Isy Suttie
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Isobel "Isy" Suttie is an English
stand up comedian
, actress, writer, and musician. She is best known for playing the role of Dobby in the British sitcom Peep Show
.
, raised in Matlock, Derbyshire, England and trained as an actress at the Guildford School of Acting
.
Suttie performs live musical comedy regularly on the national comedy circuit, either as herself or under the guise of a character. BBC Radio writing and performing work includes The Mitch Benn Music Show, Tilt
BBC7; Out to Lunch BBC Radio 2
; The Milk Run, The Ali Mac Music Show BBC Radio 1
; The Now Show
, The Alternative Women's Institute, Four on the Floor, Danny Robins Music Therapy, Laurence & Gus: Hearts & Minds and Sarah Millican's Support Group BBC Radio 4
. Since 2008, she has been writing for the popular teenage drama Skins
under the guise of 'comedy consultant'.
At the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe
Suttie was one of the acts in stand-up showcase The Comedy Zone and in 2006 she acted in Danielle Ward
's Take-a-Break Tales at the Pleasance
with Neil Edmond
and Emma Fryer
. In 2007 she performed her debut solo stand-up show, Love Lost in the British Retail Industry, which she took to Sydney Arts Festival and a UK tour in 2010-11, and in 2008 her second solo Edinburgh show The Suttie Show. She played psycho killer Sorrow in the revival of Danielle Ward
and Martin White
's cult musical Gutted at the Leicester Square Theatre for two performances in February and March 2011. She took her third solo stand-up show to Edinburgh in August 2011, entitled Pearl and Dave.
An accomplished musician, Suttie composed and musically directed a score for Marat/Sade
at the Arcola Theatre
, London in 2001. She occasionally duets with folk musician Gavin Osborn and supported Jim Bob (previously of Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine) on tour in 2010.
Suttie was nominated for Best Female Newcomer at the 2008 British Comedy Awards
, and Female Breakthrough Artist at the 2011 British Comedy Awards
. She was nominated for Funniest Woman in the 2010 Loaded Magazine
Lafta Awards, which she won in 2011. Previous to this, she was regional winner of the Daily Telegraph Young Jazz Competition (1995) for composition, winner of the Julian Slade
Songwriting Competition (1998) and Chortle Awards best newcomer nominee (2005).
In July 2009 she appeared on the panel game
8 Out of 10 Cats
.
She has been compared to Victoria Wood
in the media for her non-confrontational Northern
stand-up style.
She provides the voices for BBC1's Walk on the Wild Side
in addition to voicing the character of Josie The Dog in Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler's Penelope Princess of Pets
Channel 4
Comedy Lab
. She plays a waitress called Kiki alongside Alan Davies
in BBC2's Whites
, which aired in autumn 2010.
Other TV credits include Comedy Cuts
ITV
, Holby City
, Mary Shelley in The Trouble With Love (BBC2), The Incredible Will and Greg (Channel 4), Rab C Nesbitt (BBC) and the recurring character Dobby in Peep Show
(Channel 4).
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
stand up comedian
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
, actress, writer, and musician. She is best known for playing the role of Dobby in the British sitcom Peep Show
Peep Show (TV series)
Peep Show is a British sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. The television programme is written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, with additional material by Mitchell and Webb themselves, amongst others. It has been broadcast on Channel 4 since 2003. The show's seventh series makes it...
.
Career
Isy Suttie was born in HullKingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
, raised in Matlock, Derbyshire, England and trained as an actress at the Guildford School of Acting
Guildford School of Acting
Guildford School of Acting is a drama school located in Guildford, Surrey, England. It is an affiliate of the University of Surrey and is an accredited member of the National Council for Drama Training and The Conference of Drama Schools.-Overview:...
.
Suttie performs live musical comedy regularly on the national comedy circuit, either as herself or under the guise of a character. BBC Radio writing and performing work includes The Mitch Benn Music Show, Tilt
Tilt (radio)
Tilt is a topical sketch show, written in the week before broadcast, and recorded the night before. The first, six episode series was broadcast on BBC 7, between March 27 and May 1, 2008,one of their growing number of specially commissioned projects....
BBC7; Out to Lunch BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
; The Milk Run, The Ali Mac Music Show BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
; The Now Show
The Now Show
The Now Show is a British radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4, which satirises the week's news. The show is a mixture of stand-up, sketches and songs presented by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis...
, The Alternative Women's Institute, Four on the Floor, Danny Robins Music Therapy, Laurence & Gus: Hearts & Minds and Sarah Millican's Support Group BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
. Since 2008, she has been writing for the popular teenage drama Skins
Skins (TV series)
Skins is a BAFTA award-winning British teen drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of college. The controversial plot line explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness , adolescent sexuality, substance abuse and death...
under the guise of 'comedy consultant'.
At the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August...
Suttie was one of the acts in stand-up showcase The Comedy Zone and in 2006 she acted in Danielle Ward
Danielle Ward
Danielle Ward is a British stand-up comedian and writer.-Career:In 2006 Ward won the Time Outs Critic's Choice award for Best Newcomer and wrote Take A Break Tales - exaggerated adaptations of women's magazine stories - in which she appeared with Neil Edmond, Emma Fryer and Isy Suttie at the...
's Take-a-Break Tales at the Pleasance
Pleasance
The Pleasance is a street in the Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is largely residential, although the University of Edinburgh owns property in the area.-University of Edinburgh union:...
with Neil Edmond
Neil Edmond
Neil Edmond is a British actor and comedy writer.Neil was a member of the comedic sketch trio The Consultants, alongside James Rawlings and Justin Edwards. In 2002 they won the Perrier award for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The Consultants went on to record four series for BBC...
and Emma Fryer
Emma Fryer
Emma Fryer is a British stand-up comedian, actress and writer from Coventry, best known for playing Tania in BBC Three's Ideal, Janine in E4's PhoneShop and Gaynor in BBC 2's Home Time, which she co-wrote with Neil Edmond....
