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Jessica Fostekew

About Jessica

Jessica Fostekew is a comedian, actor and writer whose last stand up show, Hench was nominated for the 2019 Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show. It's now available as a stand up special on Amazon Prime and has been adapted into the BBC R4 stand up special - Powerhouse.

Jessica's credits are numerous, she has appeared on BBC2's Live at The Apollo, QI, Richard Osman's House Of Games, Dave Gorman's 'Modern Life is Goodish', Comedy Central's "Pep Talks"and more. She is also co-host of The Guilty Feminist(podcast with 60 million+ downloads) and host and creator of foodie hit and new chart-topping pod, "Hoovering" (recommended in the Guardian and The Independent).

Jessica has co-written and stars in 'Real Friends', a new special for Sky out late 2022. She also has a new BBC Radio 4 series, 'Strong Girls Club' commissioned for release in 2023.

As an actor, she’s amassed a slew of impressive credits, including; Avoidance (with Romesh Ranganathan), The Trouble With Maggie Cole, Cuckoo (BBC/ Netflix), Motherland, Out of Her Mind, Trigonometry and BAFTA multiple-award winning BBC drama, Three Girls. You can catch her in the feature films, Official Secrets from Gavin Hood and Greed from Michael Winterbottom.

You can also hear her regularly on BBC Radio 4 & 4 Extra on The Comedy Club, Museum of Curiosity, The News Quiz and The Podcast Radio Hour.

Jessica's writing credits include two script commissions from the BBC, her own Radio 4 special as well as writing on a raft on popular TV shows including; Cats Does Countdown, Mock The Week and many other topical and entertainment shows. 

"A new fiercely funny strain of comedy that’s her own" The Independent

"A loud, lively and vital voice" The Evening Standard

"Wears her smarts on her sleeve, great stuff" The Guardian

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