Emma Fryer

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Emma Fryer
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Born1978
Coventry, England, United Kingdom
Medium Stand up, television, theatre, radio
Nationality British
Years active2005–present
Notable works and roles Ideal, Home Time

Emma Fryer is a British stand-up comedian, actress and writer from Coventry, best known for playing Tania in BBC Three's Ideal , Janine in E4's PhoneShop and Gaynor in BBC Two's Home Time , which she co-wrote with Neil Edmond.

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Career

In 2005, she was a finalist in the So You Think You're Funny? , Funny Women and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year competitions. She has also appeared as one of the spoof presenters in Channel 4's Comedy Lab Swizzcall, played the lead character, Dawn Jones, in the online sitcom Where are the Joneses? and provided the single additional voice in the finale of Tim Key's All Bar Luke . More recently, she has appeared in BBC dramas Moving On and In The Dark .

Fryer was nominated for The Times Breakthrough Award 2010, [1] while Home Time was nominated for Best Sitcom at both the 2010 South Bank Show Awards [2] and The Rose D'Or. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes
2007 I Want Candy Mistress Award Winner Stephen Surjik Uncredited
2011 Kill List Fiona Ben Wheatley

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007–2011 Ideal Tania20 episodes
2007 Doctors Vicky West8.173 "Aftermath"
2007 Where Are the Joneses? Dawn Jones93 episodes
2007 Comedy Lab Female Presenter9.08 "Swizzcall"
2008 Love Soup Sue2.09 "Kiss of Death"
2008Torn Up TalesBeautyTelevision film
2008 After You've Gone Attractive Women in Pub3.05 "The Lure of the Rings"
2009 Home Time Gaynor JacksWriter
6 episodes
2009 Comedy Showcase Janine2.02 "PhoneShop"
2010–2013 PhoneShop Janine19 episodes
2012 Getting On Ezzi Heat Hostess3.01 "Episode One"
2013 Chickens Nellie5 episodes
2013 Toast of London Susan Random1.01 "Addictive Personality"
2013 Moving On Roxanne4.05 "That's Amore"
2015 Critical Mrs. Rebecca Osgood9 episodes
2016 Moving On Hayley7.03 "A Picture of Innocence"
2017 In the Dark Linda BatesTelevision miniseries
2019 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Maggie Messenger2.02 "The Play's the Thing"
2022SkintHannah1.03 "Hannah"
2022 Red Rose Jennifer5 episodes

References

  1. Caitlin Moran (30 July 2012). "Vote for the winner of The Times/The South Bank Show Breakthrough Award". The Times . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. "Diversity in art awards shortlist". BBC News. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. "BBC News - British shows lead Rose d'Or nominees". bbc.co.uk. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2013.