Flo and Joan

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Flo & Joan
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Rosie ("Flo") and Nicola ("Joan") Dempsey in 2025
Background information
Also known asFlo and Joan
OriginEngland
Genres Comedy
Years active2015–present
Members
  • Nicola Dempsey
  • Rosie Dempsey
Website www.floandjoan.com

Flo and Joan are an English comedy music act consisting of sisters Rosie Dempsey (vocals, percussion, electronic drums, recorder) and Nicola Dempsey (vocals, piano, recorder). [1] The act generally consists of comedy songs the sisters have written themselves, that blend elements such as alliteration, political humour and observational comedy. [2] [1] Their stage names are taken from their grandmother and her sister.

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Flo and Joan have been featured on BBC One's Live at the Apollo , Stamptown Comedy Night [3] and the Off Menu podcast, amongst other media. [4] In 2018, they were featured in a Nationwide Building Society television advert. [5] [6] They released an Amazon Prime Video special, Alive on Stage, based on their Edinburgh Fringe show in 2019. [7] [1] [8]

The sisters grew up in Portsmouth, lived in Toronto for a few years, [9] [5] [10] and as of February 2019, now live in London. [11]

Works

Tours

YearTitle
2018–19Alive on Stage [12] [1]
2019–20Before the Screaming Starts [9] [13]
2022Sweet Release

Comedy specials

YearTitlePlatform
2019Alive on Stage Amazon Prime Video

Television

YearTitle
2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow
Royal Variety Performance
Live at the Apollo
2020 The Russell Howard Hour
Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club
2021The Russell Howard Hour
2022Melbourne International Comedy Festival Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow
Question Team
2025Melbourne International Comedy Festival Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bennett, Steve. "Flo & Joan: Alive On Stage : Reviews 2019". Chortle . Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. ↑ O'Connor, Amy (24 November 2016). "This wonderfully sweary song perfectly captures what a load of shite 2016 has been". The Daily Edge . Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ↑ STAMPTOWN COMEDY NIGHT | EPISODE 4 (July 5, 2020), 5 July 2020, retrieved 14 January 2023
  4. ↑ Ep 161: Flo & Joan, 7 September 2022, retrieved 14 January 2023
  5. 1 2 Lindsay, Jessica (29 January 2018). "Who are the Nationwide advert sisters, Flo and Joan?". Metro.co.uk . Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Nationwide Building Society on Facebook Watch". Nationwide Building Society . Retrieved 23 June 2020– via Facebook.
  7. ↑ Donaldson, Brian (5 April 2020). "Laugh your way through coronavirus lockdown: Try these comedies for size". The Courier. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. ↑ Maxwell, Dominic (23 August 2019). "Flo & Joan review — on‑song sisters can up schtick and shine" . TheTimes.co.uk . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Flo & Joan Interview". www.culturecalling.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Who are Flo and Joan? Facts about Nationwide singing advert pair you didn't know". OK! Magazine . 9 March 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  11. ↑ Flo and Joan (10 February 2019). "Flo & Joan: 5 reasons why we love Toronto". Toronto.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  12. 1 2 "Flo and Joan". Whelan's . 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020.
  13. ↑ Fleckney, Paul (2019). "Flo & Joan: Before The Screaming Starts : Reviews". Chortle.co.uk . Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  14. ↑ Ganatra, Shilpa. "Ed Byrne: On My Culture Radar". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  15. ↑ Guide, British Comedy (3 June 2019). "Flo & Joan to record special". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  16. ↑ New Wimbledon Theatre [@NewWimbTheatre] (21 June 2019). "Book now for Flo & Joan" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 June 2020– via Twitter.
  17. ↑ "Awards". The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2020.


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