohen

Catherine Cohen (born 1991) is an American comedian, actress, and performer. She is known for her comedy cabaret live performances. She has been named to "comedians to watch" lists produced by Vulture and Time Out in 2018.

Life and career

Cohen was raised in Houston, Texas. She began to study musical theater as a child. She attended Princeton University where she received a degree in English. Cohen moved to New York after graduation to perform stand-up and sketch comedy, where she took classes at Upright Citizens Brigade and worked at Peoples Improv Theater.

Cohen has acted on High Maintenance, Broad City, and Search Party. She performed an original comedic song called "Look At Me" on Late Night with Seth Meyers in July 2019. She currently hosts a comedic podcast called "Seek Treatment" with friend and fellow comedian Pat Regan.

She is best known for performing comedy cabaret and has two regular performances: a monthly show at Joe's Pub called The Twist?...She's Gorgeous, which includes singing and accompaniment; and, a weekly show called Cabernet Cabaret at Club Cumming. Both of these shows are performed with frequent collaborator, composer and pianist, Henry Koperski. Her performances were described by Madeleine Aggeler of The Cut as "a spinning, glittery, Technicolor explosion." She also co-hosts a monthly comedy show called It's A Guy Thing with Patti Harrison and Mitra Jouhari.

Accolades

Cohen was nominated for Best Comedian at the 11th Shorty Awards. At the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe festival, she won the Best Newcomer Award.