Tessa Coates is a writer, performer, comedian and podcaster.
She is currently execing the Amazon series she created “Ride or Die” starring Hannah Waddingham, Octavia Spencer and Bill Nighy. The show sold to Amazon after an intense bidding war culminating in an eight episode straight to series order.
As a stand up Tessa performed her third sold-out solo show ‘Get Your Tessa Coates You’ve Pulled’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2022, and then went on a nationwide tour in 2023.
Tessa‘s previous show, ‘Witch Hunt’, was adapted into her Radio 4 stand up special, Resting Witch Face. Her debut show, ‘Primates’, was adapted for US television and sold in a competitive situation to ABC, with Greg Daniels and Howard Klien of the American Office attached to executive produce.
Tessa co-hosts the critically acclaimed and award-losing podcast Nobody Panic, and last year published a companion book of the same name.
She’s appeared on Hypothetical (Dave), Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2), Ladhood (BBC), Mae Martin’s Feel Good (Netflix), Rose Matafeo’s Starstruck (HBO), Sneakerhead (UKTV), The Other One (BBC), Birds of a Feather (ITV), and Damned (Channel 4).
Tessa was one third of cult sketch group Massive Dad, alongside Stevie Martin and Liz Kingsman, and was tour support for Nish Kumar: Your Power, Your Control.
