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Barbara Nice. Barbara Nice (Janice Connolly). Copyright: BBC
Janice Connolly

Janice Connolly

  • English
  • Actor, stand-up comedian and writer
Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2017. Janice Connolly. Copyright: Crosscut Media

Janice Connolly is an English actor, stand-up comedian and writer.

Year Production Role
2025 Moseley Folk Festival Self
2025 Deer Shed Festival Barbara Nice
2025 Stoke-on-Trent Comedy Festival Self
2025 Bath Comedy Festival Self
2024 Fun! With Barbara Nice Barbara Nice
2024 Kings Heath Comedy Festival Self
2024 Kiri's Comedy Club - Series 1
  1. E2 - Britain's Got Talent
 Guest
2024 The Learners - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Bump In The Night
  2. E2 - Fight For Your Rights
  3. E3 - Roc a Rol
  4. E4 - To Have And To Hold
 Cathy
2024 Leicester Comedy Festival Self
2024 Icklewick FM - Series 1 (as Barbara Nice)
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  1. E2 - The Queue
  2. E3 - The Festival
  3. E4 - The Fundraiser
  4. E6 - The Mob
 Ensemble Actor
2023 Where To, Mate? - Series 2
  1. E2 - '...I'm going for balloons...'
  2. E4 - "... are those jam jars in your way..."
 Hazel
2022 The Learners - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Where's Jonesy?
  2. E2 - Unfair Dismissal
  3. E3 - The Open Day
  4. E4 - Match Day
 Cathy
2021 Mrs Williams And Mrs Nice Writer
2021 Mrs Williams And Mrs Nice Mrs Barbara Nice
2021 Birmingham Comedy Festival Self
2021 Green Man Barbara Nice
2021 Salisbury Comedy Festival Self
2021 The Learners - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
 Cathy
2021 Meet The Richardsons - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Self
2021 The Learners - Pilot Cathy
2020 So Awkward - Series 6
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  1. E1 - Heads We Win
  2. E2 - Face Off
  3. E3 - Travel Bug
  4. E4 - Possession Obsession
  5. E5 - Mascots
  6. E6 - Deny And Deniability
  7. E7 - Do The Write Thing
  8. E8 - Singletonia
  9. E9 - Electronic Dance Martha
  10. E10 - So Lily
  11. E11 - Shaved by the Bell
  12. E12 - Academic Lily Speaking
  13. E13 - Prom!
 Mazel
2020 Jack's Night In
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2019 So Awkward - Series 5
  1. E2 - Awardatarian
 Mazel
2019 BBC New Comedy Award - 2019
  1. E4 - Heat 4 - Manchester
 Guest
2019 Eaten By Lions Barbara (Nice)
2018 Barbara Nice: Barbara's Box Office Self
2018 Barbara Nice: Raffle Self
2018 Obsessions - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2017 Barbara Nice - Series 1
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  1. E1 - The Scare
  2. E2 - Drawdown
  3. E3 - The Trial
  4. E4 - The Fib
 Writer
2017 Barbara Nice - Series 1
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  1. E1 - The Scare
  2. E2 - Drawdown
  3. E3 - The Trial
  4. E4 - The Fib
 Barbara Nice
2016 Barbara Nice Self
2015 The Show What You Wrote - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Work & Play
  2. E4 - The End
 Various
2015 Barbara Nice - Pilot Writer
2015 Barbara Nice - Pilot Barbara Nice
2015 Funz & Gamez Cleaner
2015 Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights Live Holy Mary
2014 The Show What You Wrote - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Sport & Leisure
  2. E4 - Science & Nature
 Various
2014 MacAulay And Co - Edinburgh 2014 (as Barbara Nice)
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Self
2014 Barbara Nice: Squirrel Proof Self
2013 The Johnny & Inel Show - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E10 - Episode Ten
 Dinner Lady
2012 In With The Flynns - Series 2
  1. E4 - You're Only Young Twice
 Sister Mary
2012 Barbara Nice: Mrs Nice Self
2011 In With The Flynns - Series 1
  1. E1 - Santorini
 Sister Mary
2010 Arthur Smith's Balham Bash - Series 2 (as Barbara Nice)
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Mrs Barbara Nice
2010 Sarah Millican's Support Group - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Shirley
2009 Pick Ups - Series 2
  1. E4 - All Bar Nun
 Tanya
2009 Lunch Monkeys - Series 1
  1. E1 - Spacepants
 Mrs Wilson
2009 Justin Moorhouse - The Big Am I Ensemble Actor
2008 The Leicester Comedy Festival (as Mrs Barbara Nice)
  1. E3 - The Leicester Comedy Festival 2008
 Guest
2007 Peacefully In Their Sleeps
  1. E6 - Sister Cecilia Of Caracas
 Ensemble Actor
2006 28 Acts In 28 Minutes - Series 1 (as Barbara Nice)
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2006 Thin Ice
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Inga
2005 Dead Man Weds
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Carol Sykes
2004 Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Holy Mary
2002 Phoenix Nights - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Brian Gets Everyone Back Together
  2. E2 - Family Fun Day
  3. E3 - Crimetime
  4. E4 - Quiz
  5. E5 - Ladies' Night
  6. E6 - Stars In Their Eyes
 Holy Mary
2001 Phoenix Nights - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Opening Night
  2. E2 - Wild West Night
  3. E3 - Disco Inferno
  4. E4 - Singles Night
  5. E5 - Comedy Robot Wars
  6. E6 - Talent Trek Finals
 Holy Mary
2000 That Peter Kay Thing - Series 1
  1. E5 - Leonard
 Actor

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Janice Connolly on IMDb

Stage name
Barbara Nice
Mrs Barbara Nice
Nationality
English
North West Comedy Awards 2024
Legend Award (Winner)
Britain's Got Talent 2019
Main Award (Semi-Finalist)
Midlands Comedy Awards 2015
Best Act (Runner-up)

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