Jessica Fostekew
Jessica Fostekew

Jessica Fostekew

  • 40 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer, director and stand-up comedian
  1. 8th November: Wells Comedy Festival 2024 announces first shows (Beyond The Joke)
  2. 25th October: Jessica Fostekew to tour new stand-up show Mettle
  3. 20th October: World's Most Dangerous Roads 2 line-up
Jessica Fostekew

Jessica Fostekew is a 40-year-old English actor, writer, director and stand-up comedian.

Year Production Role
2024 Wells Comedy Festival Self
2024 Jessica Fostekew: Mettle Coming Soon Self
2023 Sorry, I Didn't Know - Series 4 Coming Soon
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2023 The Now Show - Series 63
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
2023 The Now Show - Series 63
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Self
2023 Woolwich Words & Sounds Self
2023 Roundhouse Comedy Festival Self
2023 What Just Happened? - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2023 Latitude Self
2023 Shrewsbury International Comedy Festival Self
2023 The Tringe Self
2023 Oxford Comedy Festival Self
2023 Welcome To The Neighbourhood - Series 2
  1. E5 - Jessica Fostekew
 Guest
2023 Child Star Viv
2023 Live @ The RSC Self
2023 Wells Comedy Festival Self
2023 The London LGBTQ+ Stand-Up Comedy Festival Self
2023 Machynlleth Comedy Festival Self
2023 WeGotTickets Independent Comedy Festival Self
2023 You Heard It Here First - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2023 Just For Laughs London Self
2023 Real Friends Writer
2023 Real Friends Mr Whippy
2023 Archive On 4: 20 Years Of Funny Women Self
2023 Jessica Fostekew: Sturdy Girls Club
View episodes
  1. E1 - Strongwoman
  2. E2 - Powerlifting
  3. E3 - Olympic Lifting
  4. E4 - Bodybuilding
 Writer
2023 Jessica Fostekew: Sturdy Girls Club
View episodes
  1. E1 - Strongwoman
  2. E2 - Powerlifting
  3. E3 - Olympic Lifting
  4. E4 - Bodybuilding
 Host / Presenter
2022 The News Quiz - Series 109
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2022 Cheerful Earful Self
2022 Aberystwyth Comedy Festival Self
2022 End Of The Road Self
2022 Underbelly's Big Brain Tumour Benefit Self
2022 The Wrestling Self
2022 Jessica Fostekew: Wench Self
2022 Kaleidoscope Self
2022 Standon Calling Self
2022 The Tringe Self
2022 Oxford Comedy Festival Self
2022 ARG Com Fest Self
2022 Avoidance - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Amanda
2022 The Leak - Series 15
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2022 HowTheLightGetsIn (Hay-on-Wye) Self
2022 Wells Comedy Festival Self
2022 Bristol Comedy Festival Self
2022 Comedy Club At Machynlleth - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Host / Presenter
2022 Jessica Fostekew: Wench Self
2022 The Now Show - Series 60
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Writer
2022 The Now Show - Series 60
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2022 QI - Series S
  1. E6 - Sensational
  2. Special - VG: Part I
 Guest
2022 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 21 (Channel 4: Series 22)
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer (Additional Material)
2021 Live From Aberystwyth Pier
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2021 Comedians Giving Lectures - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2021 Soho Theatre Live - Series 2
  1. E7 - Jessica Fostekew: Hench
 Host / Presenter
2021 Aberystwyth Comedy Festival Self
2021 Jessica Fostekew: Powerhouse Writer
2021 Jessica Fostekew: Powerhouse Self
2021 Green Man Self
2021 Back Chat
  1. E1 - Women's Sports and Porn
 Beatrice (Voice)
2021 Latitude Self
2021 Underbelly Festival Self
2021 Girl Stuck In Basketball Hoop Self
2021 Who Said That? - Series 2 (as Jess Fostekew)
  1. E11 - Episode 31
 Guest
2021 Grave New World Generic Taxi Promo Voiceover
2021 Funny Festival Live
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2021 The Now Show - Series 58
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Writer
2021 The Now Show - Series 58
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2021 Stand Up In My House Guest
2021 Hypothetical - Series 3
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2021 Legforth Council Meeting Ensemble Actor
2021 Mother F**king Pep Talk
  1. E7 - Jessica Fostekew - 'F**k the past'
 Writer
2021 Mother F**king Pep Talk
  1. E7 - Jessica Fostekew - 'F**k the past'
 Host / Presenter
2021 Elephant In The Room - Series 2 (as Jess Fostekew)
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer
2021 Comedy Catalysts - Series 2
  1. E1 - Jessica Fostekew On Rik Mayall
 Guest
2021 The News Quiz - Series 104
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2020 Socially Distant With Susan Calman Writer
2020 Shared Document Director
2020 Out Of Her Mind
  1. E1 - I Don't
 Laptop Woman
2020 Live At The Apollo - The One About...
  1. Special - Kids
 Guest
2020 Larmer Tree Festival Self
2020 QI - Series R
  1. E7 - Revolutions
  2. Special - Highlights Special
  3. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2020 Wells Comedy Festival Self
2020 The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected - Series 5
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2020 The News Quiz - Series 102
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2020 Who Said That? - Series 1 (as Jess Fostekew)
