Name: Catherine Cohen
Age: 27
Hometown: Houston
Now Lives: In a tiny one-bedroom apartment in the West Village, with a mini-fridge instead of a regular fridge.
Claim to Fame: Ms. Cohen is a standup comedian known for her self-deprecating humor about being a woman dating in New York City. She has a monthly show at Joe’s Pub called “The Twist? She’s Gorgeous” and hosts Cabernet Cabaret, a standup musical showcase, at Club Cumming on Wednesdays.
Time Out named her one of the five New York City comedians to watch in 2018. “Like I say in my song, ‘Boys didn’t want to kiss me, so I had to be funny to win them over,’” Ms. Cohen said. “And it didn’t even work. Sad.”
Big Break: After graduating from Princeton in 2013, Ms. Cohen moved to New York and took classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade. She performed in various comedy shows around the city, and in 2017 was looking for a spot to do a weekly show. Her friend Henry Koperski, a pianist, had just performed at the newly opened Club Cumming and put her in touch with Daniel Nardicio, who owns the bar with Alan Cumming.
She did one performance, and then it became a regular Wednesday gig. “I meet people who come to the show,” she said. “And then we just hang out after and go to the diner. It’s that New York life I’ve always dreamed of.”
Ms. Cohen has also had a role on the TV show “High Maintenance” and will appear in “Broad City.”CreditAmy Lombard for The New York Times
Latest Project: Last year, Ms. Cohen started “Seek Treatment,” a comedy podcast with her friend Pat Regan, in which they share awkward dating stories, sex advice and witty observations about millennial culture. “I feel like when people listen to the pod, I can talk to them as if they’re my best friend because they know all my insecurities,” Ms. Cohen said.
Next Thing: Ms. Cohen is making the jump from the comedy stage to the small screen. Last month, she appeared on “High Maintenance” as Darby, a Brooklyn woman who gives things away on Craigslist and flashes people who take them. And she will appear on “Broad City,” though she couldn’t reveal anything about her character.
On Crushes: Spilling the details of her personal life on “Seek Treatment” comes with costs. “I’m a modern woman out on the town, falling in love a few times every hour,” Ms. Cohen said. “I love to crush.” She sometimes slips too many telling details about love interests into the podcast. “I’ll talk about a crush, and then the crush will realize and be like, ‘Was that about me?’” she said.
