Jen Brister

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Jen Brister (actual name: Jennifer Brister) was born in February 1975 and is a stand-up comedian from South London.

Brister started on the stand-up comedy circuit in the 1990s. She has performed in London venues that include Comedy Camp, Comedy Store, and Big Night Out as well as hosting her own nights that include Hysterics at Shaun & Joe and CatFlap Comedy at the Player Bar, Soho.

She is also a comedy writer has and performed alongside Doug Faulkner & Clare Warde, as part of the comedy sketch group, The Loose Connection. They appeared regularly at the Hen & Chickens Theatre, Etcetera Theatre, Sketch Club and The Enterprise in the mid 2000s.

Brister is a lesbian and has subsequently been dubbed the "poor man's Rhona Cameron" Downs, Sean (June 2, 2006). "Try It". The Mirror, p. 18.

[edit] Awards

Cutting Edge Comedy Mardi Gras winner in 2002 (London Gay Pride Festival).

Twice semi-finalist for the BBC Comedy Awards.

[edit] Future Appearances

Brister will be starring in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2006 with her latest show "Me, My Mother and I." In Time Out, March 2006 Jen stated "'It's really an exploration of my relationship with my mum. It's an analysis, as well, of where I am at this point in my life. I'm 31. I'm single. I don't own a house. Or a car. I don't have kids. Or any solid financial security. At 31, my mother had three children and a fourth on the way. She was married and she had a mortgage." Source: Hay, Malcolm (March 22, 2006). "Comedy - Mother's Day - Jen Brister" Time Out, p. 52.