OLGA KOCH
Olga Koch is a comedy powerhouse, recently nominated for Most Outstanding Show at the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival for her critically acclaimed show ‘Olga Koch Comes From Money’. Known for her razor-sharp wit and masterful storytelling, Olga was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer (2018), Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival (2020), and won the Writers’ Guild Award for Best Radio Comedy (2022) for her hit show ‘Fight’. She’s also the host of two smash-hit podcasts, Family Jewels and The Glue Factory.
An all-rounder with serious range, Olga has lit up screens on Mock the Week, QI, Live at the Apollo, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, Late Night Mash, Richard Osman’s House of Games, Guessable, and Question Team, and is a fan-favorite guest on the Off Menu podcast. Her BBC Radio 4 series OK Computer ran for 3 Seasons and was nominated for a BBC Audio Drama Award.
CREDITS
TV
Catherine Bohart's TL;DR
7 Days
MICF Gala
World's Most Dangerous Roads
Live at the Apollo
Guessable
7 Days NZ
Love Island: Aftersun
Live at the Moth Club
Late Night Mash
The Emily Atack Show
Soho Theatre Live
Guessable
The Stand Up Sketch Show
Mandy
Frankie Boyle's New World Order
Question Team
Late Night Mash
Guessable
House of Games
The Comedy Guide To Life
Bad Advice with Olga Koch
QI
Pete & Sam’s Reality News
Mock The Week
Hello America
King Gary
Pls Like
A Quickie In The Office
The Blame Game
The New Year International Comedy Show
Pie And A Pint
Kick Squad
The Paddock
Big Juice
The Stand Up Sketch Show
BBC Radio 4
Three
ABC TV
Dave
BBC Two
Comedy Central UK
TV3
ITV2
Dave
Dave
ITV2
Amazon Prime
Comedy Central
ITV2
BBC Two
BBC Two
Dave
Dave
Comedy Central
BBC2
Dave
Dave
BBC2
E4
BBC Two
Quibi
BBC One
BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC One Northern Ireland
BBC Arts Hour
Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Channel 4 Sparks
Channel 4 Sparks
ITV2
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Film
The Courier
Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate
2019
Live
Prawn Cocktail
Just Friends
Homecoming
Fight
If/Then
​Edinburgh Fringe Festival/Tour
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Edinburgh Fringe Festival/Tour
Edinburgh Fringe Festival/Tour
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2021
2019
2018
Radio
OK Computer
Sunil Patel: And Idiot's Guide To Cryptocurrency
Breaking the News
The News Quiz
Breaking the News
The News Quiz
Olga Koch: Fight
The Now Show
10 Years Of Mach Fest
Newsjack
BBC Sounds
BBC Radio 4
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BBC Radio Scotland
R4
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BBC Radio
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MEDIA
PRESS & AWARDS
Awards:
NOMINATED: CHORTLE AWARDS - RADIO AWARD 2022
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WINNER: WRITER'S GUILD AWARDS - BEST RADIO COMEDY 2022
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NOMINEE: BBC AUDIO DRAMA AWARDS - BEST SCRIPTED COMEDY 2022
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LONG-LISTED: NATIONAL COMEDY AWARDS - BEST STAND UP SHOW 2021
NOMINEE: LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL - BEST SHOW 2020
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NOMINEE: EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARDS - BEST NEWCOMER 2018
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FINALIST: AMUSED MOOSE NATIONAL NEW COMIC AWARD 2017
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FINALIST: LEICESTER SQUARE NEW COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD 2016
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FINALIST: 99 CLUB BURSARY AWARD
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SELECTED FOR BBC NEW COMEDY AWARD 2016 & 2017
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THE WEE REVIEW
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ONE4REVIEW
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THE COMIC'S COMIC
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THE LIST
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GONZO MAGAZINE
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3 WEEKS
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CONTACT
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Manager: Bríd Kirby
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Live Work: Penny Cornwall
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