Flo & Joan | |
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Also known as | Flo and Joan |
Origin | England |
Genres | Comedy |
Years active | 2015–present |
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Website | www |
Flo & Joan (or Flo and Joan, a name they took from their grandmother and her sister) are an English comedy music act consisting of sisters, Rosie and Nicola Dempsey. [1] The act generally consists of comedy songs. [2] [1] Flo & Joan have been featured on BBC One's Live at the Apollo , Stamptown Comedy Night [3] and Off Menu podcast. [4] In 2018, they were featured in a Nationwide Building Society television advert. [5] [6] They grew up in Portsmouth, lived in Toronto for a few years, [7] [5] [8] and as of February 2019 [update] , now live in London. [9]
They released an Amazon Prime Video special, Alive on Stage, based on their Edinburgh Fringe show in 2019. [10] [1] [11]
Title | Years |
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Alive On Stage [12] [1] | 2018–19 |
Before the Screaming Starts [7] [13] | 2019–20 |
Sweet Release | 2022 |
Title | Released | Platform |
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Alive on Stage | 2019 | Amazon Prime Video |
Year | Title |
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Royal Variety Performance | 2019 |
Live at the Apollo | 2019 |
The Russell Howard Hour | 2020 |
Question Team | 2022 |
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