Kate Smurthwaite

Kate Smurthwaite has been a professional comedian for nearly two decades including almost ten years as resident MC at London’s iconic Soho Comedy Club. She continues to tour globally, has appeared on over 2000 TV and radio shows and has written for Have I Got News For You and BBC3’s BAFTA-winning The Revolution Will Be Televised. She is the writer and host of online political comedy series The News At Kate.

Kate has been teaching Beginners and Improvers Stand-Up Comedy at City Academy since the organisation was founded and also now teaches Intensive Comedy Summer Schools and one-day courses covering Political Comedy, MCing and hosting and Beat Writer’s Block. Some of her graduates have gone on to appear on major TV shows including Live at the Apollo, to record specials for Radio Four and to win awards at the Edinburgh Fringe…as well as to have a great laugh impressing their mates down the pub or in a best man speech!