WHO IS THIS PERSON?! WHY AM I HERE?
AMY'S CHANNEL 4 VIDEO FOR THE PADDOCK
PHOTOS BY MATT STRONGE
SHORT BIO IN A FORMAT YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE:
Amy Annette is an up-and-coming comedian who is known for her 'joyous energy [that] is so infectious, she has the audience hung on her every word." (Best of The Fest). She has supported Lou Sanders, Tessa Coates and Rose Matafeo.She was featured on C4's THE PADDOCK and in 2023 won the 'Industry Award' at Funny Women.Praise for the girl:"One of my favourite comedians", Aisling Bea"A complete joy to watch live" Rose Matafeo"I'll give you a pull quote if this show is about butts, like you said it was" Brett GoldsteinShe co-hosts the cult hit comedy night 'DOG PARK' at Angel Comedy. She is also the host of 'PLAYDATE', an improv show that has featured comedians such as Lolly Adefope and Aisling Bea.She was the co-editor and co-author of 'I Call Myself a Feminist' (as featured in Guardian and i paper) and is the host of hit comedy podcast 'What Women*Want with Amy Annette' ( 'hilarious and thought-provoking… The show leaves the audience buzzing” **** The Edinburgh Reporter & “Enlighting, and uplifting, Annette offer[s] diverse feminist perspectives with plenty of laughs.” **** The Student Newspaper)LONGER BORING BIO:
STAND UP/ PODCASTS/ WRITER:
Amy ‘starred’ in The Paddock for C4 (watch here online bb!) She has supported comedians like; Rose Matafeo - opening for her at the taping of her special in the West End, and Lou Sanders - supporting her on tour. She regularly appears London clubs like Moth Club and 21 Soho.
She is the (errant) host of 'What Women* Want' a podcast that discusses the misconceptions and misadventures around being a woman. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-women-want-with-amy-annette/id1467634296
She has appeared on many podcasts including REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL, EVIL GENIUS WITH RUSSELL KANE and TRUSTY HOGS.
She was a contributor to the critically acclaimed book ‘I Call Myself a Feminist’.? As featured in the Guardian, i Newspaper and Time Out. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26174865-i-call-myself-a-feminist
Winner of the Industry Award at the Funny Women Awards 2022
TV PRODUCER / SCRIPT EDITOR:
Amy has worked across most facets of the comedy industry, from live; producing Edinburgh shows, agency work, working at Latitude festival, to TV production where she found a passion for telling 'untold stories' at Tiger Aspect. Now Freelance, she has been lucky enough to work with amazing female and non-binary talent such as Bisha K. Ali, Lazy Susan, Sarah Keyworth, Tessa Coates, Desiree Burch and Bolu Babalola, producing Bolu's latest C4 show BIG AGE last year alongside co-producing LAZY SUSAN's BBC series, and producing and directing Tessa Coates' R4 Show. She continues to work with established and emerging talent to bring their stories to life.
IMPROVISER:
This year in Edinburgh she hosted the acclaimed improv show PLAY DATE with an amazing cast of Kiell Smyth Bynoe, Patti Harrison, Mary Beth Barone, Shivani Thussu, Nic Sampson and Tessa Coates.