| Catherine Tate (nee. Catherine Ford) was born in | | | | stand up comedy role. This series enabled her to |
| Bloosmbury, London on 12th May 1968. She was | | | | develop a range of characters, some of which |
| brought up in London attending a Catholic primary | | | | have passed into popular folklore for their comic |
| and secondary school. During her secondary | | | | repertoire. |
| school time period she became something of a | | | | The first series of 6 episodes was shown in |
| rebel, developing a keen sense of humour, which | | | | February 2004, they quickly attracted a dedicated |
| made her a natural ringleader. In her most famous | | | | following and has grown into one of BBC2 top |
| character Laureen there may be an element of | | | | shows for viewing figures. The second series did |
| autobiography. | | | | even better, although it was helped by being |
| Catherine Tate is in many ways a reluctant star. | | | | shown straight after the series Extras. Some of |
| She doesn't revel in the limelight like some stars | | | | the most popular characters in the show include |
| and sometimes prefers to slip into events through | | | | Characters from Catherine Tate Show |
| the back door unnoticed. She also sometimes | | | | Laureen. - Laureen is a disaffected teenager, a |
| suffers from panic attacks and after the birth of | | | | rebel without her cause. Frequently arguing with |
| her baby Erin, suffered from post natal trauma. | | | | authority figures she tries to look as cool as she |
| Catherine is a firm believer in astrology and | | | | can to her friends. Much of her comic effect |
| frequently consults her star signs. | | | | comes through the repetition of her stock |
| After taking her A levels in the sixth form of | | | | phrases such as "Am I bovered" "Do I look |
| Salesian college Battersea she went to study art | | | | bovered", "Are you disrespecting me and my |
| and drama at a local drama school, The Central | | | | family?" Each phrase is repeated with a sarcastic |
| School of speech and drama. Catherine Tate | | | | glare. Whatever the situation, the dialogue usually |
| began her acting career by appearing in a variety | | | | ends up along these lines. |
| of tv dramas such as Casualty and the Bill. She | | | | One of Catherine Tate's greatest comic moments |
| also appeared in minor roles for comedy | | | | was at a Royal Variety Performance when she |
| programmes such as The Harry Hill show and the | | | | went to the Royal Box and said. "Is one bovered". |
| Wild West. It was during her acting in "Wild West " | | | | Allegedly one of the people in the box was asleep. |
| that she was spotted by the casting director, this | | | | Remarking to the Queen she said. |
| led to her own show the very popular "Catherine | | | | " she is bing, but the old fella next to her is asleep! |
| Tate" show. She had recently being developing a | | | | |