Chloe Petts
English comedian (born 1993 or 1994)
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Chloe Petts (born 1993 or 1994)[1] is an English comedian. Their act includes discussion of transphobia from their perspective as "a six-foot lesbian from Kent who is often mistaken for a man".[2][3]
Chloe Petts | |
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| Born | 1993 or 1994 (age 32–33) Sittingbourne, Kent, England |
| Education | University College London |
| Occupation | Comedian |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Website | chloepetts |
Early life and education
Petts was born and raised in Sittingbourne, Kent.[1] They have a brother.[4] Petts played football as a goalkeeper for a football academy until they were sixteen.[5] They moved to London to attend UCL,[when?] where they joined a drama society and developed an interest in comedy.[1][6] Petts started doing stand-up when they were twenty-one.[6] Before they did comedy, they were in a Christian rock band.[7]
Career
In 2016, Chloe Petts co-founded the LOL Word, a collective of queer and non-binary comedians.[1][8][9] In 2022, they supported fellow comedian Ed Gamble on his tour of the UK.[1][10] That same year, they had their debut performance at the Edinburgh Fringe with their first full-length show, Transience.[11] Petts' performances with the LOL Word and their solo act were well received by critics.[1][2][10][12][neutrality is disputed] In 2023, they returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with their new show, If You Can’t Say Anything Nice.[3][10][13][14] This was followed in 2024 with a third show, How You See Me, How You Don't[15][16][17], which Petts also took up to the Fringe and toured around the United Kingdom. In 2025, Big Naturals[18][19][20] became their fourth show at the Edinburgh Fringe, with another UK tour following in early 2026, and for the first time they performed headline shows in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland[21]. In September 2026, they announced a new stand-up tour, Call Me By My Surname, which will be performed across the UK and Ireland across January to May 2027[22].
Petts has appeared on TV shows including Hypothetical, Jonathan Ross's Comedy Club, The Stand-Up Sketch Show,[23] Pointless Celebrities,[24] Richard Osman's House of Games,[25] Have I Got News For You,[26] and Celebrity Mastermind.[4] In 2026, Petts was also in the U&Dave escape room-style comedy series The Way Out,[27][28][29] and became a contestant on the 22nd series of Taskmaster.[30][31]
In March 2024, Petts appeared in a Netflix comedy special, Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda, hosted by Hannah Gadsby and also featuring fellow genderqueer comedians Alok, Krishna Istha, DeAnne Smith, James Tom, Asha Ward, and Mx. Dahlia Belle.[32]
In 2025 on YouTube, Petts hosted the webseries 'Comedians Taking Penalties', with guests including Nish Kumar, Mathew Baynton, and Sophie Duker.[33][34]
Personal life
Petts has described themself as "a radical feminist and queer",[1] and has described their gender identity as "non-conforming" and "fluid".[23] They use they/them pronouns. An avid football fan, Petts holds season tickets for Crystal Palace.[11][12]