Jenny Eclair
- 64 years old
- English
- Actor and stand-up comedian
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Jenny Eclair: I'm lucky to be back gigging
Reliable jokes are like custard, writes Jenny Eclair - ideal for covering up the dry and tasteless bits after a year off-stage.
Jenny Eclair, The Independent, 31st May 2021Jenny Eclair interview
The comedian talks about a year in which she swapped a stand-up tour for painting at home, her mother's dementia and why she feels sorry for young people - as she launches Drawers Off, her new Channel 4 art show.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 24th February 202160-date tour for Jenny Eclair - one per year of Eclair
Comedy legend Jenny Eclair turned 60 this year, just before the UK went into Covid-19 lockdown. To celebrate reaching this milestone and the success of her brand new book - Older and Wider, which made The Sunday Times Best Sellers List over the summer, Jenny hopes and intends to get back on the road in 2021 with a brand new 60-date stand-up tour, SIXTY! (FFS!), from 4th March 2021.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd September 2020Jenny Eclair on middle-aged rage
"I've had a lapse back into the menopause today," Jenny Eclair declares at the beginning of our interview.
Hannah Stephenson, The Herald, 1st August 2020Jenny Eclair: new stand-ups won't survive without help
The sadness of the situation is unbearable, says Jenny Eclair. What else do you do when the only thing you know how to do is make people laugh?
Jenny Eclair, The Independent, 13th July 2020Jenny Eclair interview
The first woman to win the UK's biggest comedy prize has written a guide to the menopause. She discusses HRT, getting sacked and how much she liked her female comedy peers - until their fame eclipsed hers.
Zoe Williams, The Guardian, 28th June 202025 funny jokes from comedians to cheer you up
If you're feeling in need of a bit of light relief, enjoy these one-liners from top stand-ups and rising stars of the comedy scene.
The Telegraph, 30th March 2020Why women taking the p**s matters
Here at Funny Women, we're all about women finding their confidence and breaking down taboos, which is why we were delighted to host a comedy show with Boot's StayDry Discreet called Women Taking the P**s.
Funny Women, 28th February 2020Comedians to appear in Celebrity Bake Off 2020
Russell Howard, Jenny Eclair, James Buckley, Joel Dommett, Caroline Quentin and Mo Gilligan will appear on The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer.
British Comedy Guide, 27th February 2020New non-Fiction menopause book written by Jenny Eclair
Quercus Books is to publish a refreshingly honest menopause survival guide Older and Wider by comedian Jenny Eclair.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st February 2020