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2020 Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa
  1. E30 - Episode Thirty
 Guest
2020 Now Wash Your Hands
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2020 Socially Distant With Susan Calman
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2020 Don't Sell The Tiger Jane
2020 The Trouble With Maggie Cole
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Betty Jarvis
2020 Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life - Series 3
  1. E4 - Winter
 Writer
2020 Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life - Series 3
  1. E4 - Winter
 Guest
2020 Nature Table - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2020 Vault Festival Self
2019 Live At The Apollo - Series 15
  1. E4 - Darren Harriott, Jessica Fostekew, Stephen Bailey
 Guest
2019 Harry Hill's ClubNite
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2019 The Now Show - Series 55
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2019 The Now Show - Series 55
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2019 Dave Gorman: Terms And Conditions Apply
  1. E5 - The Randy Smurph
 Guest
2019 The Museum Of Curiosity - Gallery 14
  1. E1 - Meeting Eighty-One
 Guest
2019 The News Quiz - Series 100
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2019 Elephant In The Room - Series 1
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2019 Jessica Fostekew: Hench Self
2019 The Hoovering Podcast Live With Jessica Fostekew Host / Presenter
2019 Larmer Tree Festival Self
2019 Elephant In The Room - Series 1 (as Jess Fostekew)
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E6 - Episode Six
  4. E7 - Episode Seven
 Writer
2019 Oxford Comedy Festival Self
2019 The Machynlleth Comedy Festival - 2019
  1. Machynlleth Stand-Up Show
 Guest
2019 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 21 (as Jess Fostekew)
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
  3. Special - Best Bits, Part 1
  4. Special - Best Bits, Part 2
 Writer (Additional Material)
2019 Comedy Club Extravaganza Host / Presenter
2019 Cuckoo - Series 5
  1. E2 - Ivy Nanny
 Angela
2018 The Luke McQueen Pilots
View episodes
  1. E1 - Britain's Hidden Vampire Crisis
  2. E2 - Sex With My Father
  3. E3 - The Luke Of Love
 Writer
2018 The News Quiz - Series 97
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
2018 Charmian Hughes - Bra Trek Director
2018 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 15 (Channel 4: Series 16)
  1. Special - All-Women Special
 Writer (Additional Material)
2018 Nothing will help Writer
2018 Nothing will help Woman
2018 Jessica Fostekew: Silence Of The Nans Self
2017 Murder Town: First Look Erica Joggon
2017 Motherland - Series 1
  1. E5 - The After Party
 Clare
2017 Jessica Fostekew: The Silence of the Nans Self
2017 The News Quiz - Series 93
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Writer (Additional Material)
2017 Comic Relief Originals - Keeping Up with the Komedians Kitty
2017 Newsjack - Series 16
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
2016 BBC New Comedy Award - 2016 (as Jess Fostekew)
  1. E1 - Heat 1
 Host / Presenter
2015 This Is Your Trial Self
2015 Imaginary Colin Self
2015 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 6 (Channel 4: Series 7)
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
  2. E8 - Episode Eight
  3. E10 - Episode Ten
  4. E13 - Episode Thirteen
 Writer (Additional Material)
2015 It's A Funny Old Week
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer
2014 Jessica Fostekew: Jessanory (Work In Progress) Self
2014 Dilemma - Series 3
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Writer
2013 Newsjack - Series 9
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Writer
2013 Jessica Fostekew: Moving Self
2013 The News Quiz - Series 81
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Writer (Additional Material)
2012 Half Past Bitch Self
2012 Jessica Fostekew: Brave New Word Self
2012 The Now Show - Series 37
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Writer (Additional Material)
2012 Stand Up For The Week - Series 4
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer (Additional Material)
2012 Life: An Idiot's Guide - Series 1 (as Jess Fostekew)
  1. E2 - First Impressions
 Guest
2011 Stand Up For The Week - Series 3
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
2011 Amused Moose Comedy Awards Showcase Self
2011 Jessica Fostekew: Luxury Tramp Self
2011 The Now Show - Series 33
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Writer (Additional Material)
2010 For 21 Nights Only! Self

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Jessica Fostekew on IMDb

Born
Tuesday 5th July 1983 (40 years-old)
AKA
Jess Fostekew
Nationality
English
Home town
Swanage
Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2021
Best Podcast (Nominee (Jessica Fostekew: Hoovering))
Chortle Awards 2020
Breakthrough Act (Winner)
Best Full-Length Solo Show (Winner)
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2019
Best Comedy Show (Nominee)
Funny Women Awards 2019
Comedy Short (Finalist)
Comedy Poster Awards 2019
Panel Award (Winner)
Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2019
Best Show (Nominee)
Amused Moose Comedy Award 2011
Main Award (Nominee)
Funny Women Awards 2010
Stage Award (Nominee)

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