Jenny Bede

Jenny Bede (born 1983) is an English comedian, actress and writer. Trained in musical theatre, she has performed since 2008 with a focus on musical comedy.

Early life

Bede was born in 1983, and grew up in Pinner, London. ^[1]

Education

Bede trained in musical theatre at the Royal Academy of Music. ^[1]

Career

Bede worked as a PA prior to full-time comedy. ^[2]

• In 2008, Bede first performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in a musical, ^[2] returning in 2011 to 2014, ^[3] in double-headers. ^[2]
• In 2010, Bede joined the cast of NewsRevue , a resident musical sketch show, at Canal Cafe Theatre in Little Venice, London.
• In 2013, Bede wrote and starred in her first comedy pilot, AAA, for Comedy Feeds, for BBC3. ^[1]
• In 2015, Bede performed Jenny Bede: Don’t Look at Me at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. ^{[3] [4]}
• In 2017 and 2019 at the Edinburgh Fringe, Bede performed Jenny Bede: Eggtime ^[5] and Jenny Bede: The Musical, an hour show at Just The Tonic at The Mash House, respectively. ^{[6] [7]}
• In 2022, Bede starred in Prince Andrew: The Musical as Sarah, Duchess of York. ^[8]

Recognition

• In 2013, Bede was the winner of the Musical Comedy Awards Best Newcomer. ^{[9] [10]}
• In 2015, Bede was a winner of The Observer 's rising stars of 2015. ^[11]
• In 2017, Bede was a winner of BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Award, for her script, Baby. ^{[12] [13] [14] [15]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Too Posh to Push	Victoria Beckham	Short film
2013	Killer Moves	Imogen	Short film
	The World's End	Fitness Instructor
	Convenience	Debbie
2016	One Crazy Thing	Kelly
2017	Mr. Happy	Rachel	Short film
2018	Blue Iguana	Waitress
2019	Foreign	Jen	Short film
2023	The Doll's House	Gabby	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Comedy Feeds	Various characters	Episode: "Dawson Bros. Funtime"
	Misfits	Stephi	Episode: #4.6
2013	Watson & Oliver	Various characters	4 episodes
2014	Crackanory	Ella	Episode: "Let Me Be the Judge & I'm Still Here"
	Comedy Feeds	Various characters	Episode: "Jenny Bede: AAA". Also writer
2015	Episodes	Studio Office Manager	Episode: #4.1
	Broadchurch	Laura	2 episodes
	Murder in Successville	Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Jessie J	3 episodes
	Not Safe for Work	Jane	Pilot episode
	Josh	Phoebe	Episode: "Swimming & Kissing"
2016	Stan Lee's Lucky Man	Receptionist	Episode: "Evil Eye"
	Eve	Rebecca	3 episodes
	Lovesick	Isabel	Episode: "Isabel"
	Off Their Rockers	–	Co-writer on episode: #4.6
2018	Bliss	Hostess	Episode: #1.1
	Sick Note	Penny Hayward	Episode: "Constable Polly"
2019	Catastrophe	Shop Girl	Episode: #4.1
	Four Weddings and a Funeral	Soph	Mini-series; episode: "We Broke"
	Content	Jenny	Episode: "Charity"
	Small Town Politics	–	Mini-series. Writer on all 3 episodes
2020	The Lock Inn Pub Quiz	Herself - Contestant	Episode: #1.7
2022	Prince Andrew: The Musical	Sarah Ferguson	Television Special
2023	Pointless Celebrities	Herself - Contestant	Episode: #15.20
2024	Spent	Rabbi	Episode: #1.3
2025	Stuffed	Sarah	Television film

Further reading

• "Jenny Bede". British Comedy Guide .
• "Jenny Bede, comedian news". Chortle .
• "Jenny Bede". Musical Comedy Guide.

References

1. "Rising stars of 2015: comedian Jenny Bede". the Guardian]. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
2. "Fringe Q&As: Jenny Bede". The Herald (Glasgow) . 24 August 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
3. "Jenny Bede: A 2015 EdFringe Interview". Punchline. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
4. Stewart, JD (August 11, 2015). "Jenny Bede: Don't Look At Me, Pleasance Courtyard, Review". Edinburgh Guide. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
5. Inniss, Tom (11 August 2017). "Interview with Jenny Bede". Voice Magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
6. "Jenny Bede: The Musical". British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 31 December 2022.
7. Renton, Catherine (August 20, 2019). "Jenny Bede: The Musical". The Wee Review. Scotland. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
8. "Jenny Bede stars in Channel 4 satirical comedy 'Prince Andrew: The Musical'". Loud and Clear Voices. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
9. "Jenny Bede: Don't Look at Me". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
10. "About". musical comedy awards. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
11. "Rising stars 2015". the Guardian . 28 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
12. "brnwfhandout170604" (PDF). bafta.org . Retrieved 31 December 2022.
13. "Jenny Bede". Top Secret Comedy Club. Covent Garden, London. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
14. "BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Competition". BAFTA . 1 August 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
15. "BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Competition". Rocliffe . Retrieved 31 December 2022.

External links

• bedey100. Cheryl Cole Vs Run DMC - Her US X-Factor Story (Talk This Way) YouTube, 500K views, 2011-05-30
• Jenny Bede at IMDb