Cally Beaton is a comedian, business leader, podcaster, writer, keynote speaker and entrepreneur.
Well-known for being a natural storyteller, full of intelligent, distinctive and punchline-rich material, Cally is one of the UK’s most sought-after acts for both comedy and corporate work.
She has held senior management positions at some of the biggest media companies in the world. Early in her career she headed an independent television production company that was bought by ITV, and went on to find herself the youngest and only female member of the board. She left to set up an award-winning creative consultancy company, Road Trip Media, and went on to do a ten-year stint as Senior Vice President at the US studio giant ViacomCBS. There, Cally oversaw a multi-million dollar budget for brands including Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount. If you want someone to blame for bringing South Park and SpongeBob SquarePants to the world, you need look no further.
It was while working for Comedy Central that Cally was nudged into the sphere of performance and as a 45-year-old single parent, Cally first took to the stage. She quickly cemented her position as one of the most exciting and distinctive stand-ups in the country, with her unflinching, acerbic and intelligent brand of comedy. She made her debut appearance on the BBC’s Live at the Apollo at the age of 53 and is a TV and radio fixture, including being a regular panellist on BBC2’s QI and The Apprentice: You’re Fired, as well as Pointless Celebrities, Richard Osman’s House of Games, Countdown Dictionary Corner and The Blame Game.
She is popular with BBC Radio 4 audiences where her appearances include: The Now Show, The Unbelievable Truth, Saturday Live and Museum of Curiosity. She is also a regular contributor on Radio 5 Live, Times Radio, Scala Radio and BBC London. Cally has also written for The Guardian and the Financial Times and is one of the country’s most sought-after keynote and after-dinner speakers, and an experienced and accomplished awards host.
Her popular Instagram reels have amassed over 100 million views and in 2021 she launched her hit Namaste Motherf*ckers podcast. Her Namaste Motherf*ckers book – a no bullsh*t handbook for midlife female reinvention – comes out in July 2025, accompanied by a UK, Ireland and Netherlands tour of the same name.
Keynote Topics
- Leadership and Reinvention
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Workplace Culture and Communication
- Change and Ambition
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