Jen Brister
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Jennifer Helen Brister (born 9 February 1975) is a British stand-up comedian, writer and actor from London.[1]
Life and career
Early life
Brister was born in
Stand-up career
Brister studied drama at
She has performed internationally including at the
Her comedy hero is Victoria Wood.[9]
In 2006, Brister appeared at the
In 2007–2008, Brister worked for
In 2017, Brister performed at BBC Two's Live at The Apollo, aired on 14 December 2017.[12]
In 2018, Brister took her sixth show Meaningless to the Edinburgh festival, where she had a sell-out run. This was the first show she had toured around the UK.
She gave a
Brister supported
Her 2019 Edinburgh show was called Under Privilege.[18]
In 2020 she was due to take her UK tour[19] of Under Privilege to the Machynlleth Comedy Festival at The Tabernacle, Machynlleth.[20]
In May 2020 Brister appeared on the TV panel show Who Said That?.[21]
In November 2021, Brister was a panellist on the BBC show Mock the Week.
In January 2022, Brister was a panellist on the BBC show QI.
Writing
Brister is also a writer and has contributed to Diva, g3, Standard Issue magazine and The Huffington Post. She has also written for BBC Scotland.[22]
Her first book, The Other Mother - A wickedly honest parenting tale for every kind of family, was published by Penguin in 2019.[23]
Acting
Brister's first role in a feature film was in the horror film Lair, directed by Adam Ethan Crow.[24]
Personal life
Brister and her partner Chloe Martin have twin boys, born in September 2014.[25] They live in Brighton.[26]
References
- ^ "Cutting Edge Of Comedy - competition review". Metro.co.uk. 12 August 2002. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012.
- ^ Paskett, Zoe (5 December 2018). "Jen Brister interview: 'I was strangling my career, but I don't give a f*** anymore'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Wracked with guilt. Kind of". jenbrister.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ Burns, James (6 August 2012). "Review: Jen Brister, Now and Then". funnywomen.com. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Jen Brister". backyardcomedyclub.co.uk. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ Chamberlain, Julia; Bennett, Steve (1 January 2006). "Jen Brister: Me, My Mum & I". chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ Hawkins, Si (8 November 2018). "First Gig, Worst Gig - Jen Brister". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Jen Brister - The Optimist". littlewander.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ Donaldson, Brian (26 October 2018). "My Comedy Hero: Jen Brister on Victoria Wood". list.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Jen Brister". sgfringe.wordpress.com. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- Time Out, p. 52.
- ^ "BBC Two - Live at the Apollo, Series 13, Episode 3". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Changing the way we bring up our boys - Jen Brister - TEDxBrighton". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ Matthews, Nammie (31 May 2018). "BN1 chats to… Jen Brister". bn1magazine.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Frankie Boyle's New World Order - Series 3, Episode 3". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - The News Quiz, Episodes". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Jen Brister & Maureen Younger". soundcloud.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Jen Brister - Under Privilege". edinburghfestival.list.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ 2020 Under Privilege UK Tour
- ^ Machynlleth Comedy Festival 2020 - Under Privilege
- YouTube
- ^ "Biography". jenbrister.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Jen Brister, The Other Mother". penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Lair". imdb.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ Brister, Jen [@JenBrister] (23 September 2014). "I really want to go but gf is having twins on Thursday so might be optimistic on my part..." (Tweet). Retrieved 28 May 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ Gilson, Edwin (1 June 2018). "Brighton comedian Jen Brister on #MeToo: "I found out things I never knew"". The Argus. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Jen Brister at IMDb
- Jen Brister on Twitter
- Jen Brister's listing at Chortle
- Jen Brister Tour dates and tickets Archived 12 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Jen Brister at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2006
- Latitude Festival 2006[permanent dead link] Brister also appeared at the Latitude Festival 2006 & 2018
- Jen Brister at Penguin Books