Jenny Eclair
Comedian, writer and stand up Jenny Eclair was the first woman to win the Perrier Award. She regularly contributes to shows such as RADIO 4s Woman's Hour, Banter and Just a Minute.
Jenny performed and co-wrote (with Julie Balloo) The Andy Warhol Syndrome a play about celebrity at the Edinburgh Festival 2004, London's Fringe and on tour around the UK. As an actress, she has also starred in a number of West End productions including Steaming, Mum's the Word and The Vagina Monologues.
An author of three books to date, Jenny's first novel, The Book of Bad Behaviour, was published in 1994, followed by Camberwell Beauty in 2000 and Having a Lovely Time in 2005. In addition to writing she is a respected critic and was on the judging panel for the 2006 Orange Prize for Fiction.
Jenny's recent TV appearances include Grumpy Old Women and Grumpy Old Holidays (BBC TWO), Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder (ITV ONE), Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy (BBC ONE), The Culture Show (BBC TWO), The ONE Show (BBC TWO), Its Grim Up North (BBC TWO), My Childhood (BBC THREE) and Graham Norton's Bigger Picture (BBC ONE). She was a memorable contestant on Celebrity Fame Academy (BBC ONE) and has also participated in Room 101 (BBC TWO), So Graham Norton (Channel 4), The Joan Rivers Position (FIVE), Celebrity Weakest Link (BBC ONE) and Call my Bluff (BBC ONE). She has just filmed her first appearance on The Bill (ITV1). Jenny has also hosted The British Comedy Awards After Show Party (ITV2), Eurovision Song Contest (BBC THREE), The BBC New Comedy Awards (BBC ONE) and The Perrier Awards (Channel 4).
Her West End theatre credits include "Steaming", "Mum's the Word" and "The Vagina Monologues". Most recently she appeared in the title role of "The Killing of Sister George" for the Derby Playhouse.
She lives in South London with her husband and has a daughter at university.