Rosie Jones
- 34 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Rosie Jones lands Disability Benefits with Channel 4, her first sitcom
Rosie Jones is writing and stars in her first sitcom, the six-part, Breaking Bad-esque comedy Disability Benefits for Channel 4. The commission follows a successful "blap" pilot last year.
British Comedy Guide, 24th August 2023Rosie Jones to host Comedy Central show Out Of Order
Comedy Central has ordered 12 episodes of Out Of Order, a comedy show hosted by Rosie Jones in which guest comedians must order members of the public on various criteria.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd August 2023Gold to celebrate 25 years of The Royle Family
Gold is re-editing its 2010 documentary about The Royle Family to mark the forthcoming 25th anniversary of the sitcom.
British Comedy Guide, 1st August 2023Rosie Jones 'overwhelmed and moved' as viewers praise 'shocking, funny and brave' documentary
Comedian's experiences of ableist abuse form the backdrop for her new Channel 4 documentary.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 21st July 2023Rosie Jones on reclaiming the disability narrative and (not) being the voice for a community
Comedian Rosie Jones speaks to Cathy Reay ahead of her Channel 4 documentary, Rosie Jones: Am I a R*tard?
Cathy Reay, Radio Times, 20th July 2023Rosie Jones: Backlash from my documentary Am I A R*tard? has hit harder coming from disabled people
"Criticism from your own community hits harder. I don't like that something I've made and something I'm so proud of is creating such upset, because that was not my intention."
Patrick Strudwick, i Newspaper, 19th July 2023I talk to Rosie Jones
"That word has been used as a weapon towards me all my life and by using it in the title, I am turning it back around onto the perpetrators and going 'This is not OK'."
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 17th July 2023Rosie Jones consoled by Channel 4 co-stars as she explains documentary backlash
Rosie Jones was consoled by her co-stars on Channel 4's The Last Leg as she emotionally opened up on the backlash she faced after the title of her documentary was announced.
Mia O'Hare, The Mirror, 14th July 2023Rosie Jones says she used ableist slur in Channel 4 documentary title to 'take control'
In July, she will host her own Channel 4 documentary about her disability, titled: Rosie Jones: Am I A R*****?. The show's title has already caused controversy, with three contributors asking to be removed from the documentary due to its use of the slur.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 11th July 2023Sticks and stones: The problem with Rosie Jones' new documentary on disabled people's abuse
The families of profoundly learning-disabled people are involved in a continuous struggle for their most fundamental rights and dignities, writes Stephen Unwin.
Stephen Unwin, Byline Times, 7th July 2023