Karen Dunbar is one of Scotland's hottest properties. She has starred in some of its top comedy programmes including Chewin' the Fat and The Karen Dunbar Show. Originally from Ayr, Karen was a popular and talented DJ and karaoke host for ten years until The Comedy Unit put her to work on their BBC Radio Scotland sketch show Chewin' the Fat, which transferred to television in 1999. A further three series followed as well as the phenomenally popular Hogmanay specials which are watched year on year by over a million viewers north of the border.

Hailed as Scotland's funniest female, Karen is versatile enough to play a toothless hag and a dazzling femme fatale. The Karen Dunbar Show has been a huge success, receiving two nominations for the coveted Rose D'Or Awards, and Karen herself received a nomination for Best Comedy Performance. The fourth series aired in Spring 2006 to critical acclaim and excellent viewing figures. Karen has also sold out her live shows at the King's Theatre in Glasgow during the International Comedy Festival for the last three years. In 2007-8 she headlined at the King's Theatre in their prestigious pantomime last year as Nanny Begood in The Sleeping Beauty, and in 2008-9 she is starring there again in Cinderella.

In 2008, Karen performed Denise Mina's monologue A Drunk Woman looks at the Thistle at both Oran Mor Theatre in Glasgow and then again at the Assembly Rooms during the Edinburgh Festival. For her performance at Oran Mor, Karen was nominated for The Solo Performer Stage Award for Acting Excellence 2008.

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Karen Dunbar on Rabbie Burns