Kathy Maniura (she/her, pronounced like 'man, you're a-') is a professional goofball - performing solo character comedy, drag as The Cycling Man and generally writing and acting silly stuff.
She is about to embark on a tour of her second solo show The Cycling Man - heading to London's Soho Theatre, the Adelaide Fringe and 10 UK cities (dates and info here).
In 2023, she performed her debut character comedy hour OBJECTIFIED at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and was longlisted for the ISH Newcomer Award. The show is available to watch on NextUp.
She was shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Awards 2023, is the Sketch Off Winner 2020, and So You Think You're Funny? Finalist 2021.
What's the gossip? Find out here.
"goofily daft and expressive" - The Scotsman
"charming" - The Guardian
"incredibly fast wit and laid-back charm" - Playbill