Catherine Tate: podcast appearances and interviews

Catherine Tate, born Catherine Jane Ford on December 5, 1969, is an English actress, comedian, and writer. She is best known for her work on the BBC sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show, which aired from 2004 to 2007. Her performances on the show earned her numerous awards and nominations, including an International Emmy Award nomination and seven British Academy Television Awards. Tate portrayed Donna Noble in the 2006 Christmas special of the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who and reprised the role in the series' fourth season in 2008, as well as in the 60th anniversary episodes in 2023. Following the success of her eponymous sketch show, she starred as Joanie Taylor, known as Nan, in its spin-off series Catherine Tate's Nan from 2009 to 2015, and appeared in the 2022 film The Nan Movie. In 2011, she took on a recurring role as Nellie Bertram in the U.S. version of the sitcom The Office, remaining a regular until the series concluded. She also played Miss Sarah Postern in the BBC One sitcom Big School from 2013 to 2014 and provided the voice for Magica De Spell in the Disney Channel animated series DuckTales from 2017 to 2021. In the 2020s, Tate created and starred in two sitcoms, Netflix's Hard Cell in 2022, which she also co-directed, and BBC One's Queen of Oz in 2023.