Jo Caulfield
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Jo Caulfield | |
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 Caulfield at The Late Show (2002) | |
| Born | Josephine Caulfield 26 September 1963 |
| Comedy career | |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, radio |
| Website | www |
Jo Caulfield (born 26 September 1963) is a Welsh stand-up comedian, comedy writer, and author. She was joint winner of the 2021 Comedians' Comedian of the Year, an award voted for by her peers and members of the comedy industry.[2]
Caulfield's parents are both from Northern Ireland. She was born in St Asaph while her father, an RAF soldier, was stationed there. She has an older sister and an older brother.[3]
In 2018 she won the "SGFringe Stand-Up Comedy Award" at the Edinburgh Fringe and gained critical acclaim for her performance as Helena Brandt in the sell-out Fringe run of the play, Brexit.
Behind the scenes, Caulfield is a respected comedy writer, having served as a writer / programme consultant on all five series of Graham Norton's BAFTA Award-winning So Graham Norton and as head writer on both Ruby Wax's The Waiting Game and Zoe Ball's Strictly Dance Fever. She has also written for – among others – Joan Rivers, Ant & Dec and Anne Robinson.
Jo has had several of her own shows on BBC Radio 4: It's That Jo Caulfield Again, Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up, Jo Caulfield's Speakeasy and The Jo Caulfield Stand-Up Special.[4]
Caulfield has been a guest on the sports programmes Fighting Talk on BBC Radio 5 Live and Off the Ball on BBC Radio Scotland. She has also appeared on BBC Scotland's Debate Night and is a regular guest on Times Radio, giving her take on the news and political events.
Caulfield's husband, Stuart, is from Aberdeen.[5] They live in Leith, Edinburgh.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Jones, Amelia (4 December 2025). "Welsh comedian set to return home for new special". Nation.Cymru.
- ^ Bennett, Steve (30 December 2021). "Three-way tie for the comedians' comedian of 2021". Chortle. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Randall, Lee (29 July 2012). "Interview: Jo Caulfield, comedian". The Scotsman.
- ^ Wyatt, Malcolm (30 January 2015). "Uninformed As I Am – the Jo Caulfield interview". writewayattuk.
- ^ Walker, Martin (7 August 2024). "Jo Caulfield Pearls Before Swine". On the Mic.
- ^ Gaskell, Erin (29 May 2024). "Jo Caulfield's comedy tour heading to Dunfermline". Dunfermline Press.
- ^ Roy, David (17 March 2025). "Dave Allen, the Camino and Aston Villa - three of Jo Caulfield's favourite things". The Irish News.
External links
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Donovan, Barry (14 December 2009). "Interview: Jo Caulfield". Den of Geek.
- "The customer is always wrong for comedian Jo Caulfield". Oxford Mail. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- Bennett, Steve. "Jo Caulfield: Who Are You? : Reviews 2005 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- Bennett, Steve. "Jo Caulfield : Reviews 2002 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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