Catherine Cohen

Catherine Cohen
Catherine Cohen
Born	August 11, 1991 (age 32); New York City, New York, U.S.
Education	Princeton University (BA)
Occupations	Comedian; actress; singer;

Catherine Cohen (born August 11, 1991) is an American comedian, actress, and singer. Her live comedy performances combine stand-up comedy with cabaret-style songs. Her first Netflix comedy special, The Twist...? She's Gorgeous, was released in 2022.

Early life

Cohen was born on August 1, 1991, and raised in

Houston, Texas.^[1]^[2]^[3] She is the daughter of a Catholic mother and Jewish father who met at her alma mater, Princeton University.^[4] Her brother, Billy, is an actor.^[4] She began to study musical theatre as a child, and later graduated from Princeton University, where she was a member of the Ivy Club and the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She graduated with a degree in English.^[4] She then moved to New York City to perform stand-up and sketch comedy, taking classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade and working at the Peoples Improv Theater.^[1]

Career

Cohen has received positive critical reception for performing comedy cabaret, and was named on "comedians to watch" lists by

The Cut as "a spinning, glittery, Technicolor explosion".^[1] She also co-hosts a monthly comedy show called It's a Guy Thing with Patti Harrison and Mitra Jouhari.^[2] As an actress, she has appeared on comedy series such as High Maintenance, Broad City, Search Party, and What We Do in the Shadows.^[1]

In 2019, Cohen was a nominee for best comedian at the

Edinburgh Fringe.^[9] Her first Netflix comedy special, also called The Twist...? She's Gorgeous, was released in 2022 based on her 2019 Edinburgh show.^[10]

Cohen hosts a weekly podcast called Seek Treatment with co-host Pat Regan. The show's first episode was July 24, 2018.