Yuriko Kotani
Yuriko Kotani

Yuriko Kotani

  • From Japan
  • Actor and stand-up comedian
  1. 3rd May: Pleasance announces a new batch of Fringe 2022 shows (Chortle)
Yuriko Kotani
Yuriko Kotani is an actor and stand-up comedian.

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Nationality
Japan

Awards

Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2016
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year: Nominee
So You Think You're Funny? 2015
Main Prize: Runner-up
BBC New Comedy Award 2015
Main Prize: Winner
Brighton Fringe Awards 2015
Squawker Award: Winner
Leicester Square New Comedian Of The Year 2015
Main Award: Nominee

Credits

Year Production Role
2022 Deer Shed Festival Self
2022 The Tringe Self
2022 Oxford Comedy Festival Self
2022 Brighton Fringe Self
2022 Mandy - Series 2
  1. E4 - SpaceMandy
 News Reporter
2022 Mandy - Series 2
  1. E1 - The Unpleasantness At Brampton Hall
 Tourist
2022 Tudur Owen: United Nations Of Anglesey Ensemble Actor
2021 Live From Aberystwyth Pier
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2021 Laughs On The Lawn Self
2021 Green Man Self
2021 Yuriko Kotani: Work In Progress Self
2021 Balham Comedy Festival Self
2021 Save The Bill Murray
  1. E2 - Maria Bamford
 Yuriko
2021 The Person Behind The Celebrity Not Coming Up
2020 Fringe cancelled - comedians will, er, save money? Self
2020 Larmer Tree Festival Self
2020 Who Said That? - Series 1
  1. E12 - Episode Twelve
 Guest
2020 Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa
  1. E31 - Episode Thirty One
 Guest
2020 The Aberystwyth Stand-Up Show - Live From Aberystwyth Pier
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2020 Vault Festival Self
2019 Weird things that only British people do Host / Presenter
2019 Yuriko Kotani: Somosomo Self
2019 Larmer Tree Festival Self
2019 The Dog Ate My Homework - Series 6
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
  2. E11 - Episode Eleven
 Guest
2018 Yuriko Kotani: Moreish Self
2018 The Dog Ate My Homework - Series 5
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2017 Bastard Entry Self
2017 Yuriko Kotani: Green in English, Blue in Japanese Self
2017 Pls Like - Series 1
  1. E2 - Fashion & Beauty
  2. E4 - Health & Fitness
  3. E5 - Technology
  4. E6 - Humour
 Nozomi Hottah
2017 A Funny Kind Of... - A Funny Kind Of World
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2016 BBC New Comedy Award - 2016
  1. E10 - Grand Final (Part 2)
 Guest
2016 Comedy Reserve at the Dome Self
2016 Stand Up Central - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2015 BBC New Comedy Award - 2015
  1. E10 - Semi Final 2
  2. Special - Grand Final
 Self
2011 BBC New Comedy Award Self

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Yuriko Kotani on IMDb

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