Leading Comedian, Actress & Star of ‘The Karen Dunbar Show’ & ‘Chewing The Fat’

Karen Dunbar is a comedian and one of Scotland’s hottest properties. In 2015 Karen was named role model of the year at the first Icon Awards in Glasgow.

A familiar name in theatre, Karen still regularly stars in some of Scottish television’s top comedy programmes. These have included Chewin’ the Fat and The Karen Dunbar Show.

Originally from Ayr, Karen Dunbar was a popular and talented DJ and karaoke host for ten years.

That was until The Comedy Unit put her to work on their BBC Radio Scotland sketch show, Chewin’ the Fat.

The show transferred to television in 1999 and the rest is history. A number of further series were commissioned. These included the phenomenally popular Hogmanay specials which are watched year on year by over a million viewers north of the border.
Hailed as Scotland’s funniest female, Karen is versatile enough to play a toothless hag and a dazzling femme fatale. The Karen Dunbar Show was a huge success, receiving two nominations for the coveted Rose D’Or Awards, and Karen herself received a nomination for Best Comedy Performance.

Karen sold out her live shows in Glasgow during the International Comedy Festival and during the festive season, she has regularly featured in Glasgow’s Pantomimes at the King’s Theatre.

Karen performed Denise Mina’s monologue A Drunk Woman looks at the Thistle at both Oran Mor Theatre in Glasgow and then again at the Assembly Rooms during the Edinburgh Festival. For her performance at Oran Mor, Karen was nominated for The Solo Performer Stage Award for Acting Excellence.

More recently in 2019 Karen was back on stage in the UK tours of Calendar Girls. She also made an appearance in Still Game Live ‘The Final Farewell’ at Glasgow’s SECC.

Karen Dunbar is a popular speaker at Burns Suppers and is an excellent host for corporate awards.

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