Jen Brister

Jen Brister

Jennifer Helen Brister is a British stand-up comedian, writer and actor from London. Brister studied drama at Middlesex University, London, where, in the mid-1990s, she took a course in stand-up comedy, the only one of its kind at the time in the UK. Other famous graduates include Alan Carr, Dan Renton Skinner of the Dutch Elm Conservatoire and Shooting Stars, and Clare Warde of the Runaway Lovers. Brister's first gig was at the end of her third year at university in 1996, at the King's Head in Crouch End, London. She has performed internationally including at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2011 and 2014, at the Adelaide Festival in 2011 and 2012, as well as numerous times at the Edinburgh Festival. She regularly performs at clubs around the UK including Banana Cabaret, The Comedy Store (London), the Glee Clubs, Frog & Bucket, and Up the Creek. She toured the UK for the first time in 2018 with her show Meaningless. Since 2022 she has been touring the UK again with her show The Optimist. Her comedy hero is Victoria Wood.

  • Title: Jen Brister
  • Popularity: 0.143
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1975-02-09
  • Place of Birth: Kingston, Surrey, England
  • Homepage: http://www.jenbrister.co.uk/
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Jen Brister Movies

  • 2022
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    Where Have All the Lesbians Gone?

    Where Have All the Lesbians Gone?

    1 2022 HD

    Lesbian director Brigid McFall and lesbian photographer Vic Lentaigne create a series of intimate, revealing portraits of what it means to be lesbian...

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  • 2023
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    Jen Brister: The Optimist

    Jen Brister: The Optimist

    1 2023 HD

    If middle age has taught Jen Brister anything, it’s that optimism does not come naturally to her. In fact it’s fair to say that her cup...

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  • 2021
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    Lair

    Lair

    5.4 2021 HD

    A fractured family are forced to face their demons, metaphorically and literally, as they unwittingly become embroiled in a man's attempt to prove...

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  • 2020
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    Jen Brister - Meaningless

    Jen Brister - Meaningless

    1 2020 HD

    Rising comedy star and author of 'The Other Mother' Jen Brister performs her critically acclaimed show. As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC2), Frankie...

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  • 2009
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    SuperBob

    SuperBob

    7 2009 HD

    Bob Kenner is a superhero. He lives in Peckham. This is the first time he has granted an interview.

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  • 2023
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    Jen Brister: The Optimist

    Jen Brister: The Optimist

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2005
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    Mock the Week

    Mock the Week

    6.973 2005 HD

    Mock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain. The game is influenced by improvised topical stand-up comedy,...

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  • 2003
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    QI

    QI

    8 2003 HD

    Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.

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  • 2021
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    Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

    Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

    7 2021 HD

    Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains involves celebrity guests revisiting their teenage years. Each celebrity will take a trip down memory lane; competing...

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  • 2020
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    Between the Covers

    Between the Covers

    5.5 2020 HD

    Sara Cox hosts this new book club bringing the nation together through sharing the pleasure of reading. Each edition features a celebrity panel...

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  • 2021
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    The Weakest Link

    The Weakest Link

    7 2021 HD

    Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?

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  • 2017
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    Richard Osman's House of Games

    Richard Osman's House of Games

    5.9 2017 HD

    Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

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  • 2019
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    Hypothetical

    Hypothetical

    7 2019 HD

    Hosted by Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster, top comedians are posed absurd hypothetical situations and scored on how well they would deal with them....

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  • 2004
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    Live at the Apollo

    Live at the Apollo

    7.091 2004 HD

    A British stand-up comedy programme performed from the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre in west London.

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