Hello,

 

I'm comedian, actor and writer, Charlie Vero-Martin. I'm from Edinburgh and work between there and London. I specialise in character comedy, teach improv comedy and have a penchant for puppets. I am also part of the alternative comedy collective, Weirdos. 

 

My 2023 solo comedy show Picnic sold out performances in Glasgow, Leicester, Vault, the Edinburgh Fringe and at Soho Theatre. It was recommended by the British Comedy Guide and the Telegraph as one of the top comedy shows of the Edinburgh Fringe and praised for its hilarious characters and dark Inside No.9-esque twist. 

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You can now watch it (albeit a copyright censored version) on Next Up Comedy.

 

Here are some more things about me...

I've written jokes and sketches for BBC Scotland, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio 4, Hat Trick Productions and Griff Rhys Jones.
 

In 2023 I was a finalist for the Funny Women Stage Award and the Leicester Square Theatre - Sketch Off. In recent years I have also been shortlisted for the Funny Women Writing Award and UKTV-Triforce WriterSlam and longlisted for BBC Interconneted and the BBC Ignite Children's Animation Award. 

 

My comedy characters are often inspired by history and I've taken four solo shows to the Edinburgh Fringe: Dante's History of the Banished (2017); The 24/7 Club (2018); Scrapbook (2019) and Picnic (2023).

I have studied clowning with various masters including Philippe Gaulier, graduated from the NFTS in a Writing & Producing Comedy diploma with Channel 4 and have an MA in Italian & Modern History from St Andrews University (which is surprisingly relevant to my work). I was also a member of the National Youth Theatre.

If you'd like to find out more about experience in comedy writing, acting, improv or voice acting, please click on the links.