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Jane Postlethwaite. Credit: Andy Hollingworth
Jane Postlethwaite

Jane Postlethwaite

  • Actor, comedian, director, producer, stand-up comedian and writer

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Jane Postlethwaite on her Edinburgh Fringe Show

We caught up with queer comedian, writer and podcaster, Jane Postlethwaite, who has her a couple of podcasts, Bats in the Attic and All the Terrible Things, and will be playing a show Mary, Jack and Jane - A Queer Adventure at the Edinburgh Fringe this year.

Nonchalant, 25th July 2024

BCG Pro Talent Awards for Performance 2023 - Review

I've judged two comedy competitions recently and despite most of the names being unknown to me, the standard has been incredibly high.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th December 2023

BCG Pro Talent Awards for Performance 2023 finalists

Omar Ibrahim, Kit Loyd, Low Effort Sketches, Jane Postlethwaite and Maxine Wade are the BCG Pro Talent Awards for Performance 2023 finalists. Ollie Fox has been named as the Starter winner.

British Comedy Guide, 24th November 2023

Funny Women Awards 2022 results

Lorna Rose Treen won two prizes at the Funny Women Awards 2022. Ruby Carr, Chanel Williams and Amy Annette were also selected as winners.

British Comedy Guide, 30th September 2022

Jane Postlethwaite builds character in podcast

2015 Funny Women finalist Jane Postlethwaite was shocked when she read stats provided by the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film that found in the 100 top-grossing films of 2018 women represented: 4% of directors, 15% of writers, 3% of cinematographers, 18% of producers, 18% of executive producers, 14% of editors.

Funny Women, 26th April 2021

Comedians indoors getting creative: part 8

To help you get your comedy fix, every week we'll be putting together a list of projects we've spotted online by funny women...

Funny Women, 8th May 2020

Jane Postlethwaite makes character building crowdfunder

2016 Funny Women Awards finalist Jane Postlethwaite is crowdfunding her latest project, Character Building, a character and sketch comedy podcast that showcases the work of women produced by Jane and Steph Bradshaw. The pair are seeking out funding so that 20 to 25 women can receive free training in sketch writing, voice acting and putting together a comedy podcast.

Kate Stone, Funny Women, 11th June 2019

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