Susan Calman is a comedian and former corporate lawyer. She has worked in various roles, including on Death Row in America, at the United Nations in Geneva, and managing products at an electrical superstore.
In 2006, she left her legal career to pursue comedy. She reached the semi-finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards and ‘So You Think You’re Funny’, and was a finalist in the ‘Funny Women’ competition that same year. Since then, she has continued to build her career in comedy.
In 2007, Susan was cast in ‘Ugly Kid’, a sketch show that sold out at the Edinburgh Festival. The show received critical acclaim and was commissioned as a pilot for Channel 4, later renamed ‘Blowout’. The cast won a Scottish BAFTA that year.
On Radio 4, Susan has appeared on several programmes, including The News Quiz, The Unbelievable Truth, Now Show, Dilemma, and So Wrong it’s Right. She has also presented Woman’s Hour. Susan has recorded two series of her own sitcom for Radio 4 and five solo series, including the recent Susan Calman Makes Me Happy. Additionally, she hosts the successful podcast Mrs Brightside, which is now in its second series.