Karen Taylor (comedian)

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name = Karen Taylor

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Karen Taylor (born 29 June 1976 [ [http://www.myspace.com/thetayls Official MySpace page] ] in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria) is an English comedian. She is a former finalist in the prestigious Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award [http://www.comedycv.co.uk/karentaylor/index.htm Karen Taylor] Comedy CV; Accessed 13-06-2007 ] and has fronted her own sketch show on BBC Three, entitled "Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor". [ [http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=508863 Karen's sketch show opens] North West Evening Mail; 11-06-2007; Accessed 13-06-2007 ]

Taylor studied Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick 1994-1998.Fact|date=July 2008

Taylor was a finalist in the Open Mic Award in 1999, and came further to prominence at the Edinburgh festival in 2000. ] Her first major television role was as one of the performers in The Sketch Show on ITV, which ran for two series. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/02_february/22/taylor.shtml BBC Three orders pilot with Bafta winner from Avalon Television] BBC press release; 22-02-2006; Accessed 13-06-2007 ] She has also fronted FAQ U on Channel 4 and appeared performing with Steve Coogan on a Paul Calf DVD. ]

In 2007 Taylor fronted her first television sketch show, "Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor". It was first aired in June 2007 on BBC Three. Its initial reviews were generally positive. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv_and_radio/story/0,,2100137,00.html Watch this] McLean, Gareth; The Guardian; 11-06-2007; Accessed 13-06-2007 ] [ [http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=509187 A Good Sauce of Amusement] North West Evening Mail; 12-06-2007; Accessed 13-06-2007 ] [http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/tv/todaystv/2007/06/11/touch-me--i-m-karen-taylor-89520-19277856/ Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor] Simon, Jane; Daily Mirror; 11-06-2007; Accessed 13-06-2007 ] The show's "raunchy" and "lascivious" nature was noted by many of the critics, ] with almost all of the sketches involving characters whose main interest was 'sex'. Although described as potentially a "one-trick pony", ] the show was also lauded as "really, really funny" and "more amusing than the last eleventeen sketch shows you can think of". The show returned for a second series in July 2008. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/karentaylor/ BBC - Comedy - Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor] BBC.co.uk] That same month also saw the release of British comedy film "Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging", in which Taylor stars as the mother of the main character Georgia. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0963743/fullcredits#cast Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008) - Full cast and crew] IMDB.com]

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