Jen Brister
- Writer, stand-up comedian and actor
Press clippings Page 6
Jen Brister: Meaningless - review
If you have ever used the phrase 'you were pretty funny, and I don't usually find women funny', then you need to see this show.
Femedy, 8th January 2019Jen Brister review
Meaningless is an entertaining rage about society's ills and the patriarchy.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 3rd January 2019Jen Brister interview
Comedian Jen Brister, who comes to the Soho Theatre at the end of the month, is angry about a lot of things, not limited to the marginalisation of women over 40, the objectification of young girls and society's double standards when it comes to raising children.
Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard, 5th December 2018My comedy hero: Jen Brister on Victoria Wood
As this self-dubbed 'stand-up comedian, writer, actor, dickhead' takes her Meaningless show on tour, she picks the northern comic who straddled the mainstream and alternative scene as her comic icon.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 26th October 2018Jen Brister review
It was lean, angry, and straight-up entertaining, with the diamond always shining through the rough.
Daniel McKeon, Comedy To Watch, 15th October 2018Jen Brister review
Bulldozing her way across the evening, Meaningless is unashamedly angry and eruptive and expertly brought to life by Brister's sense of humour and the discomfort she creates.
Damian Robinson, Narc Magazine, 4th October 2018Jen Brister's new show set to hit Edinburgh Festival
Comedian Jen Brister is a mum, the "other" mum. One half of a lesbian couple, she's the non-biological parent of three-year-old twins.
Nan Spowart, The National (Scotland), 2nd August 2018Edinburgh preview: Suzi Ruffell & Jen Brister
What followed was some glorious raging on the toxicity of living in a patriarchal society for both women and men.
Jonna Brett, Broadway Baby, 31st July 2018Fringe: The best comedy shows to see
If the London previews have tickled your fancy and you've made the decision to go up to Edinburgh, you're bound to be looking for some lols.
Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard, 19th July 2018Monkey Barrel Fringe preview
Exceptional comedy venue offers a Fringe line-up to match.
Kevin Ibbotson-Wight, The Wee Review, 14th June 2018