Chloe Petts

Chloe Petts (born ) is an English comedian. Her act includes discussion of transphobia from her perspective as "a six-foot lesbian from Kent who is often mistaken for a man".

Early life and education Petts was born and raised in Sittingbourne, Kent. Petts played football as a goalkeeper for a football academy until she was sixteen. She moved to London to attend UCL, where she joined a drama society and developed an interest in comedy. Petts started doing stand-up when she was twenty-one.

Career In 2016, Chloe Petts co-founded the LOL Word, a collective of queer and non-binary comedians. In 2022, she supported fellow comedian Ed Gamble on his tour of the UK. That same year, she had her debut performance at the Edinburgh Fringe with her first full-length show, Transience. Petts' performances with the LOL Word and her a solo act were well received by critics. In 2023, she returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with her new show, If You Can’t Say Anything Nice.

Petts has appeared on TV shows including Hypothetical, Jonathan Ross's Comedy Club, The Stand-Up Sketch Show, Pointless Celebrities, Richard Osman's House of Games, Have I Got News For You, and Celebrity Mastermind. and became a contestant on the 22nd series of Taskmaster.

In March 2024, Petts appeared in a Netflix comedy special, Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda, hosted by Hannah Gadsby and also featuring fellow genderqueer comedians Alok, Krishna Istha, DeAnne Smith, James Tom, Asha Ward, and Mx. Dahlia Belle.

Personal life Petts has described herself as "a radical feminist and queer", and has described her gender identity as "non-conforming" and "fluid". She uses she/her and they/them pronouns. An avid football fan, Petts holds season tickets for Crystal Palace.