British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide
Jessica Fostekew
Jessica Fostekew

Jessica Fostekew

  • 41 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer, director and stand-up comedian

Jessica Fostekew features

Garth Marenghi Incarcerat. Matthew Holness Live

Garth Marenghi / Jessica Fostekew / Josh Pugh - Bobby Carroll's Live Comedy Diary

Tuesday 19th March 2024

Bobby has one helluva month seeing a cult favourite spoof it up, an old favourite on rare form and a new favourite step things up a gear.

Frank Skinner Live

Frank Skinner, Daniel Kitson, Jessica Fostekew - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Monday 12th February 2024

This week our live comedy columnist sees Frank Skinner's West End run, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Jessica Fostekew, and legendary uber-comedian Daniel Kitson twice! Plus he deploys the word 'exquisite'.

Just For Laughs London 2023 Live

Just For Laughs festival, London - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Tuesday 7th March 2023

Organisers of London's Just For Laughs festival are aiming for the event to eventually become "the UK's most recognised comedy festival". With a debut line-up that included Graham Norton, James Acaster, Aisling Bea and Nish Kumar, Mark Muldoon sizes up just how likely that's looking...

Jessica Fostekew Fringe

Bobby Carroll's Fringe Diary - Mark Thomas / Jessica Fostekew / Garrett Millerick

Sunday 21st August 2022

Bobby has squeezed himself into The Stand venue to see Mark Thomas, admired the latest show from Jessica Fostekew and been re-energised by Garrett Millerick.

Image shows from L to R: Jayde Adams, Jeremy Hardy, Dane Baptiste, Rosie Jones Live

Five Years of First Gig Worst Gig - Part 2

Friday 2nd April 2021

It's our second jog through the FGWG archives, five years on, starring Rosie Jones, Jeremy Hardy, Natalie Haynes, Dane Baptiste, Jen Kirkman and many more.

Daddy Look At Me. Image shows from L to R: Rosie Jones, Helen Bauer Features

Pictures of comedians as kids

Friday 8th November 2019

Take a look at this set of brilliant pictures of comedians when they were little.

Objectively Funny Festival 2019 Live

Objectively Funny Festival 2019 preview

Friday 13th September 2019

London's Objectively Funny Festival is now firmly established as the first major stop-off for comedians after the Edinburgh Fringe. Here's a look at some of the comedians performing at the festival this year.

London Hughes Live

Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2019

Thursday 5th September 2019

A list of the best-reviewed comedy shows at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Image shows from L to R: Raphael Wakefield, Lou Sanders, Sam Nicoresti Live

Si Hawkins' Fringe Aftermath

Thursday 29th August 2019

Our stand-up editor had a wet and often wild few weeks in Scotland.

Edinburgh Comedy Awards nominees 2019 Live

Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist 2019

Wednesday 21st August 2019

The nominees for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2019 have been revealed.

Edinburgh Q&A Live

Accommodation woes

Wednesday 14th August 2019

We asked a range of comedians about their accommodation at this year's Fringe, and for disaster stories from previous years.

Edinburgh Q&A Live

Nightmare audience members

Saturday 10th August 2019

We asked performers going to the Fringe who they would least like to see in the audience of their show...

Jessica Fostekew Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Jessica Fostekew

Thursday 11th January 2018

The increasingly in-demand Jessica Fostekew is celebrating 10 years since she started gigging. Well, she's celebrating most of it.

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