Isy Suttie is a comedienne, comic and actor from Kingston upon Hull, England. She is raised in Matlock, Derbyshire, and trains as an actor at the Guildford School of Acting, where she receives a first-class BA (Hons) in 2000.

Comedy and character work

Suttie begins performing stand-up, songs and character comedy on the circuit in 2003. She performs both as herself and through singing characters, including the angsty American singer-songwriter Mary Westenberger. She also creates the double act Safe and Sounders with Lawry Lewin.

Radio, presenting and live comedy

She is a regular at Robin Ince’s Book Club and appears in several episodes of BBC Radio 1’s The Milk Run. Her other radio work includes The Mitch Benn Music Show on BBC7, The Dom Joly Show, The Now Show, Fordham & Lipson in Your Ear and 28 Acts in 28 Minutes on BBC Radio 4. She also co-hosts the Resonance FM Tuesday afternoon show I, DJ with Josie Long and Danielle Ward.

At the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Suttie appears in the stand-up showcase The Comedy Zone alongside Mark Olver, Russell Kane and Matt Green. In 2006, she appears in Danielle Ward’s Take-a-Break Tales at the Pleasance with Neil Edmond and Emma Fryer, and she is due to take her first solo show, Love Lost in the British Retail Industry, to the Pleasance.

Music and writing

Alongside comedy, Suttie is a published poet and an accomplished musician. In 2001, she composes and musically directs an a capella score for Marat/Sade at the Arcola Theatre in London. Her awards include the regional title in the Daily Telegraph Young Jazz Competition, the Julian Slade Songwriting Competition and a Chortle Awards nomination for best newcomer.

Acting credits

Her acting credits include Mary Shelley in The Trouble With Love on BBC2 and an appearance in Love Soup on BBC1.