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Mae Martin. Copyright: Sun Lee
Mae Martin

Mae Martin

  • Canadian
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Hay Festival 2019. Mae Martin. Copyright: Marsha Arnold

Mae Martin is a British-Canadian comedian and actor who moved to the UK in 2011. They have worked widely with BBC Radio 4, presenting programmes such as Mae Martin's Guide To 21st Century Sexuality and Mae Martin's Guide to 21st Century Addiction, as well as GrownUpLand, targeted at millennials. Creator of the worldwide hit TV show Feel Good, they have also starred in Taskmaster.

Year Production Role
2023 OnlyFans Creative Fund: Comedy Edition
  1. E4 - The Final Twist
Guest
2023 Taskmaster - Series 15
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Self
2022 Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party Guest
2022 Programmed Development Writer
2021 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 5
  1. Special - Best Of The Guests
Self
2021 Greenwich Comedy Festival Self
2021 Feel Good - Series 2
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Executive Producer
2021 Feel Good - Series 2
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Writer
2021 Feel Good - Series 2
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Mae
2020 Things My Mother Never Told Me (...About Lockdown)
  1. E4 - Mae Martin
Guest
2020 Feel Good - Series 1
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Mae
2020 Feel Good - Series 1
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Associate Producer
2020 Feel Good - Series 1
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Writer
2019 The Mae Martin Experiment Self
2018 GrownUpLand Host / Presenter
2018 Show And Tell at The Queen's Hall Self
2018 Comedy Central At The Comedy Store - Series 5
  1. E1 - Ed Gamble At The Comedy Store
  2. E6 - Dane Baptiste At The Comedy Store
Guest
2018 BBC New Comedy Award - 2018
  1. E2 - Heat 2 - London
Host / Presenter
2018 From Russia With Lou & Annie
  1. E9 - Matchday 9
  2. E23 - Matchday 23
Self
2018 Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier - Series 1
  1. E5 - Jon Richardson
  2. E6 - Technology
  3. E8 - Family
Writer
2018 Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier - Series 1
  1. E2 - The Body
  2. E5 - Jon Richardson
  3. E6 - Technology
  4. E8 - Family
Self
2018 Unspun With Matt Forde - Series 4
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
Guest
2018 The Now Show - Series 52
  1. E5 - Episode Five
Writer
2018 The Now Show - Series 52
  1. E5 - Episode Five
Self
2017 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 1
  1. Special - Russell Howard Christmas Special
Self
2017 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 1
  1. E12 - Episode Twelve
Guest
2017 Mae Martin's Guide To 21st Century Addiction Writer
2017 Mae Martin's Guide To 21st Century Addiction Host / Presenter
2017 Mae Martin: Dope Self
2017 Soho Theatre Live
  1. E5 - Mae Martin
Writer
2017 Soho Theatre Live
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  1. E5 - Mae Martin
Self
2017 Mae Martin And Nick Coyle: Show Party Self
2017 Mae Martin: Dope Self
2017 The Now Show - Series 50
  1. E1 - Episode One
Writer
2017 The Now Show - Series 50
  1. E1 - Episode One
Self
2017 Uncle - Series 3
  1. E1 - Father's Day
  2. E7 - The Last Assembly
Imogen
2016 The Now Show - Series 49
  1. E4 - Episode Four
Writer
2016 The Now Show - Series 49
  1. E4 - Episode Four
Guest
2016 Mae Martin's Guide To 21st Century Sexuality
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Writer
2016 Mae Martin's Guide To 21st Century Sexuality
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Host / Presenter
2016 It's Not What You Know - Series 4
  1. E2 - Episode Two
Guest
2016 Top Ten
  1. E7 - Mae Martin - Things I Find Attractive Regardless Of Gender
Writer
2016 Top Ten
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Self
2016 Mae Martin: Work in Progress Self
2016 Outsiders
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  1. E1 - Boxes
  2. E2 - Gun
  3. E3 - Mugged
Writer (Additional Material)
2016 Outsiders
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  1. E1 - Boxes
  2. E2 - Gun
  3. E3 - Mugged
Mae
2016 BBC New Comedy Award - 2016
  1. E6 - Heat 6
Host / Presenter
2016 The Now Show - Series 48
  1. E1 - Episode One
Writer
2016 The Now Show - Series 48
  1. E1 - Episode One
Guest
2016 Live From The BBC - Series 1
  1. E1 - Nish Kumar & Mae Martin
Self
2015 The Now Show - Series 47
  1. E2 - Episode Two
Writer
2015 The Now Show - Series 47
  1. E2 - Episode Two
Self
2015 Radio 4's Night Of Comedy For Children In Need Guest
2015 Mae Martin: Us Self
2015 Sabotage - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
Guest
2014 Radio 1 Live At The Edinburgh Festival Self
2014 Mae Martin's Workshop Self
2014 Life: An Idiot's Guide - Series 3
  1. E4 - Coming Of Age
Guest
2014 Newsjack - Series 10
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. E6 - Episode Six
Writer
2014 Fake Reaction - Series 2
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
Guest
2013 Mae Martin: Slumber Party Self
2013 Stath Lets Flats - Comedy Blaps
  1. Comedy Blaps: Stath - Letting Agent
Potential Buyer
2012 Fresh From The Fringe - 2012
  1. Fresh From The Fringe: 2012
Guest
2012 Musical Comedy Awards Showcase Self
2012 Mae Day Self
2011 Musical Comedy Awards Showcase Self
2011 Mae Day: I'm Not Waving, I'm Drowning Self

