Welcome to Catie Wilkins.com



writer, comedian, children's author.

Catie's first children's book, 'My Best Friend And Other Enemies' was published in September 2012 by Nosy Crow, and has just been selected for the Bookbuzz list 2013.

The book was ranked as No. 1 in the Top 10 Children's Books For Christmas by The Independent, and the translation rights  have been sold to other countries including France, Germany and Korea.

The sequel, 'My Brilliant Life And Other Disasters' is out in September 2013. It is available to pre-order on AmazonFoyles and Waterstones now. The first book is also available from Waterstones, Foyles, Amazon and all good bookshops.

Catie has performed her own Edinburgh Fringe shows to sell out audiences, great reviews and been nominated for the NOTBBC Best Live Comedy Show. She also writes for TV and radio.

On the book
The Independent - “Properly funny, a hilarious tale of childhood friendship"
Harry Hill - "This book is hilarious!"
Jenny Colgan - "I totally loved My Best Friend & Other Enemies - brilliantly funny and painfully true"

On Stand-Up
**** Metro

”Exceedingly charming and self-effacing... A nice line in acidic sarcasm”
**** Broadway Baby 
“wonderfully refreshing... brilliant”
**** Three Weeks 
“A delightfully hilarious show. Pure joy”
**** The Skinny
 “Wilkins' is an assuredly distinct comic voice”
**** EdinburghGuide.com
 “expertly constructed, extracting laughs at the right places”
**** Cream of the Fringe “at ease dry delivery, humorous tales...there's something for everyone.”
**** Three Weeks
 “Wilkins is a delight”
DAVE TV - “A keen and insightful comedy mind, black-as-night sense of mischief and an excellent comedy writer performer. She’ll only get bigger"
Jimmy Carr - “Very funny”

Catie is represented by Corrie McGuire at Objective Talent Management For Comedy, TV, Film and scriptwriting; and Lindsey Fraser at Fraser Ross Associates for children's books.


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