About Charlie George
Kali Varghese, formerly known by the stage name Charlie George, is a British writer, performer, poet and comedian from Swindon. In 2019 she won the Comedy Bloomers LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year award and was a runner-up in both the So You Think You're Funny and Funny Women competitions.
As a scriptwriter she has contributed to British comedy shows including Have I Got News for You, Death to 2020, Death to 2021, Blankety Blank, Joe Lycett's Got Your Back and Frankie Boyle's New World Order. She was selected for Charlie Brooker's writers' room on projects such as Cunk & Other Humans, the BAFTA nominated Antiviral Wipe, Death to 2020 and 2021 for Netflix, and the Emmy nominated Cunk on Life, and has also written for 8 Out of 10 Cats, Hypothetical, Newsjack, The Now Show, Horrible Histories, Stand Up to Cancer and Kiri Pritchard-McLean's Best Medicine, among others.
Her writing has appeared in the anthologies Tangled Roots: Real Life Stories from Mixed Race Britain and Stories of Autistic Joy, as well as in HNDL Magazine, and she continues to write on travel, nature, gardening and decolonial approaches to healing. In 2020 she was chosen as one of 14 new writers for the Penguin Random House UK WriteNow programme, and in 2022 she worked with fellow comedian Victoria Comedy on the Edinburgh Fringe show Clandestina: Queer Comedy Triple Bill. In 2025 she was nominated for an Emmy Award for her writing on Cunk On Life.
Videos (47)
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0:19Cyclical ritual New Moon in Gemini to Full Moon in Capricorn.
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0:18le messager
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0:21New Moon in Gemini to Full Moon in Capricorn Blood Ritual.
1.2K views
0:36Harvest Mouse at Wildwood.
1.2K views
0:32Orchestra from Everywhere
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0:30Beautiful Heron near Tweed Water Peebles.
858 views
0:07pèlerines
771 views
0:44Butterfly resting.
748 views
0:05la fontaine
631 views
1:00Echoes.
547 views
0:09Goldfinch Magic!
541 views
0:492nd September by Wendell Berry.
295 views
0:04Lucky son of a gun
201 views
0:59Pine Marten Magic!
199 views
0:21The river tweed.
172 views
0:51When God Was A Woman.
169 views
0:57Nature Writing Workshop - October 17th - Wildwood Trust
167 views
1:29The Reaching.
137 views
0:16Flower ritual new moon in Gemini to full moon in Capricorn.
105 views
0:27Dragonfly wings by Kali Varghese
104 views
0:35Autumn by Grace Paley.
96 views
0:11Tweed Water, Peebles, Scotland.
91 views
1:10Bear libation!
79 views
2:09The Field Mouse by Cecil Francis Alexander
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Kali Varghese, formerly Charlie George?
Kali Varghese is a British writer, performer, poet and comedian from Swindon who used to perform under the stage name Charlie George.
What comedy awards has Kali Varghese won?
In 2019 she won the Comedy Bloomers LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year award and was a runner-up in both the So You Think You're Funny and Funny Women competitions.
Which TV shows has Charlie George written for?
Her scriptwriting credits include Have I Got News for You, Blankety Blank, Joe Lycett's Got Your Back, Frankie Boyle's New World Order, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Hypothetical, Newsjack, The Now Show and Horrible Histories.
What has Kali Varghese written for Charlie Brooker?
She was picked for Charlie Brooker's writers' room on projects including Cunk & Other Humans, the BAFTA nominated Antiviral Wipe, and Death to 2020 and 2021 for Netflix.
Was Kali Varghese nominated for an Emmy?
Yes. In 2025 she received an Emmy Award nomination for her writing on Cunk On Life.
What was Clandestina: Queer Comedy Triple Bill?
It was a 2022 Edinburgh Fringe show that Varghese worked on with fellow comedian Victoria Comedy.
Was Kali Varghese part of the WriteNow programme?
Yes, in 2020 she was chosen as one of 14 new writers for the Penguin Random House UK WriteNow programme.
