JENNY is enormously pleased to be back in Edinburgh, despite the fact that doing stand-up gives her varicose veins and the damp makes her fungal, all support is gratefully received. ECLAIR has been doing Edinburgh since you lot were in nappies, Perrier winner, Grumpy Old Woman, ex Loose Woman and novelist, JENNY was recently described as ‘The Earl Grey Jaeger Bomb’ of the Melbourne International Comedy festival. Not for the lily- livered (or children)!
Following the success of her sell-out, extended 2010 tour Old Dog, New Tricks JENNY ECLAIR embarked on brand new stand-up tour Eclairious, which was extended into the spring of this year. This autumn will see JENNY unite with SUSIE BLAKE and KATE ROBBINS for brand new live show, Return of the Grumpy Old Women: Fifty Shades of Beige. JENNY is an acclaimed writer (sometimes it’s nice to just sit down), her third novel Life, Death & Vanilla Slices was released last summer to critical acclaim and will be released in paperback this August.
Previously JENNY has co-written and starred in Grumpy Old Women Live 2: Chin Up Britain on Tour in London’s West End and has starred in a number of other West End productions including Steaming, Mum’s The Word and The Vagina Monologues. JENNY came third in I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here (ITV1) and has done ‘acting’ on Holby City (BBC One) and Skins (E4). Her other television credits include Loose Women (ITV 1) Masterchef (BBC One), The Apprentice: You’re Fired (BBC Two), That Sunday Night Show (ITV1), The Chase: Celebrity Special (ITV1), Antiques Road Trip: Children in Need Special (BBC Two) and as a memorable contestant on both Celebrity Fame Academy (BBC One) and Let’s Dance for Sport Relief, (BBC One), where she reached the final alongside fellow Grumps SUSIE BLAKE, LESLEY JOSEPH and LINDA ROBSON. JENNY has hosted her own show on LBC radio, and is a regular contributor on shows such as BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, Just a Minute and 7 Day Sunday (BBC Radio 5 Live). She is also the author of Chin Up, Britain, The Book of Bad Behaviour and the co-author with JUDITH HOLDER of Grumpy Old Couples, and Wendy: The Bumper Book of Fun for Women of a Certain Age.
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What the press has said about Jenny Eclair:
“Engaging and natural performer with deep reserves of excitable energy. Can employ understatement with the dry mastery of a Father Ted script” Chortle
“Ruthlessly funny” The Times
* * * * Herald Sun (Australia)
LISTINGS INFORMATION
Eclairious
Venue: Debating Hall – Gilded Balloon
Date: 3rd – 17th August
Time: 7.30pm
Box Office: 0131 226 0000
For more information and press tickets, please contact: edinburghpress@avalonuk.com or phone:
Hannah Wilkinson, Lottie Doran, Charlotte Davidson, Charlotte Lander or Dan Lloyd on:
Edinburgh: 0131 527 1643 / London: 020 7598 7222
AVALON PROMOTIONS
Avalon is one of the leading promoters of live comedy in the UK. Recent highlights include: RUSSELL HOWARD performing to over 240,000 fans with sell-out tour Right Here, Right Now and announcing a new tour, Wonderbox; AL MURRAY’s twice extended show Al Murray The Pub Landlord The Only Way Is Epic, including two dates at the Queen’s Theatre, London; RICHARD HERRING returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for his 25th year; DAVE GORMAN’s Barry Award nominated sell-out tour Powerpoint Presentation; GREG DAVIES’s Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated, triple-extended, 109 date sell-out show Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog and new tour The Back of My Mum’s Head, including two dates at the Hammersmith Apollo; LEE NELSON’s sell-out date at the IndigO2 with Lee Nelson Live; ROB DELANEY selling out his UK debut London run at Soho Theatre in one hour from a single tweet; U.S.’s number one podcasting comedian PAUL F. TOMPKINS playing the UK for the first time at London’s Soho Theatre.
