Jenny Eclair
Jenny Eclair
Jenny Eclairis an English comedian, novelist and actress, best known for her roles in Grumpy Old Women between 2004 and 2007 and in Loose Women in 2011 and 2012...
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth16 March 1960
CityKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
style wannabes barmaids
I'm a schizophrenic mix of wannabe glamourpuss and absolute slob, and my style is very much magistrate-meets-barmaid.
actresses punk convincing
I was trained as an actress. But I wasn't a very convincing actress, so I started doing punk poetry and then fell into doing stand-up.
nice hero rate
I'm very bad at having heroes. I don't rate anyone particularly highly because I'm so snide and competitive and not very nice.
holiday weather expectations
The only way to go on holiday is with your expectations at ground level. Convince yourself before you go that the weather's going to be dreadful and there will be nylon sheets. You'll then be pleasantly surprised.
fall worry people
People often ask why comedy is harder for women, and the reason is because a tampon will sometimes fall out when you're on stage. Blokes don't have that worry.
beach track want
If I do go to the beach there have to be certain rules: it can't be a pebbly beach, there has to be some shade and there has to be a beach bar. I don't want to go off the beaten track.
jobs cat vision
I have a fear of poverty in old age. I have this vision of myself living in a skip and eating cat food. It's because I'm freelance, and I've never had a proper job. I don't have a pension, and my savings are dwindling. I always thought someone would just come along and look after me.
jobs hate people
I can't watch other people doing comedy. As soon as somebody starts being funny I have to turn off because it upsets me. I get comedy indigestion. I just hate anybody else being funny. That's my job.
years berlin england
As a five-year-old in Berlin in 1965, I didn't know that funny women existed. It wasn't until I got back to England that I realised women could be funny.
emotional natural
Women are more emotional, and it's natural to talk about it.
arena stuff comedy
The comedy I like the best is comedy I can't do, stuff that doesn't touch my arena.
I've never been prudish.
dying suits want
For me, being a woman suits what I want to talk about and what my audience wants to hear. Maybe I'm a dying breed.
laughter fart beats
A good fart joke makes me bawl with laughter, so will somebody farting. And the word 'poo.' You can't beat a good poo joke.