Yuriko Kotani

Yuriko Kotani
Kotani at the 2019 Glastonbury Festival
Years active2014–present
Websitewww.yurikokotani.com

Yuriko Kotani is a Japanese comedian based in London. She won the 2015 BBC Radio New Comedy Award,[1][2][3] making her the first Japanese person to win the award. She debuted her solo show Somosomo at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[4] Kotani's comedy makes fun of the cultural differences between England and her homeland of Japan.[5][6]

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  4. ^ Wortley, Kathryn (11 May 2020). "Yuriko Kotani embraces Britain's penchant for irony and dark comedy". The Japan Times. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  5. ^ Dessau, Bruce (16 January 2018). "Go underground and get giggling at Vault Festival 2018". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. ^ "For one night only: how Edinburgh's standups spend their day off". the Guardian. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2021.