Kate-Lois Elliott (not a double-barrel name) is a comedian, actor and writer based in the UK. She was nominated for a British Writers' Guild Award in 2022 for Best Online Comedy for How to be Maggie: With Maggie P (‘‘Wonderful nominee. Could sniff the vodka from the plinth,’’ Helen Lederer, ‘‘A Rising Star’,’ Script Angel) as well as the Funny Women Content Creator Awards 2021 & the British Comedy Guide Pro Award Finals 2022. Kate is also one half of The Real Witches… co-written with Chloe Partridge (Funny Women Winner). You can find a bunch of her web series on YouTube, Instagram and the British Comedy Guide. As an actor, Kate has appeared on the BBC, Netflix and in the West End, and she’s one half of Diversify Podcast, whose guests have included Ria Lina, Kai Samra, Maisie Adam and Tez Ilyas. Her first standup show, GENTRIF*CKED, sold out across UK festivals. Her debut show, which is on tour this summer, was HOW TO BELONG WITHOUT JOINING A CULT - a recipient of the Phoebe Waller Bridge Keep it Fringe Award. The show sold out at Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Fringe 2024, with glowing reviews, and made The Times’ Best Jokes of the Fringe 2024 as well as Edinburgh News’ Top Ten Jokes From the Fringe. Kate has written for & been featured in national magazines & newspapers, including The Scotsman, The Times, BBC News, & The Daily Star, & her first novel was nominated for Penguin's Merky Books New Writer's Prize 2021.