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Mae Martin on IMDb

Nationality
Canadian

Mae Martin is a British-Canadian comedian and actor who trained in improvisation and sketch comedy for four years at the Toronto outpost of the famed comedy institution, The Second City, whose notable alumni include Amy Poehler, Steve Carrell, Mike Myers, and Tina Fey. They also won two Canadian Comedy Awards as part of the comedy troupe The Young And The Useless.

Martin moved to the UK in 2011, fast making a name for themselves on both sides of the Atlantic. Their stand-up show Dope began at the 2017 Melbourne and Sydney comedy festivals before transferring to the Edinburgh Fringe and beyond, for a first UK tour that same year. Since then they have performed on BBC Three's live stand-up show Live At The BBC and Russell Howard's Good News, and written for The Now Show and Newsjack.

Martin's BBC Radio 4 series Mae Martin's Guide To 21st Century Sexuality (2016) was nominated for a BBC Audio Drama Award and is loosely based on their own stand-up show Us, which premiered in 2015. An informative exploration of inclusive sexual behaviour and attitudes in the modern era, it is characteristically frank, confessional, and revealing.

This was followed in 2017 by Mae Martin's Guide to 21st Century Addiction, an intimate meditation, delving deep into their own past, on how a person becomes inextricably attached to harmful substances. On the same platform they also co-hosted the podcast GrownUpLand, targeted at millennials.

A voice for nervous teens and young people everywhere, Martin regularly incorporates material about their LGBTIQA+ identity and drug-taking past. Alongside releasing a Netflix comedy special, in 2019 Martin announced a new Netflix sitcom based on their identity and life experiences, entitled Feel Good, in which Lisa Kudrow plays their mother.

In 2023, they starred in Taskmaster, building up an additional fanbase in the process.

Taskmaster 2023
Champion (Winner)
PinkNews Awards 2023
Entertainer of the Year (Nominee)
NME Awards 2022
Best TV Actor (Nominee)
RTS Awards 2022
Writer - Comedy (Nominee)
DIVA Awards 2022
Actor of the Year (Winner)
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards 2022
Best TV Situation Comedy (Winner)
RTS Awards 2021
Writer - Comedy (Winner)
Breakthrough Award (Winner)
BAFTA Television Awards 2021
Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme (Nominee)
National Comedy Awards, The 2021
Outstanding Comedy Actress (Longlisted)
I Talk Telly Awards 2021
Best Comedy Partnership (Nominee)
Edinburgh TV Festival Awards 2020
Breakthrough Talent (Nominee)
Chortle Awards 2018
Breakthrough Act (Winner)
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2017
Best Comedy Show (Nominee)
Amused Moose Comedy Award 2013
Main Award (Nominee)
NATYS: New Acts of the Year Show 2012
Top of the Bill (Nominee)
Musical Comedy Awards 2011
Main Prize (Nominee)

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