Jessica Fostekew

Jessica Alice Fostekew (born 5 July 1983) is an English actor and stand-up comedian.[1][2][3][4][5]

Jessica Fostekew
Born (1983-07-05) 5 July 1983
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Alma materLondon School of Economics
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active2008–present
Websitejessicafostekew.com

Biography

Fostekew was born in Sheffield in 1983 and grew up in Langton Matravers, Dorset.[6][7] She is of one-quarter Austrian ancestry. She earned an LL.B. from the London School of Economics.[4]

Fostekew has written for Mock The Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and The News Quiz.[8] She has co-hosted The Guilty Feminist podcast.[9] In 2019, her show Hench was nominated for the Main Award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Also, in 2019, she appeared on Live at the Apollo and on the BBC Radio 4 comedy talk show The Museum of Curiosity. She has appeared on QI in 2020 and 2021.[10]

In April 2022, Fostekew published an article in The Guardian criticising an election candidate for expressing opposition to the legality of same-sex marriage, arguing that this amounts to hate speech.[11]

Fostekew is a keen weightlifter, and whilst it has been claimed that she integrates this hobby into her act,[12] she has clarified in a recent radio interview that this is not the case.[13]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Hallo PandaZoo Worker & The General PublicShort (billed as Jessica Fortiskew)
2013Battlecock!Anya KrullmullerShort (billed as Jessica Fortekew)
TimeholesThe WomanShort
2019Official SecretsCourtroom Guard
GreedSally
2023ScrapperSian

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2017Three GirlsSoniaMini-series, Episode: "#1.2"
MotherlandClareEpisode: "The After Party"
2019CuckooAngelaEpisode: "Ivy Nanny"
Live at the ApolloHerself - Special GuestEpisode: "Darren Harriott, Jessica Fostekew, Stephen Bailey"
2020TrigonometryMum 1Mini-series, Episode: "Viel zu verliebt"
The Trouble with Maggie ColeBetty Jarvis2 episodes: "#1.2" and "#1.4"
Out of Her MindLaptop WomanEpisode: "I Don't"
House of GamesHerself - ContestantEpisodes: "#4.36" to "#4.40"
2020, 2021QIHerself - Panellist2 episodes: "Revolutions" and "Sensational"
2021HypotheticalHerself - GuestEpisode: "#3.7"
Grave New WorldCommercial Voice Over (voice)Mini-series, Episode: "Taxis, Conspiracies, Editors"
Comedians Giving LecturesHerself - Guest SpeakerEpisode: "#2.3"
2022HaloBorovoiEpisode: "Allegiance"
AvoidanceAmandaEpisode: "#1.1"
Sky Comedy ShortsMr. WhippyEpisode: "Real Friends" (also writer)
2023EastEndersDS GauntEpisode: "#1.6796"
Sorry, I Didn't KnowHerself - PanellistEpisode: "#4.5"
2024World's Most Dangerous RoadsHerself - GuestEpisode: "Colorado" (with Desiree Burch)
Pointless CelebritiesHerself - ContestantEpisode: "#16.16"
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...Herself - GuestEpisode: "Lanzarote"

References
  1. Healy, Rachael (13 January 2020). "Joy of pecs: Jessica Fostekew, the weightlifting comic shredding body fascism" – via The Guardian.
  2. "Q&A: Jessica Fostekew". 22 April 2015. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. Fostekew, Jessica [@jessicafostekew] (5 July 2015). "ITS MY BIRTHDAY SO PLEASE COME TO MY PREVIEWS @museumofcomedy on 17th, 18th & 19th. 2for1 with this code: MOC2FOR1 http://t.co/iafwzpiw0i" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 September 2021 – via Twitter.
  4. Best, Steve (21 September 2017). Joker Face: Over 450 Comedians Share Their Best One-liners. Unbound Publishing. ISBN 9781783523399 – via Google Books.
  5. Homan, Sidney; Rhinehart, Brian (22 February 2018). Comedy Acting for Theatre: The Art and Craft of Performing in Comedies. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781350012783 – via Google Books.
  6. "A Moment's Peace: Dancing Ledge, Dorset". 3 December 2014.
  7. "Hoovering: A Sea Breeze". 10 March 2015.
  8. "About Me".
  9. Frances-White, Deborah (31 December 2019). The Guilty Feminist: You Don't Have to Be Perfect to Overthrow the Patriarchy. Basic Books. ISBN 9781580059534 – via Google Books.
  10. "Stream Jessica Fostekew stand-up comedy". The Home of Stand-Up Comedy | NextUp Comedy. 1 March 2019.
  11. "Maureen from Lewisham doesn't approve of queer parents like me. That's my vote lost | Jessica Fostekew". The Guardian. 24 April 2022.
  12. Logan, Brian (17 August 2019). "Jessica Fostekew review – punchy polemic about gender stereotyping" – via www.theguardian.com.
  13. "Gavin Richards: Jessica Fostekew". Cambridge 105 Radio. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
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