Jocelyn Jee Esien
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Jocelyn Jee Esien (born 2 March 1979 in Hackney, London[1]) is an English comedian, of Nigerian origin[1], perhaps best known for her part in the hidden camera show, 3 Non Blondes, and her own comedy sketch show, Little Miss Jocelyn.
Jee Esien attended Raine's Foundation School[2], and initially studied law before giving up to study drama, graduating from Guildhall School[1]. She came to prominence in the BBC hidden camera show, 3 Non Blondes, having also appeared in other television series such as The Fast Show and The Bill[3]. In 2006 she wrote and starred in her own comedy sketch show called Little Miss Jocelyn, a second series of which aired in January 2008. This show marks the first time in the history of television - in either the USA or the UK - that a black woman has been given her own solo comedy sketch show[4].
In 2000, she won the Best Newcomer award at the Black International Comedy Awards[5], and she won a New Talent Award in the Women in Film and Television Awards 2006[3].
In 2007, Jocelyn featured in Girls Aloud and Sugababes' Comic Relief video for "Walk This Way"[6], where she puts a parking ticket on Ewen Macintosh, a reference to the character Jiffy from Little Miss Jocelyn.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Jocelyn Jee Esien: Non blonde goes solo.
- ^ The Old Raineians' Association - Famous Personalities from Raine's Foundation School.
- ^ a b Jocelyn Jee Esien at United Agents.
- ^ Brian Logan (September 9 2006). Little Miss Britney. Retrieved on 8 May. “It's taken 50 years of telly, and finally it's happened: Jocelyn Jee Esien has become the first black woman, in either the UK or the US, to have her own sketch show on the small screen.”
- ^ Inspiring Women.
- ^ Red Nose Day - Walk This Way.
