Olga Koch
Olga Koch on The Cracked Podcast
Born
Olga Alfredovna Kokh

(1992-09-01) 1 September 1992
Saint Petersburg, Russia
NationalityRussian, British
EducationTASIS England
Alma materNew York University
OccupationStand-up comedian
Years active2016–present
Notable workBBC Radio 4’s Olga Koch: Fight, Just Friends, If/Then, Homecoming
AwardsWriter's Guild Awards for Best Radio Comedy Show
Websitewww.rocknrolga.com

Olga Alfredovna Koch (Russian: Ольга Альфредовна Кох; born 1 September 1992)[1] is an ethnic-German-ethnic-Russian-British stand-up comedian, writer, and actress.[2][3][4][5]

Education and early life

Koch was born 1 September 1992 in Saint Petersburg,[6] the daughter of Alfred Koch, head of the State Committee for State Property Management of the Russian Federation from 1996 to 1997.[7]

When she was 13, her family moved to the UK, settling in Surrey, where she was educated at The American School in England.[8] She studied computer science[9] at New York University where she also trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.[10]

Career

Koch's first show was in 2016, entitled Me, Me, Me. This was followed by Data Night and Good Vibes in 2017.[8] In 2018, she was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for her debut hour, Fight.[7] She was named Quantum Leopard Champion of Champions for 2018, jointly with Zoë Tomalin.[11]

Koch regularly appears in lineups for charity shows, most notably hosting Canned Laughter's Karaoke Roulette.[12]

She has appeared on The Now Show, Mock the Week, Pls Like, Richard Osman's House of Games, Pointless Celebrities, 7 Days, and QI, and written for Newsjack and BBC Three's A Quickie in the Office.[3][13][14]

In 2020, Koch hosted a web series for Dave called ‘Bad Advice with Olga Koch’.[15][16][17]

In November 2020, a recording of her show, If / Then ,was released as a vinyl record by Monkey Barrel Records.[18]

In 2021, Koch and Hussein Kesvani presented Human Error, a weekly comedy-technology podcast for BBC Sounds.[19]

In July 2021, Olga Koch: OK Computer (a pun on OK Computer), debuted on BBC Radio 4,[9] and renewed in 2023.[20]

In 2022, her BBC Radio 4's Olga Koch: Fight[21] won the 2022 The Best Radio Comedy Award at Writers’ Guild Awards winners.[22]

In March 2022, she was working on a show called "Just Friends" (work-in-progress).[23]

Her show "Homecoming" was released on Amazon Prime in May 2022 as part of Soho Theatre Live.[24]

In September 2022, Koch and Geoff Norcott began presenting a podcast for Late Night Mash.[25]

In 2022, Koch appeared in the third series of Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable,[26] filming took place in July 2022.

Olga Koch: Prawn Cocktail is a work-in-progress for Edinburgh Fringe 2023.[27][28]

In September 2023 it was announced she would be part of the next Live at the Apollo[29] together with Lara Ricote, Celya AB, Rachel Fairburn, Emmanuel Sonubi, Glenn Moore, Ria Lina, Lou Sanders - among others.

Personal life

Out of fear of persecution by the Russian authorities,[21][30] her parents fled to Germany in June 2014.[31] As of 2015, they live on Lake Chiemsee in Rosenheim, Bavaria.[32][33] Koch lives in The Angel, London[34] and is bisexual. [35]

References

  1. ↑ Olga Koch [@rocknrolga] (29 August 2018). "OH MY GOD IT'S ALSO MY BIRTHDAY ON SATURDAY 🙈🙈🙈" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Official website Edit this at Wikidata
  3. 1 2 Olga Koch at IMDb 
  4. ↑ Olga Koch on Twitter
  5. ↑ Olga Koch on Instagram
  6. ↑ "Comedian Olga Koch says she feels like she's speaking for all Russians when she goes onstage". standard.co.uk. Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. 1 2 Logan, Brian (27 August 2018). "Olga Koch review – from Russia with love and oligarchs". theguardian.com. The Guardian.
  8. 1 2 Dessau, Bruce (6 June 2018). "Comedian Olga Koch says she feels like she's speaking for all Russians when she goes onstage". standard.co.uk. Evening Standard.
  9. 1 2 Koch, Olga (8 July 2021). "OK Computer". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Olga Koch, comedian tour dates". chortle.co.uk. Powder Blue Internet Business Solutions.
  11. ↑ "Quantum Leopard Comedy [post]". Facebook. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  12. ↑ Hawkins, Si (25 October 2019). "First Gig, Worst Gig - Olga Koch". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Olga Koch". British Comedy Guide.
  14. ↑ Mock The Week [@MockTheWeek] (30 May 2019). "Show Day! Joining Dara and Hugh this week are @TheNewsAtGlenn @AngelaBarnes @tomallencomedy @EdGambleComedy and first timer @rocknrolga tune in to #BBC2 at 10pm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ Bad Advice with Olga Koch (12 February 2022). "Monica Heisey Roasts Disney Adults". youtube. Dave. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Bad Advice With Olga Koch - Chat Show". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  17. ↑ Dave. "Bad Advice with Olga Koch". facebook.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "Monkey Barrel Records". Crowdfunder UK. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  19. ↑ "Human Error - Downloads". BBC Sounds. BBC. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "Olga Koch: OK Computer, Series 2, 1. Fun". BBC Radio 4. BBC. 22 May 2023. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  21. 1 2 "Olga Koch: Fight". BBC Radio 4. BBC. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  22. ↑ "Writers' Guild Awards winners". Writers' Guild of Great Britain. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  23. ↑ "Olga Koch: Just Friends (WIP) - performances". Pleasance Theatre Trust. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  24. ↑ "Release date set for Soho Theatre Live season three". instagram.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  25. ↑ "Late Night Mash podcast with Geoff Norcott and Olga Koch launches". UKTV Corporate Site. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  26. ↑ Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable (8 November 2022). "Why Olga Koch's Finger Nails Smell Of 💩". youtube. Dave. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  27. ↑ "Olga Koch: Prawn Cocktail : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  28. ↑ "Olga Koch: Prawn Cocktail". Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Monkey Barrel Comedy, 9-12 Blair St. Retrieved 28 May 2023. Jul 31; Aug 1-27{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  29. ↑ "Comedians Confirmed For Next Series of Live at the Apollo". Beyond The Joke. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  30. ↑ "Olga Koch: Fight - Radio 4 Stand-Up". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  31. ↑ SPIEGEL, Benjamin Bidder, DER (8 September 2014). "Ukraine: Russland jagt die Intellektuellen aus dem Land - DER SPIEGEL - Politik". Der Spiegel.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  32. ↑ "Trotzdem kämpfen sie weiter: Nach dem Mord an Boris Nemzow geht in russischen Oppositionskreisen die Angst um. Alle fragen sich: Wer ist der Nächste?" [Nevertheless, they continue to fight: After the murder of Boris Nemtsov, there is fear in Russian opposition circles. Everyone is asking: who is next?]. Südkurier (in German). 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  33. ↑ "Плата за красивую жизнь: Альфред Кох объявлен в федеральный розыск" [Paying for a beautiful life: Alfred Koch put on the federal wanted list]. «Ве́сти» (vesti.ru) (in Russian). 23 November 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  34. ↑ CANCELLED w/ Olga Koch, archived from the original on 13 May 2021, retrieved 7 May 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  35. ↑ Love Island Aftersun, archived from the original on 27 November 2022, retrieved 15 July 2023{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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