Jenny Eclair

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Jenny Eclair (born Jenny Clare Hargreaves on 16 March 1960 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a comedian, actress and novelist, working in the United Kingdom.

1 Education and early career
2 Current work
3 Writings
4 Trivia
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Education and early career

She studied at Manchester Polytechnic. She appeared in the early 1990s comedy series Packet of Three, as well as the follow-up series Packing Them In. In 1995 she became the first female winner of the Edinburgh festival's Perrier Comedy Award and is also famous for having a much older brother in law. In 2005, she appeared in the singing contest, Comic Relief does Fame Academy.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Current work

She currently presents a weekend talk show on LBC 97.3. Her other radio credits include appearing on BBC Radio 4 in the Just a Minute quiz and afternoon plays, various comedy shows on BBC 7 and regularly has covered for Sandi Toksvig on LBC's weekday lunchime chat show (now defunct).

Eclair has appeared on BBC Two's Grumpy Old Women and it's various spin-off shows. In 2006, Jenny starred in the stage-show Grumpy Old Women Live! alongside Dillie Keane and Linda Robson. The show was co-written by Jenny and Judith Holder. The Spring saw a sell out national tour, June and July a run at the Lyric Theatre in London's West End and the Autumn will see another national tour.

She recently appeared on Graham Norton Uncut on BBC 2.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Writings

She has written novels called Camberwell Beauty and Having A Lovely Time.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Trivia

She has a daughter named Phoebe.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005, Eclair's recently-completed home in Camberwell, South London, won the Manser Medal for the best one-off house designed by an architect in the UK.^{[citation needed]}

On 18 March 2007, she was voted 39th on Channel Four's countdown of the greatest ever stand-up comedians.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

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