Jenny Eclair
Jenny Eclair
Jenny Eclairis an English comedian, novelist and actress, best known for her roles in Grumpy Old Women between 2004 and 2007 and in Loose Women in 2011 and 2012...
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth16 March 1960
CityKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
jobs cat vision
I have a fear of poverty in old age. I have this vision of myself living in a skip and eating cat food. It's because I'm freelance, and I've never had a proper job. I don't have a pension, and my savings are dwindling. I always thought someone would just come along and look after me.
jobs hate people
I can't watch other people doing comedy. As soon as somebody starts being funny I have to turn off because it upsets me. I get comedy indigestion. I just hate anybody else being funny. That's my job.
years berlin england
As a five-year-old in Berlin in 1965, I didn't know that funny women existed. It wasn't until I got back to England that I realised women could be funny.
emotional natural
Women are more emotional, and it's natural to talk about it.
arena stuff comedy
The comedy I like the best is comedy I can't do, stuff that doesn't touch my arena.
dying suits want
For me, being a woman suits what I want to talk about and what my audience wants to hear. Maybe I'm a dying breed.
laughter fart beats
A good fart joke makes me bawl with laughter, so will somebody farting. And the word 'poo.' You can't beat a good poo joke.
knives breakfast down-and
There should be more booing in shops and restaurants and places like that when when the service is bad. If you've had a poor breakfast in a hotel, you should put your knife and fork down and boo.
daughter mother strong
My daughter has always had a strong sense of her own identity. From the day she was born her father and I were in love with and in awe of her and still are.
height problem wells
Well, I really don't like heights. I don't get on the top deck of a double-decker because that's a bit high for me. I always feel that I'm going to hurl myself off, so heights are a problem.
distance
I am best viewed from a distance.
family disposable one-thing
Family is the one thing that is definitely not disposable.
hair curls want
Anyone who has dead straight hair wants curls.
jeans smoking looks
As a rule, wearing a bigger pair of jeans looks better than squishing yourself into a pair of jeans that used to fit before you gave up smoking.