Jen Brister
- Writer, stand-up comedian and actor
Press clippings Page 6
Review: The Big Funny Festival
The Big Funny Festival is the latest attempt to convert marquee comedy into an all-day event, not just a nice evening gig.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th June 201930 stand-up comedians you need to see
To celebrate the legends that bring us the lols, we've put together a bumper list of our favourite comedians performing at the moment - the big names and the ones you've yet to fall in love with.
Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard, 9th May 2019At last! Comedy Store has an all-female weekend bill
It has taken 40 years, but the Comedy Store has booked its first all-female bills for its prestigious weekend shows.
Chortle, 15th February 2019Jen Brister: Meaningless - review
If you have ever used the phrase 'you were pretty funny, and I don't usually find women funny', then you need to see this show.
Femedy, 8th January 2019Jen Brister review
Meaningless is an entertaining rage about society's ills and the patriarchy.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 3rd January 2019Jen Brister interview
Comedian Jen Brister, who comes to the Soho Theatre at the end of the month, is angry about a lot of things, not limited to the marginalisation of women over 40, the objectification of young girls and society's double standards when it comes to raising children.
Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard, 5th December 2018My comedy hero: Jen Brister on Victoria Wood
As this self-dubbed 'stand-up comedian, writer, actor, dickhead' takes her Meaningless show on tour, she picks the northern comic who straddled the mainstream and alternative scene as her comic icon.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 26th October 2018Jen Brister review
It was lean, angry, and straight-up entertaining, with the diamond always shining through the rough.
Daniel McKeon, Comedy To Watch, 15th October 2018Jen Brister review
Bulldozing her way across the evening, Meaningless is unashamedly angry and eruptive and expertly brought to life by Brister's sense of humour and the discomfort she creates.
Damian Robinson, Narc Magazine, 4th October 2018Jen Brister's new show set to hit Edinburgh Festival
Comedian Jen Brister is a mum, the "other" mum. One half of a lesbian couple, she's the non-biological parent of three-year-old twins.
Nan Spowart, The National (Scotland), 2nd August 2018