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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0:07Heron departs.
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0:16Dragonfly Wisdom
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0:46Earth beneath our feet by Kali Varghese.
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4:42Nature Writing Workshop '26
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0:24Tweed Water Sacred Spot.
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3:47Timeless Love.
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6:29Flower Poems Live from Yorkshire!
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5:01I come from a beautiful place.
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7:42Reculver.
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2:55When God Was A Woman.
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0:06Bear Joy!
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0:04Stunning Peebles
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3:37Back to the Garden.
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1:57I do not consent.
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5:12A dangerous woman.
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1:02Nature Writing Workshop with Wildwood Trust Kent.
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7:14Dreams from the Margins.
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3:33Happy Birthday David Attenborough
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0:15Rage at the machine.
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2:52Love Academy.
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0:11Orchestra from everywhere.
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0:38Orchestra from everywhere.
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0:14Wildflower ritual. Tweed water.
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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.
