Carrie Quinlan is a British actress and comedy writer, known for her work in theatre, television and radio.
She has played various characters, including interviewer Patsy Straightwoman, in all nine series of John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme on Radio 4.
From 2006 to 2009, Quinlan became a regular panellist on The News Quiz, where she and chairman Sandi Toksvig often bantered about their respective heights.
Quinlan is co-host, with Andy Stanton, of Ask the Nincompoops,[8] a podcast for children where the two play supposedly brilliant professors of everything and answer questions from young listeners.
She has co-hosted The Guilty Feminist,[11] and appeared as a guest on Griefcast, Comfort Blanket, Rule of Three, Worst Foot Forward and Always There, among others.