Barunka O'Shaughnessy

Barunka O'Shaughnessy is a British actress, writer and producer.

Barunka began performing comedy while a student at Cambridge University.[1] After her graduation, she collaborated with university friends Lucy Montgomery and James Bachman to write and perform shows at the Edinburgh Festival, forming the Population 3 Theatre company.

She is best known for playing Sacha Merrion on Bo! in the USA and for her appearances in The Mighty Boosh.[2] She has appeared in Mr and Mrs Fandango for Channel 4 as part of the Comedy Lab series and has also appeared in E4's comedy sketch show Beehive. Other notable television credits include That Mitchell and Webb Look, Bremner, Bird and Fortune and Extras.[2]

She has also appeared in the yearly Christmas TV adverts 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 has also appeared in four series of the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Ed Reardon's Week.

As a writer, She has worked on Katy Brand's Big Ass Show, Comedy Lab, Beehive, School of Comedy and Hunderby. In 2001 she produced two seasons of the British television series Fanorama, starring David Mitchell, Rhys Thomas, Claudia Winkleman and Lauren Laverne.[2]

As herself, she has guested on The Law of the Playground, The Story of Light Entertainment, and Never Mind the Buzzcocks.[2]

She is of Irish and Czech parentage.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Bitchbuzz BitchBuzz's Interview with Barunka O'Shaughnessy from Beehive. 15 Dec 2008, retrieved 24 February 2011
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 IMDB Entry for Barunka O'Shaughnessy, retrieved 24 February 2011
  3. ↑ The Independent The comedian: Barunka O'Shaughnessy. 27 December 2008, retrieved 24 February 2011

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