Myra DuBois

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Myra DuBois
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Gareth Joyner
NationalityBritish
Occupation Stand-up comedian
Television Britain's Got Talent (Series 14)

Myra DuBois is a stage persona portrayed by Gareth Joyner, a stand-up comedian and drag performer from Rotherham based in London.

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Early life

Gareth Joyner began performing as Myra DuBois in burlesque clubs and gay bars after moving to London in 2008. [1]

When interviewed in character as Myra DuBois, the performer has described having a "past life as a bingo caller". [2]

Career

In 2020, DuBois was a semi-finalist on Britain's Got Talent . When her audition first aired, Boy George remarked on Twitter "Love the hilarious drag queen", while Piers Morgan described her performance as "diabolical". [3]

DuBois has been a guest on The John Bishop Show , a panellist on Big Brother’s Bit on the Side , [4] appeared on Dom Jolly’s Fool Britannia , and in 2023 was a contestant on Richard Osman's House of Games . She made a guest appearance in the film adaptation of Everybody's Talking About Jamie . [5] In 2021, DuBois played Lady Von Fistenberg in the "Dragatha Christie murder-mystery" play Death Drop along with starring in her solo performance Dead Funny at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Everybody's Talking About Jamie [7] HerselfA drag queen at Legs Eleven and a friend of Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 The Weakest Link HerselfContestant
2023 Richard Osman's House of Games HerselfContestant; Series 7 Week 4
2022 Queens for the Night MentorOne-off special [8]
2020 Britain's Got Talent [9] HerselfContestant; Series 14
2015 The John Bishop Show [10] Herself

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021–2022Sleeping Beauty [11] Carabosse
2021 Death Drop [12] [13] Lady von Fistenburg
2021Dead Funny [14] Herself

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References

  1. ↑ "UK Bear-loving comedy royalty Myra DuBois stages national tour of 'Dead Funny'". Bear World. 4 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Myra DuBois: 'Kate Winslet's boobs in Titanic always make me chuckle'". The Guardian. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  3. ↑ "Piers Morgan and Boy George 'clashed' over Britain's Got Talent comedian Myra Dubois: 'There was quite a Twitter spat'". Metro . 19 September 2020. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  4. ↑ Wild, Stephi. "MYRA DUBOIS: A Problem Shared Comes to Edinburgh Fringe". BroadwayWorld . Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  5. ↑ Tangcay, Jazz (2020-10-11). "Everybody's Talking About Jamie Trailer Showcases Pride and Courage of LGBTQ Teen". Variety . Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  6. ↑ Bennett, Steve. "Myra DuBois: Dead Funny". Chortle . Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  7. ↑ "Myra DuBois is dragged into Everybody's Talking About Jamie". Chortle. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  8. ↑ Robledo, Jordan (June 8, 2022). "Drag Race UK stars Blu Hydrangea and Asttina Mandella join ITV special Queens For The Night". Gay Times. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Myra Dubois hits Britain's Got Talent". Chortle. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  10. ↑ "The John Bishop Show Episode 6 of 8". BBC. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  11. ↑ "Sleeping Beauty". British Theatre Guide. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  12. ↑ "Death Drop Play". Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Death Drop is to star Willam and Latrice Royale and Myra Dubois when the Dragatha Christie murder-mystery re-opens at the Garrick on 19 May 2021". British Theatre. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  14. ↑ Wolf, Matt (19 August 2021). "A Quiet Summer at Edinburgh's Festivals". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-08-19.


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