Jo Enright
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Jo Enright is an English stand-up comedian and actress who has appeared in a number of television and radio comedy programmes.
, Erdington and then studied Drama at Middlesex University
.
In 1995 she made her Edinburgh Festival debut as part of the three-hander The West Midland's Serious Comedy Squad.
In 2006 she appeared in the comedy series Time Trumpet
on BBC2, playing herself as a commentator in the year 2031 looking back on the world nearly thirty years before.
From July 2008 she appeared in the BBC comedy series Lab Rats
on BBC2, as lab assistant Cara McIlvenny.
12 October 2008, she played wheelchair user Jackie, a member of the fictional "2 Up, 2 Down", on Peter Kay
's Britain's Got The Pop Factor ... And Possibly A New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly On Ice, a spoof on the talent show genre of programmes. This was the third Peter Kay venture she had starred in after That Peter Kay Thing
and an episode of Phoenix Nights as Brian's valentine, Beverly.
Starting in 2009 she played the role of Carol in the fifth and sixth series of the BBC
sitcom #Ideal
.
In 2011, she appeared in Ricky Gervais
' and Stephen Merchant
's television comedy series Life's Too Short
as Sue, Warwick Davis
' estranged wife.
She has also provided voice-overs in advertisements for Jaffa Cakes, Living TV, Sainsburys, Hutchison and Nescafe. http://www.qvoice.co.uk/qartisteslistsearch.asp?tfm_order=ASC&tfm_orderby=Age&Sex=female
Biography
She attended St Edmund Campion Catholic SchoolSt Edmund Campion Catholic School
St Edmund Campion Catholic School is a Catholic Secondary School located on the corner of Holly Lane and Sutton New Road in the Erdington area of Birmingham, England. The school also has a Sixth Form....
, Erdington and then studied Drama at Middlesex University
Middlesex University
Middlesex University is a university in north London, England. It is located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex from which it takes its name. It is one of the post-1992 universities and is a member of Million+ working group...
.
In 1995 she made her Edinburgh Festival debut as part of the three-hander The West Midland's Serious Comedy Squad.
In 2006 she appeared in the comedy series Time Trumpet
Time Trumpet
Time Trumpet is a six-episode satirical television comedy series which aired on BBC Two in 2006. The series was written by Armando Iannucci, Roger Drew and Will Smith in a similar manner to Iannucci's earlier one-off programmes 2004: The Stupid Version and Clinton: His Struggle with...
on BBC2, playing herself as a commentator in the year 2031 looking back on the world nearly thirty years before.
From July 2008 she appeared in the BBC comedy series Lab Rats
Lab Rats
Lab Rats is a 2008 BBC 2 situation comedy set in a university science laboratory. It stars Chris Addison, who has co-written the series with Carl Cooper...
on BBC2, as lab assistant Cara McIlvenny.
12 October 2008, she played wheelchair user Jackie, a member of the fictional "2 Up, 2 Down", on Peter Kay
Peter Kay
Peter John Kay is an English comedian, writer, actor, director and producer. His work includes That Peter Kay Thing , Phoenix Nights , Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere , Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and other independent productions which have included two sell out tours.-Early career:Peter Kay...
's Britain's Got The Pop Factor ... And Possibly A New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly On Ice, a spoof on the talent show genre of programmes. This was the third Peter Kay venture she had starred in after That Peter Kay Thing
That Peter Kay Thing
That Peter Kay Thing was a series of six spoof documentaries shown on Channel 4 in January 2000. Set in and around Bolton, these followed the lives of different characters and starred Peter Kay as the subject of each documentary. All of the episodes displayed Kay's penchant for nostalgic humour and...
and an episode of Phoenix Nights as Brian's valentine, Beverly.
Starting in 2009 she played the role of Carol in the fifth and sixth series of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
sitcom #Ideal
Ideal (TV series)
Ideal is a British comedy-drama, or dark comedy originally broadcast on digital channel BBC Three, created by Graham Duff and produced by BBC Comedy North and Baby Cow Productions. It stars Johnny Vegas as small-time cannabis dealer Moz....
.
