Comedian, Cally Beaton, is also a keynote speaker, awards host, business leader, podcaster, writer and entrepreneur.  She is renowned for her natural gift as a storyteller and her sharp, distinctive material.  As a result, Cally is one of the UK’s most in-demand names across corporate events, broadcasting, and live comedy.

Business background

Before taking to the stage, Cally built an impressive career in senior management at some of the world’s leading media companies. Early on, she ran an independent television production company acquired by ITV, where she became the youngest — and only female — member of the board. She later founded the award-winning consultancy Road Trip Media, before spending a decade as Senior Vice President at ViacomCBS. There, she managed multi-million-dollar budgets for brands including Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount. If you’ve ever laughed at South Park or SpongeBob SquarePants, you have Cally partly to thank.

Comedy

Her comedy career began unexpectedly while she was at Comedy Central, after a life-changing conversation with the late Joan Rivers. At 45, as a single parent, she stepped onto the stand-up stage for the first time — and quickly established herself as one of the most original and exciting voices in British comedy. Known for her acerbic, clever and fearless style, she has appeared regularly on BBC2’s QI and The Apprentice: You’re Fired, as well as Live At The Apollo, Pointless Celebrities, Richard Osman’s House of Games, Countdown’s Dictionary Corner and The Blame Game.

Radio

On radio, Cally is a favourite with BBC Radio 4 listeners, with credits including The Now Show, The Unbelievable Truth, Saturday Live, Museum Of Curiosity, PM and Woman’s Hour. She also contributes regularly to Radio 5 Live, Times Radio, Scala Radio and BBC London.

Podcaster and Writer

In 2021, she launched Namaste Motherf**kers, the hit podcast where comedy, business and self-help collide. With the help of celebrity guests and thought-leaders, she digs out the stories you don’t usually hear — unearthing surprising life lessons with trademark humour and warmth.  Following on, her debut book of the same name, described as “a modern manifesto for keeping cool when life feels chaotic,” was released in the summer of 2025. The book immediately became the number #1 self-improvement title in the UK as well as featuring in the prestigious Sunday Times Top 10 Bestsellers list.  Consequently, the book has been accompanied by an ongoing UK tour of the same name, and came out in paperback in May 2026.

Her popular Instagram reels have amassed over 100 million views. 

Speaker and Awards Host

Cally has also written for The Guardian and The Financial Times and is highly sought-after as a keynote speaker, after-dinner speaker and awards host. Drawing on her eclectic life and career, she delivers talks that are smart, funny, thought-provoking and inspiring in equal measure. Popular themes she is asked to cover in keynote speeches include overcoming uncertainty, rapid transformation, resilience, diversity and leadership,

A natural MC, she knows how to command a room and connect with any audience. She is also a mentor and vocal advocate for gender equality across industries.

Her client list includes Deutsche Bank, Sony Pictures, IMG, Endemol, Channel 4, Hat Trick, ScreenSkills, BBC, Women in Film & Television, UCL, PwC, Aviva, Sky Television, L’Oréal, Lloyds, Wella, Capgemini and Disneyland. Her corporate event collaborations are proof that her unique blend of intelligence, wit and experience is valued at the very highest level.

Feedback includes:

“The brilliant Cally Beaton closed our flagship Exocad Insight 2026 with warmth, wit and perfectly timed humour.” 

“Recently, we had the pleasure of hearing from our headline speaker, the fluent, inspirational, comedic, and thoughtful Cally Beaton … she is a true legend and one of the most effective communicators I’ve seen in a long time. Superb and inspiring, the highlight of our event.”  Head of Creative, Next Pensions 2026

“Superb and inspiring, the highlight of our event” Capgemini

“Very positive. Fab prep and engagement up front, Cally put the time in to get to know Aviva and use familiar terminology on the day. She was extremely professional and personable in terms of how she interacted with the comms team. A pleasure to work with. Really engaged, good balance of key messages mixed with humour.” Aviva plc

“Finding a good closing speaker for the PICG Conference is always a challenge, with expectation from the delegates for the day to end on a high. Suffice to say that Cally was superb, bringing energy to the end of the day, with a perfect mix of insight and wit. When you get people saying they could listen to the speaker for another hour or more then you know they have hit the mark. On a personal note, from my perspective as the organiser of the conference, Cally was a delight to work with, breath of fresh air and I would happily recommend her” Property Insurance Claim Group

“Excellent speaker. Inspirational and funny! Really engaging and well delivered.” Astellas Pharma

“She went down a storm!  Such a refreshing keynote for our audience.”  Events Manager, Small Cap Network

“Her keynote was excellent. We really enjoyed having Cally, she was a real asset to our conference programme.” Association for Project Management

“Cally was great, such a pro and very funny! She was pleasure to work with and did a fantastic job of hosting the event. The right energy the awards needed and feedback from the attendees has been she was excellent.” EMAP

“The event was a huge success and there is no doubt Cally was a big part of this. She was an absolute pleasure to work with and was fantastic on the night. She brought lots of energy to the evening and, of course, lots of laughs. We had wonderful feedback from attendees, our council of directors and colleagues.” The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors 2025

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