Archie Henderson | |
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 Archie Henderson as Jazz Emu in 2022 | |
| Born | Archie Henderson London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge [1] |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, comedian |
| Years active | 2018 - present |
| Website | jazzemu |
Archie Henderson is a British musical comedian. He created Jazz Emu, [2] a multi-award-winning comic character, "more or less born out of lockdown". [3] In 2023, Henderson / Jazz Emu won two Chortle Awards: Best Social Media and Best Variety or Character. [4]
Henderson's comedy career started with sketch shows and stand-up performance with the Cambridge University Footlights [5] and at the Edinburgh Fringe. He co-wrote and performed in the Footlights' Spring Review, 2015, 'A Whole Lot of Bother', along with later Two Plus Ones co-stars Joshan Chana and Luke Sumner, Ellen Robertson (of the later sketch troupe Britney), Oliver Taylor (writer of Everyone Else Burns), Youtube comedian Adrian Gray, Seb Sutcliffe and then Footlights President Tom Fraser. Henderson also wrote and performed in the Footlights' International Tour Show of the same year. His inspirations include comic musicians, Flanders and Swann, Bill Bailey, Flight of the Conchords and Victor Borge.[ citation needed ].
After leaving Cambridge, Henderson performed with Luke Sumner and Joshan Chana in a three-piece sketch trio 'Two Plus Ones'. The sketch group performed at the Edinburgh Festival for a number of years.
When the COVID pandemic led to a hiatus in live performance, Henderson created music videos with a "70s and 80s-inspired visual and sound" featuring Jazz Emu, which he would upload to a YouTube channel of the same name. These videos were noticed by Adam Flynn, a Jersey-based theatre producer. Flynn proposed that Henderson created a live Jazz Emu show. You Shouldn't Have was supported by Arthouse Jersey and was taken to the Edinburgh Fringe for a two-week run in summer 2022. The following April, Henderson performed the show at the Jersey Arts Centre. [6]
In 2023, Henderson collaborated with television channel Dave to write an "unofficial entry for the Eurovision Song Contest". Called "We Also Wrote A Song", and featuring Rachel Parris, [14] it was a parody of Mae Muller's official 2023 UK entry "I Wrote a Song". [15]
Jazz Emu hosted a show on BBC Radio 4 entitled Jazz Emu: The Sound of US, which aired in February 2024. There were four episodes, namely The Sound of Love, The Sound of the Future, The Sound of Man and The Sound of Family. The show was co-written with Adrian Gray. [16] Henderson appeared as Jazz Emu on Channel 4's 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown on 2 February 2024. [17] In June 2024 he appeared on BBC Four's Loose Ends. [18]
In August 2023 Jazz Emu ranked 26th in the Daily Telegraph's 50 Funniest Comedians of the 21st Century. [19]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | So You Think You're Funny | Nominated | |
| 2018 | BBC New Comedy Award [20] | Nominated | |
| Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy [21] | IYAF | Won | |
| Judges Vote | Musical Comedy Awards [22] | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Comedy Reserve | The Pleasance | Nominated |
| People's Choice Award [23] | Amused Moose Award | Won | |
| 2021 | Legends of Lockdown [24] | Chortle Awards | Won |
| 2022 | Best Variety Act | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Variety or Character Act [25] | Won | |
| Social Media Award [26] | Won | ||
| Best Ensemble | LOCO London Comedy Film Festival [27] | Won |
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