Bekka Bowling

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Bekka Bowling
Bornc. 1988
Margate
Nationality British
Occupation(s)comedian and writer

Bekka Bowling (born c. 1988) is a British stand-up comedian, actor and writer. Early in her career she was a runner-up at the Funny Women awards. She has acted for the BBC and she has been commissioned as a screenwriter.

Life

Bowling was born about 1988 in Margate.

In 2011 she was runner up at the Funny Women awards. The competition was her first ever attempt at stand up comedy, [1] and she dealt with edgy subjects like incest. [2]

In 2016 she starred in the BBC Comedy "Limbo" as the pink-haired Neck with Ellie White and Sanjeev Bhaskar. [3]

In 2019 she was a lead in the BBC's "Thanks for the memories" [4] and the same year she led the ensemble of BBC film "Masters of Love" as the free-spirited Lily. [5]

In 2020 she stepped back from acting to focus solely on her screenwriting after signing a development deal with a major US network. [6]

In 2021 she was a writer and producer on David Weil's Solos , [7] writing and creating Jenny's story for Constance Wu. [8]

She was commissioned to adapt Beth O'Leary's novel The Switch into a screenplay for Amblin Partners in 2022. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Guide, British Comedy (2016-04-18). "Funny Women Awards". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  2. ↑ "Blog | Funny Women". 2011-12-21. Archived from the original on 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  3. ↑ "BBC Three - Comedy Feeds, Series 5, Limbo". BBC. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  4. ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Bekka Bowling". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  5. ↑ "Masters of Love review – awkward sex and terrible hangovers". the Guardian. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  6. ↑ "Bekka Bowling". The Artists Partnership. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  7. ↑ "Amazon's new TV show gives actors 'nowhere to hide.' Here's how they did it". Los Angeles Times. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  8. ↑ "Helen Mirren among the stars in unsettling Amazon series Solos". Financial Times. 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  9. ↑ "Amblin Partners and Rachel Brosnahan to Make The Switch". www.businesswire.com. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2022-08-07.


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