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
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.
nice hero rate
I'm very bad at having heroes. I don't rate anyone particularly highly because I'm so snide and competitive and not very nice.
emotional natural
Women are more emotional, and it's natural to talk about it.
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.
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.
holiday weather expectations
The only way to go on holiday is with your expectations at ground level. Convince yourself before you go that the weather's going to be dreadful and there will be nylon sheets. You'll then be pleasantly surprised.
hate home sight
Well, I'm not good with sliminess. I hate the thought of creatures that have slime on them or creatures that leave a slimy trail. At home, the sight of a slug can bring up my breakfast.
actresses punk convincing
I was trained as an actress. But I wasn't a very convincing actress, so I started doing punk poetry and then fell into doing stand-up.
sibling thinking circles
I think my siblings sometimes have to defend me within their social circles - they are both barristers.
dad drama school
After graduating from flares and platforms in the early 1970s, I started drama school wearing a pair of khaki dungarees with one of my Dad's Army shirts, accessorised by a cat's basket doubling as a handbag. Very Lady Gaga.
agents want internet
What has happened to the good old-fashioned travel agent? I want to go to a really posh travel agent and have them organize everything for me. I don't want to do things on the Internet.
successful thinking
I don't think I'm successful.
skin-tone fake skins
Without fake tan I have the skin tones of a dead jellyfish.
ironing-board boards stills
I still can't set up the ironing-board. A complete Luddite.