In 2011, she appeared in Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais
Ricky Dene Gervais is an English comedian, actor, director, radio presenter, producer, musician, and writer.Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and frequent collaborator...
' and Stephen Merchant
Stephen Merchant
Stephen James Merchant is an English writer, director, radio presenter, comedian, and actor. He is best known for his collaborations with Ricky Gervais, as the co-writer and co-director of the popular British sitcom The Office, as the co-writer, co-director and a co-star of Extras, and as the...
's television comedy series Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short is an observational sitcom series, created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, from an idea by Warwick Davis, and is described by Gervais as being about "the life of a showbiz dwarf", with Davis playing a fictionalised version of himself. Gervais and Merchant appear...
as Sue, Warwick Davis
Warwick Davis
Warwick Ashley Davis is an English actor. He is most notable for playing the title characters in Willow and the Leprechaun film series, as well as for his roles in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and the Harry Potter movies. Davis currently stars in the sitcom Life's Too Short, written...
' estranged wife.
Awards
- 2002: Chortle Award winner for best female circuit comic
- 2001: Best Female on the JongleursJongleursJongleurs is a chain of comedy clubs in the United Kingdom. Maria Kempinska MBE established and opened the first Jongleurs club in 1983 in Battersea, London. In 1985 Maria then met her business partner John Davy, and together they built the Jongleurs brand. The company evolved into a corporate...
Comedy Circuit, sponsored by Bodyform - 1996: Named comedian of the year at the Leicester Comedy FestivalLeicester Comedy FestivalThe Leicester Comedy Festival is an annual comedy festival held in a number of venues across Leicester, England early in the year. The festival started in 1994 with 40 events in 23 venues over 7 days throughout Leicestershire, attracting 5,000 people...
Filmography
- IdealIdeal (TV series)Ideal is a British comedy-drama, or dark comedy originally broadcast on digital channel BBC Three, created by Graham Duff and produced by BBC Comedy North and Baby Cow Productions. It stars Johnny Vegas as small-time cannabis dealer Moz....
as Carol - Lab RatsLab RatsLab Rats is a 2008 BBC 2 situation comedy set in a university science laboratory. It stars Chris Addison, who has co-written the series with Carl Cooper...
(2008) as Cara McIlvenny - Time TrumpetTime TrumpetTime Trumpet is a six-episode satirical television comedy series which aired on BBC Two in 2006. The series was written by Armando Iannucci, Roger Drew and Will Smith in a similar manner to Iannucci's earlier one-off programmes 2004: The Stupid Version and Clinton: His Struggle with...
(2006) as herself (in an imagined future) - RoundRoundRound or rounds can mean:* The shape of a closed curve with no sharp corners, such as an ellipse, circle, rounded rectangle, or sphere* Roundness , the smoothness of clastic particles...
(2003) as Ann - I'm Alan PartridgeI'm Alan PartridgeI'm Alan Partridge is a BBC situation comedy starring Steve Coogan, of which two series of six episodes each were produced — the first in 1997 and the second in 2002...
- I Know What Alan Did Last Summer (2002) as Tax Inspector Catherine - World of PubWorld of PubWorld of Pub is a radio and television sitcom, set in a pub in the East End of London, written by Tony Roche and produced by Jane Berthoud....
- Ladies (2001) - Phoenix Nights (aka Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights) - Episode #1.4 (2001) as Beverly Hillscopto
- That Peter Kay ThingThat Peter Kay ThingThat Peter Kay Thing was a series of six spoof documentaries shown on Channel 4 in January 2000. Set in and around Bolton, these followed the lives of different characters and starred Peter Kay as the subject of each documentary. All of the episodes displayed Kay's penchant for nostalgic humour and...
- The Arena (1999) - I Love a 1970's Christmas (2000) as herself
- Barking (1998), Channel 4Channel 4Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
sketch show, as writer and performer
She has also provided voice-overs in advertisements for Jaffa Cakes, Living TV, Sainsburys, Hutchison and Nescafe. http://www.qvoice.co.uk/qartisteslistsearch.asp?tfm_order=ASC&tfm_orderby=Age&Sex=female