Karen Bayley

Karen Bayley is a British stand-up comedian from Birmingham who began performing on the UK comedy circuit in 2000. She won the Komedia New Act competition in 2001 and was the first woman to win the Comedy Store King Gong award, and she reached the finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards and Funny Women. She has also worked as a comedy writer, contributing material for Joe Lycett on shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats and Celebrity Juice, and supported him on his UK tour.