Jen Brister

Jennifer Helen Brister is a British stand-up comedian, writer and actor from London. Brister studied drama at Middlesex University, London, where, in the mid-1990s, she took a course in stand-up comedy, the only one of its kind at the time in the UK. Other famous graduates include Alan Carr, Dan Renton Skinner of the Dutch Elm Conservatoire and Shooting Stars, and Clare Warde of the Runaway Lovers. Brister's first gig was at the end of her third year at university in 1996, at the King's Head in Crouch End, London. She has performed internationally including at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2011 and 2014, at the Adelaide Festival in 2011 and 2012, as well as numerous times at the Edinburgh Festival. She regularly performs at clubs around the UK including Banana Cabaret, The Comedy Store (London), the Glee Clubs, Frog & Bucket, and Up the Creek. She toured the UK for the first time in 2018 with her show Meaningless. Since 2022 she has been touring the UK again with her show The Optimist. Her comedy hero is Victoria Wood.

Known For: Acting

Born: Kingston, Surrey, England, 1975-02-09

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	2009	SuperBob	Doris	70
2	2020	Jen Brister - Meaningless		0
3	2021	Lair	Alaina Sheen	54
4	2022	Where Have All the Lesbians Gone?	Self	45
5	2023	Jen Brister: The Optimist	Self	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	2003	QI	Self	79
2	2004	Live at the Apollo	Host	71
3	2005	Mock the Week	Self	70
4	2013	Have You Been Paying Attention?	Self - Panellist	83
5	2017	Richard Osman's House of Games	Self - Contestant	60
6	2019	Hypothetical	Self	70
7	2020	Between the Covers	Self	55
8	2021	Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains	Guest	70
9	2021	The Weakest Link	Self - Participant	60

Jen Brister

Film

Television