Jo Enright
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Jo Enright is an English stand-up comedian and actress who has appeared in a number of television and radio comedy programmes.[1] She is best known for her roles in The Job Lot, Life's Too Short and Trollied.
Career
In 1995, Enright made her
In 2008, Enright played wheelchair-user Jackie, a member of the fictional "2 Up, 2 Down", on
Sky1 sitcom Trollied. From April 2013 until November 2015, Enright appeared as officious job centre worker Angela Bromford in the ITV2 comedy series The Job Lot.[5][6] In 2022, Enright appeared in a guest role as Vera, the swinger, in series 3 of Ricky Gervais' After Life
.
Awards
- 2002: Chortle Award winner for best female circuit comic
- 2001: Best Female on the Jongleurs Comedy Circuit, sponsored by Bodyform
- 1996: Named comedian of the year at the Leicester Comedy Festival[7]
Filmography
- After Life as Vera; Series 3 episode 2; uncredited
- Porters (2017, 2019) as Janice Grimm
- Nurse(2015) as Bernie
- The Job Lot (2013–2015) as Angela Bromford
- Trollied (2012) as Sharon the Baker
- Life's Too Short (2011–2013) as Sue
- Ideal (2009–2011) as Carol
- Lab Rats(2008) as Cara McIlvenny
- Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice (2008) as Jackie from contestants "2 Up 2 Down"
- Time Trumpet (2006) as herself (in an imagined future)
- Brain Candy (BBC)- (2003) as herself
- Round (2003) as Ann
- I'm Alan Partridge - I Know What Alan Did Last Summer (2002) as Tax Inspector Catherine
- World of Pub - Ladies (2001)
- Phoenix Nights (aka Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights) - Episode #1.4 (2001) as Beverly Hillscoptu
- That Peter Kay Thing - The Arena (1999)
- I Love a 1970's Christmas (2000) as herself
- Barking (1998), Channel 4 sketch show, as writer and performer
She has also provided voice-overs in advertisements for
Nescafe.[8]
References
- ^ Liptrott, Sharon (8 January 2024). "Stand-up comedian heading for Moffat". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Interview: Jo Enright, comedian". The Scotsman. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "The Comedy Agency: Jo Enright". www.thecomedyagency.co.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "TV's Job Lot Jo out for a Laugh in the city". Lancashire Evening Post. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Dean, Will (25 September 2014). "The Job Lot, ITV2, review: Sex talk undermines returning Russell Tovey comedy". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Laws, Roz (3 May 2013). "Birmingham sitcom star Jo Enright goes back to her past for new show". The Birmingham Post. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Jo Enright". Lunar Festival. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Qvoice Artistes Search". QVOICE LTD. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2015.