Barunka O'Shaughnessy

Barunka O'Shaughnessy

Actor · Director · Writer

August 16, 1973

Biography

Born to an Irish father and a Czech mother, Barunka O'Shaughnessy is a comedian, actress, writer and producer who began performing comedy whilst at Cambridge. Notable television credits include The Mighty Boosh, Bo! In The USA, Respectable, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Saxondale, That Mitchell and Webb Look, Bremner, Bird and Fortune and Extras. She has also appeared in the yearly Christmas TV adverts for Boots. As a writer, Barunka has penned scripts for Katy Brand's Big Ass Show, Comedy Lab, Beehive, School of Comedy, Hunderby, with Julia Davis, and Up the Women with Jessica Hynes.

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Representative Works

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
7.5
/ English
My Oxford Year
My Oxford Year
7.0
/ English
Brethren
Brethren
No Rating Yet
/ English
Motherland: Last Christmas
Motherland: Last Christmas
No Rating Yet
/ English
Aaaaaaaah!
Aaaaaaaah!
4.3
/ English
A Bear's Christmas Tail
A Bear's Christmas Tail
No Rating Yet
/ English
An Evening with Noel Fielding
An Evening with Noel Fielding
7.5
/ English
The Last Summer on Earth
The Last Summer on Earth
No Rating Yet
/ English
The Baron
The Baron
No Rating Yet
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
2024Nominee

Best Performance

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

My Oxford Year
2025Nominee

Best Performance

My Oxford Year

Brethren
2010Nominee

Best Performance

Brethren

Career Highlights

Motherland: Last Christmas
2022Highlight

Best Writing

Motherland: Last Christmas

Aaaaaaaah!
2015Highlight

Best Performance

Aaaaaaaah!

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