Jenny Bede

English comedienne

Jenny Bede (born 1983) is an English comedian. Trained in musical theatre, she has performed since 2008 with a focus on musical comedy.

Early life

Bede was born in 1983, and grew up in Pinner, London.^[1]

Education

Bede trained in musical theatre at the Royal Academy of Music.^[1]

Career

Bede worked as a PA prior to full-time comedy.^[2]

In 2008, Bede first performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in a musical,^[2] returning in 2011 to 2014,^[3] in double-headers.^[2]
In 2010, Bede joined the cast of NewsRevue, a resident musical sketch show, at Canal Cafe Theatre in Little Venice, London.
In 2013, Bede wrote and starred in her first comedy pilot, AAA, for Comedy Feeds, for BBC3.^[1]
In 2015, Bede performed Jenny Bede: Don’t Look at Me at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.^[3]^[4]
In 2017 and 2019 at the Edinburgh Fringe, Bede performed Jenny Bede: Eggtime^[5] and Jenny Bede: The Musical, an hour show at Just The Tonic at The Mash House, respectively.^[6]^[7]
In 2022, Bede starred in Prince Andrew: The Musical as Sarah, Duchess of York.^[8]

Recognition

In 2013, Bede was the winner of the Musical Comedy Awards Best Newcomer.^[9]^[10]
In 2015, Bede was a winner of The Observer's rising stars of 2015.^[11]
In 2017, Bede was a winner of BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Award, for her script, Baby.^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Rising stars of 2015: comedian Jenny Bede". the Guardian]. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Fringe Q&As: Jenny Bede". The Herald (Glasgow). 24 August 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Jenny Bede: A 2015 EdFringe Interview". Punchline. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ Stewart, JD (August 11, 2015). "Jenny Bede: Don't Look At Me, Pleasance Courtyard, Review". Edinburgh Guide. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ Inniss, Tom (11 August 2017). "Interview with Jenny Bede". Voice Magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "Jenny Bede: The Musical". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ Renton, Catherine (August 20, 2019). "Jenny Bede: The Musical". The Wee Review. Scotland. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "Jenny Bede stars in Channel 4 satirical comedy 'Prince Andrew: The Musical'". Loud and Clear Voices. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "Jenny Bede: Don't Look at Me". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "About". musical comedy awards. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "Rising stars 2015". the Guardian. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "brnwfhandout170604" (PDF). bafta.org. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "Jenny Bede". Top Secret Comedy Club. Covent Garden, London. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Competition". BAFTA. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Competition". Rocliffe. Retrieved 31 December 2022.