Barunka O'Shaughnessy

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Barunka O'Shaughnessy
BornAugust 1973
Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Years active2007–present

Barunka Sarah G. O'Shaughnessy (born August 1973) is a British actress, writer and producer. She is best known for playing

Bo! in the USA and for her appearances in The Mighty Boosh.[1]

Early life

O'Shaughnessy was born in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London. She is of Irish and Czech parentage.[2] She began performing comedy while a student at Cambridge University.[3]

Career

After graduating from Cambridge, O'Shaughnessy collaborated with university friends

Edinburgh Festival
, forming the Population 3 Theatre company.

She has appeared in Mr and Mrs Fandango for

Boots
.

On radio, she has starred in Sasha's Best of British, a comedy pilot for BBC Radio 2 which was broadcast on 12 May 2007. She plays Ping in the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Ed Reardon's Week (Series 2 and 5 onwards).

As a writer, she has worked on

The Teacher, starring Sheridan Smith.[4][5]

As herself, she has guested on The Law of the Playground, The Story of Light Entertainment, and Never Mind the Buzzcocks.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d IMDB Entry for Barunka O'Shaughnessy, retrieved 24 February 2011
  2. ^ The Independent "The comedian: Barunka O'Shaughnessy". 27 December 2008, retrieved 24 February 2011
  3. ^ Bitchbuzz Archived 14 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine BitchBuzz's Interview with Barunka O'Shaughnessy from Beehive. 15 Dec 2008, retrieved 24 February 2011
  4. ^ "The Teacher cast: Meet the characters of the Sheridan Smith drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. ^ Geall, Kayleigh Dray & Lauren (1 February 2022). "Sheridan Smith's The Teacher is coming to Channel 5 this week". Stylist. Retrieved 6 February 2022.