. In 2007 she performed her debut solo stand-up show, Love Lost in the British Retail Industry, which she took to Sydney Arts Festival and a UK tour in 2010-11, and in 2008 her second solo Edinburgh show The Suttie Show. She played psycho killer Sorrow in the revival of Danielle Ward
Danielle Ward
Danielle Ward is a British stand-up comedian and writer.-Career:In 2006 Ward won the Time Outs Critic's Choice award for Best Newcomer and wrote Take A Break Tales - exaggerated adaptations of women's magazine stories - in which she appeared with Neil Edmond, Emma Fryer and Isy Suttie at the...
and Martin White
Martin White
Martin White is an English musician, comedian and animator. As well as performing solo with an accordion around the London comedy circuit, White also fronts the Mystery Fax Machine Orchestra and the Karaoke Circus live bands...
's cult musical Gutted at the Leicester Square Theatre for two performances in February and March 2011. She took her third solo stand-up show to Edinburgh in August 2011, entitled Pearl and Dave.
An accomplished musician, Suttie composed and musically directed a score for Marat/Sade
Marat/Sade
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade , almost invariably shortened to Marat/Sade, is a 1963 play by Peter Weiss...
at the Arcola Theatre
Arcola Theatre
Arcola Theatre is a studio theatre in Dalston, in the London Borough of Hackney. The theatre's ambition is to create and present high-quality theatre with a social and political relevance to its multicultural local community as well as a wider audience....
, London in 2001. She occasionally duets with folk musician Gavin Osborn and supported Jim Bob (previously of Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine) on tour in 2010.
Suttie was nominated for Best Female Newcomer at the 2008 British Comedy Awards
British Comedy Awards
The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year.-History:...
, and Female Breakthrough Artist at the 2011 British Comedy Awards
British Comedy Awards
The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year.-History:...
. She was nominated for Funniest Woman in the 2010 Loaded Magazine
Loaded (magazine)
Loaded, first published in 1994, is a British magazine for men that is considered to be the "original lads' mag". Its motto is "For men who should know better".-History:...
Lafta Awards, which she won in 2011. Previous to this, she was regional winner of the Daily Telegraph Young Jazz Competition (1995) for composition, winner of the Julian Slade
Julian Slade
Julian Penkivil Slade was an English writer of musical theatre best known for the show Salad Days, which he wrote in six weeks in 1954 and became the UK's longest-running show of the 1950s with over 2,288 performances....
Songwriting Competition (1998) and Chortle Awards best newcomer nominee (2005).
In July 2009 she appeared on the panel game
Panel game
A panel game or panel show is a radio or television game show in which a panel of celebrities participates. Panelists may compete with each other, such as on The News Quiz; facilitate play by guest contestants, such as on Match Game/Blankety Blank; or do both, such as on Wait Wait.....
8 Out of 10 Cats
8 Out of 10 Cats
8 out of 10 Cats is a television comedy panel game made by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by...
.
She has been compared to Victoria Wood
Victoria Wood
Victoria Wood CBE is a British comedienne, actress, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and director. Wood has written and starred in sketches, plays, films and sitcoms, and her live stand-up comedy act is interspersed with her own compositions, which she accompanies on piano...
in the media for her non-confrontational Northern
Northern English
Northern English is a group of dialects of the English language. It includes the North East England dialects, which are similar in some respects to Scots....
stand-up style.
She provides the voices for BBC1's Walk on the Wild Side
Walk on the Wild Side (TV series)
Walk on the Wild Side is a 2009 British comedy sketch show shown on BBC One. It involves the overdubbing of voiceovers to natural history footage...
in addition to voicing the character of Josie The Dog in Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler's Penelope Princess of Pets
Penelope Princess of Pets
Penelope: Princess of Pets is a comedy series by comedy duo Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal, in which Schaal stars as Penelope, a woman who can talk with animals. On a mission to save the world by killing a legislator named Stone before it's too late, Penelope is accompanied on her quest by her...
Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
Comedy Lab
Comedy Lab
Comedy Lab is a British television series which showcases pilots of experimental comedy shows. Series have been aired irregularly on Channel 4 and E4 since 1998....
. She plays a waitress called Kiki alongside Alan Davies
Alan Davies
Alan Davies is an English comedian, writer and actor best known for starring in the TV mystery series Jonathan Creek and as the permanent panellist on the TV panel show QI.- Early life :...
in BBC2's Whites
Whites (TV series)
Whites is a BBC sitcom, written by Oliver Lansley and Matt King, and starring Alan Davies as the executive chef at a country house hotel. BBC Two gave the go ahead for the show to go into production in August 2009 with the first episode airing in September 2010. Whites aired for six episodes in...
, which aired in autumn 2010.
Other TV credits include Comedy Cuts
Comedy Cuts
Comedy Cuts is a comedy programme on the British TV channel ITV2 that aims to provide an opportunity for new comedy performers to present their talents. Featuring 40 performers demonstrating a mix of stand up and sketches, the series is shot entirely on location...
ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
, Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
, Mary Shelley in The Trouble With Love (BBC2), The Incredible Will and Greg (Channel 4), Rab C Nesbitt (BBC) and the recurring character Dobby in Peep Show
Peep Show (TV series)
Peep Show is a British sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. The television programme is written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, with additional material by Mitchell and Webb themselves, amongst others. It has been broadcast on Channel 4 since 2003. The show's seventh series makes it...
(Channel 4).
External links
- Interview with What's On Wales