Carolyn Taylor is a Canadian actress and comedian, best known as one of the creators and stars of the sketch comedy series Baroness von Sketch Show.[1]

An alumna of The Second City's Toronto company,[2] she was a writer for This Hour Has 22 Minutes before launching Baroness von Sketch with her castmates Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne and Jennifer Whalen.[3]

At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, the troupe were nominated for Best Ensemble Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Series, and won the award for Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Series; at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, the troupe won the awards in both of the same categories.[4]

She has also had acting roles in the television series Queer as Folk, Zoe Busiek: Wild Card, Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye, Ghosts season 2, episode 4 "The Tree" as June and the films 19 Months and Portrait of a Serial Monogamist, and wrote for the television series That's So Weird! and Dan for Mayor.

Taylor created the original documentary comedy series I Have Nothing that follows Taylor on a comical quest to choreograph the perfect, pairs figure skating routine set to Whitney Houston’s 1992 hit song “I Have Nothing.” Joining Taylor on her mission are legends from the world of figure skating including Canadian choreographer Sandra Bezic, two-time Olympic gold medalist Ekaterina Gordeeva, Olympic gold medalist David Pelletier, world champions Brian Orser, Kurt Browning, Barbara Underhill and Paul Martini, as well as award-winning comedian, actor, and writer, Mae Martin. The series was released on Crave on September 23, 2023.[5]

She is an out lesbian.[6]

Filmography

Film

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2002 19 Months Lisa
2015 Portrait of a Serial Monogamist Robyn Woodyard
2017 This Will Be My Legacy Diana Short film
2019 The AfterLifetime of Colm Feore Receptionist Short film
Camera Test Interview Subject Short film

Television

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002 The Zack Files Security Guard Season 2, episode 16: "Kleptomanizack"
Nero Wolfe Smelly Woman Season 2, episode 2: "The Next Witness"
Queer as Folk Student / Grad Student 2 episodes
2002-2004 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye Arlene 3 episodes
2003 Wild Card Penny 2 episodes
Also known as Zoe Busiek: Wild Card
2005-2012 This Hour Has 22 Minutes — Writer - 39 episodes
2008 Corner Gas — Writer - 8 episodes
2009-2010 That's So Weird! — Writer - 13 episodes
2011 Dan for Mayor — Writer - 3 episodes
2016-2021 Baroness von Sketch Show Various 46 episodes
Director - 2 episodes
Writer
Producer
2019 Cavendish Beverly Clinch Episode 2: "The Annes"
2021 Scaredy Cats Wanda 9 episodes
2022 Detention Adventure Grisel 3 episodes
Workin' Moms Kathy Season 6, episode 10: "Bachelorette, But Make it Spooky"
Ghosts June 2 episodes
Phantom Pups Writer, episode: "Phantom Phoam"
2023 I Have Nothing Herself 6 episodes
Writer
Executive Producer

Podcast

Film as actress
Year Title Role Notes
2019 The Zeta Family Katie's Mom

References

  1. ↑ "Why the women of Baroness Von Sketch Show are Canada's new comedy royalty". Now, December 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ "'Baroness von Sketch Show' Co-Creator Carolyn Taylor Finds the Funny in Life's Absurdities". ET Canada, August 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Female-led ‘Baroness von Sketch Show’ promises fresh take on comic format". Toronto Star, June 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Maudie leads the way at Canadian Screen Awards". Victoria Times-Colonist, March 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ Dowling, Amber (2023-09-22). "How Carolyn Taylor's Teen Dreams of Olympic Skating — and Katarina Witt — Resulted in New Crave Comedy 'I Have Nothing'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  6. ↑ "The Baronesses Are Coming! And Filling a Comedy Gender Gap". The New York Times, July 28, 2017.
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