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10 Facts About Pippa Evans

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Pippa Evans was born on June 1982 and is a British comedian, known for her work in character and improvisational comedy.

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Pippa Evans studied Drama and Theatre Arts at Birmingham University.

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Pippa Evans received positive reviews from the press, with The Scotsman describing her as "wicked and dark, with few gimmicks".

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Pippa Evans was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, before performing the show at London's Soho Theatre for a limited season.

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Pippa Evans's best known stage character is Loretta Maine, a disturbed American singer-songwriter described by The Guardian newspaper as "Dolly Parton seen through the lens of Mike Leigh".

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Pippa Evans returned to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2009 with another show titled Pippa Evans: Your Evening's Entertainment, a variety show for an imagined audience of conference delegates where Evans plays all the characters.

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Pippa Evans was a series regular on the BBC Two television improv show Fast and Loose which aired in January 2011.

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Pippa Evans was a regular in Newsjack in October 2011 on BBC Radio 7 and has made guest appearances on the Radio 4 satire series The Now Show.

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In 2013, Pippa Evans co-founded The Sunday Assembly, a monthly gathering for the non-religious.

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In 2015, Pippa Evans appeared as a panelist in two episodes of the CBBC panel show The Dog Ate My Homework and since 2016 she has made frequent appearances on the long-running radio comedy I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.