Celya AB
Who Celya AB is
Celya AB is a French stand-up comedian and writer, originally from Paris, who made her stand-up debut at the Comedy Junction in Sutton Coldfield in 2017 after settling in Birmingham, won the Birmingham Comedy Festival's Breaking Talent Award in 2019 and was named Chortle's Best Newcomer in 2022.
She has played the Edinburgh Fringe, where her 2026 hour was We Must Stop Meeting Like This, London's Soho Theatre, Just for Laughs in Montreal as one of its International New Faces in 2023 and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2024, and has appeared on Live at the Apollo and the podcast Off Menu. She also writes for television and radio, including The Great British Sewing Bee and James Acaster's Springleaf, and is a regular panellist on The News Quiz.
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At a glance
- Podcasts and radio
- Off Menu and The News Quiz
- On screen
- Live at the Apollo, The Great British Sewing Bee and Springleaf
- Official site
- celya-ab.com ↗
On stage
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Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- Live at the Apollo BBC
- The Great British Sewing Bee writer, BBC
- Springleaf writer
Podcasts and radio
- Off Menu guest
- The News Quiz panellist, radio
Comedians like Celya AB
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Angela Barnes also on The News Quiz
- Joe Lycett also in The Great British Sewing Bee
- Sara Pascoe also in The Great British Sewing Bee
- Andy Zaltzman also on The News Quiz
- James Acaster also on Off Menu
- Jo Caulfield also on The News Quiz
- Josie Long also on The News Quiz
- Lloyd Langford also on The News Quiz
Questions and answers
Where is Celya AB performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: celya-ab.com ↗.
What podcasts and radio shows have they been on?
Off Menu and The News Quiz.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Live at the Apollo (BBC), The Great British Sewing Bee (writer, BBC) and Springleaf (writer).
What is their official website?
Who are some comedians like them?
Angela Barnes (also on The News Quiz), Joe Lycett (also in The Great British Sewing Bee), Sara Pascoe (also in The Great British Sewing Bee), Andy Zaltzman (also on The News Quiz) and James Acaster (also on Off Menu).
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Sources
- Official site (About) ↗ The UK's Parisian comedy star, originally from Paris; Chortle Best Newcomer 2022; Funny Women finalist; Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022 and 2023, Soho Theatre, Live At The Apollo, Off Menu; Just For Laughs Montreal's International New Faces (2023); Melbourne International Comedy Festival (2024); writing for The Great…
- Chortle — Celya's AB fab (5 October 2019) ↗ French comedian Celya AB wins the Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award at the Glee Club; originally from Paris, living in Birmingham for five years; stand-up debut at Sutton Coldfield's Comedy Junction in early 2017 (as of 11 October 2026)
- Birmingham Comedy Festival — About ↗ Breaking Talent Award winners: 2019, Celya AB (as of 11 October 2026)
- Chortle — We Must Stop Meeting Like This (24 August 2026) ↗ Her 2026 Edinburgh Fringe hour at Monkey Barrel Comedy (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026