Yuriko Kotani
Who Yuriko Kotani is
Yuriko Kotani is a UK-based Japanese stand-up comedian who won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2015, a year in which she also won the Brighton Comedy Festival's Squawker Award, was runner-up in So You Think You're Funny? and placed third in Leicester Square Theatre's New Comedian of the Year; Time Out named her one to watch.
She has taken the solo shows Somosomo (2019), Kaiju About (2022) and The Meanings of Life (2024) to the Edinburgh Fringe, and she has appeared on Russell Howard's Stand Up Central, Comedy Central Live, Pointless Celebrities, Sorry, I Didn't Know, Paul Hollywood Eats Japan and BBC Three's Pls Like. As an actor she has played several roles in BBC Two's Mandy and appeared in The Horne Section TV Show, and on radio she has been a guest on Loose Ends, The Verb and The Comedy Club.
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At a glance
- Based in
- United Kingdom
- On screen
- Russell Howard's Stand Up Central, Pls Like, Paul Hollywood Eats Japan and 5 more
- Official site
- yurikokotani.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: yurikokotani.com ↗.
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Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- Russell Howard's Stand Up Central Comedy Central, 2016
- Pls Like BBC Three, 2017
- Paul Hollywood Eats Japan Channel 4, 2020
- Sorry, I Didn't Know ITV1, 2022
- Comedy Central Live 2023
- Pointless Celebrities BBC One, 2023
- Mandy BBC Two, 2022-2025
- The Horne Section TV Show Channel 4, 2025
Comedians like Yuriko Kotani
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.
- Alasdair Beckett-King also in Comedy Central Live
- Finlay Christie also in Comedy Central Live
- Harriet Dyer also in Comedy Central Live
- Kiri Pritchard-McLean also in Russell Howard's Stand Up Central
- Maria Shehata also in Comedy Central Live
- Matt Bergman also in Comedy Central Live
- Stuart Goldsmith also in Russell Howard's Stand Up Central
Career timeline
- 2016Russell Howard's Stand Up Central (Comedy Central, 2016) On screen
- 2017Pls Like (BBC Three, 2017) On screen
- 2020Paul Hollywood Eats Japan (Channel 4, 2020) On screen
- 2022Sorry, I Didn't Know (ITV1, 2022) On screen
- 2022Mandy (BBC Two, 2022-2025) On screen
- 2023Comedy Central Live (2023) On screen
- 2023Pointless Celebrities (BBC One, 2023) On screen
- 2025The Horne Section TV Show (Channel 4, 2025) On screen
Questions and answers
Where is Yuriko Kotani performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: yurikokotani.com ↗.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Russell Howard's Stand Up Central (Comedy Central, 2016), Pls Like (BBC Three, 2017), Paul Hollywood Eats Japan (Channel 4, 2020), Sorry, I Didn't Know (ITV1, 2022), Comedy Central Live (2023) and Pointless Celebrities (BBC One, 2023), among 8 credits.
Where are they based?
United Kingdom, as their record gives it.
What is their official website?
Who are some comedians like them?
Alasdair Beckett-King (also in Comedy Central Live), Finlay Christie (also in Comedy Central Live), Harriet Dyer (also in Comedy Central Live), Kiri Pritchard-McLean (also in Russell Howard's Stand Up Central) and Maria Shehata (also in Comedy Central Live).
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Sources
- Official site (About) ↗ A UK-based Japanese comedian; one to watch (Time Out); winner of the BBC New Comedy Award 2015 and the Brighton Comedy Festival Squawker Award 2015; runner-up in So You Think You're Funny 2015; third in Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2015; Mandy, The Horne Section TV Show, Russell Howard's Stand…
- Official site (Credits) ↗ Television credits with years, 2016 to 2025; Edinburgh Fringe solo shows Somosomo (2019), Kaiju About (2022) and The Meanings Of Life (2024) (as of 11 October 2026)
- Official site ↗ Yuriko Kotani is a UK-based Japanese stand-up comedian (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026