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Jenny Eclair
Jenny Eclair

Jenny Eclair

  • 64 years old
  • English
  • Actor and stand-up comedian

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Jenny Eclair: Sixty! (FFS!) review

Jenny Eclair: Sixty! is a delight from beginning to end. Not only can she make getting older hilariously funny, but she has the ability to focus on the small shames of human life and return them to us in a new and triumphant light.

Jane Darcy, The Reviews Hub, 30th September 2021

Jenny Eclair: Sixty! (FFS!) review

The comedian is on ebullient form in a gossipy touring show about entering one's seventh decade.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th September 2021

Comedians record NHS charity single

Thirty comedians have recorded a charity single for the NHS. Can't Wait! - created by doctor-turned-comic Simon Brodkin - features Miranda Hart, Harry Hill, David Baddiel, Jo Brand, Lee Mack, Jack Dee and Adam Kay among others.

British Comedy Guide, 6th July 2021

Jenny Eclair: I'm lucky to be back gigging

Reliable jokes are like custard, writes Jenny Eclair - ideal for covering up the dry and tasteless bits after a year off-stage.

Jenny Eclair, The Independent, 31st May 2021

Jenny Eclair interview

The comedian talks about a year in which she swapped a stand-up tour for painting at home, her mother's dementia and why she feels sorry for young people - as she launches Drawers Off, her new Channel 4 art show.

Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 24th February 2021

60-date tour for Jenny Eclair - one per year of Eclair

Comedy legend Jenny Eclair turned 60 this year, just before the UK went into Covid-19 lockdown. To celebrate reaching this milestone and the success of her brand new book - Older and Wider, which made The Sunday Times Best Sellers List over the summer, Jenny hopes and intends to get back on the road in 2021 with a brand new 60-date stand-up tour, SIXTY! (FFS!), from 4th March 2021.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd September 2020

Jenny Eclair on middle-aged rage

"I've had a lapse back into the menopause today," Jenny Eclair declares at the beginning of our interview.

Hannah Stephenson, The Herald, 1st August 2020

Jenny Eclair: new stand-ups won't survive without help

The sadness of the situation is unbearable, says Jenny Eclair. What else do you do when the only thing you know how to do is make people laugh?

Jenny Eclair, The Independent, 13th July 2020

Jenny Eclair interview

The first woman to win the UK's biggest comedy prize has written a guide to the menopause. She discusses HRT, getting sacked and how much she liked her female comedy peers - until their fame eclipsed hers.

Zoe Williams, The Guardian, 28th June 2020

25 funny jokes from comedians to cheer you up

If you're feeling in need of a bit of light relief, enjoy these one-liners from top stand-ups and rising stars of the comedy scene.

The Telegraph, 30th March 2020

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