Mae Martin

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Mae Martin (born in Canada on 2 May 1987) is a comedian, actor, and screenwriter, based in England.

They wrote and starred in the Netflix comedy series Feel Good and won two Canadian Comedy Awards as part of the comedy troupe The Young and the Useless.

Their career started in Canada, where they were involved in the comedy troupe The Young and the Useless.

At the age of 16, Mae was the youngest-ever nominee for the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award. Their work in Canada included writing for the sketch comedy series Baroness von Sketch Show.

In 2011, Mae moved to London for a fresh start, and broke into the British comedy scene.

Their 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival show was entitled Mae Martin: Us, which led to the BBC Radio 4 series Mae Martin's Guide to 21st Century Sexuality.

They have appeared on the British television and radio programme The Now Show, and have co-hosted GrownUpLand.

Their 2017 Edinburgh show, Dope, was titled in reference to recreational drugs as well as to dopamine, the brain chemical associated with compulsive behaviour. This show was modified into a half-hour Netflix comedy special, released in 2019 as part of the Comedians of the World collection. Maé also featured in the 2017 two-part Mae Martin's Guide to 21st Century Addiction.

Their Netflix appearance led to the creation of Feel Good, a Channel 4/Netflix comedy series which Mae wrote and starred in, and for which they received a nomination for a BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance.

A second season was released in 2021.

In 2022, they appeared in LOL: Last One Laughing Canada, and in the HBO Max series The Flight Attendant.

[Source: Wikipedia, 27/09/2022.]