Jessica Fostekew

Jessica Alice Fostekew (born 5 July 1983) is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer.[1][2][3][4][5]

Jessica Fostekew

LL.B.
Born (1983-07-05) 5 July 1983
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Alma materLondon School of Economics
OccupationComedian
Years active2008–present
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Websitejessicafostekew.com

Early life

Fostekew was born in Sheffield in 1983 and grew up in Langton Matravers, Dorset.[6][7] She is of one-quarter Austrian ancestry. She earned an LL.B. from the London School of Economics.[4]

Career

Fostekew has written for Mock The Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and The News Quiz.[8] She has cohosted the The Guilty Feminist.[9] In 2019, her show "Hench" was nominated for the Main Award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. In 2019 she appeared on Live at the Apollo and The Museum of Curiosity and in 2020 appeared on QI.[10]

Personal life

Fostekew is a keen weightlifter and has integrated her use of it into her act.[11]

References
  1. Healy, Rachael (January 13, 2020). "Joy of pecs: Jessica Fostekew, the weightlifting comic shredding body fascism" – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. "Q&A: Jessica Fostekew". April 22, 2015.
  3. https://twitter.com/jessicafostekew/status/617740135828992000
  4. Best, Steve (September 21, 2017). Joker Face: Over 450 Comedians Share Their Best One-liners. Unbound Publishing. ISBN 9781783523399 – via Google Books.
  5. Homan, Sidney; Rhinehart, Brian (February 22, 2018). Comedy Acting for Theatre: The Art and Craft of Performing in Comedies. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781350012783 – via Google Books.
  6. "A Moment's Peace: Dancing Ledge, Dorset". December 3, 2014.
  7. "Hoovering: A Sea Breeze". March 10, 2015.
  8. "About Me".
  9. Frances-White, Deborah (December 31, 2019). The Guilty Feminist: You Don't Have to Be Perfect to Overthrow the Patriarchy. Basic Books. ISBN 9781580059534 – via Google Books.
  10. "Stream Jessica Fostekew stand-up comedy". The Home of Stand-Up Comedy | NextUp Comedy. March 1, 2019.
  11. Logan, Brian (August 17, 2019). "Jessica Fostekew review – punchy polemic about gender stereotyping" – via www.theguardian.com.
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