Joanna Neary
Comedian, Writer, Actress, Storyteller
Friendly, sincere, smooth, versatile, distinctive, very funny/versatile & charming.
Jo has a very subtle Cornish accent from where she was brought up. She can completely get rid of it or enhance it.
Winner of The Golden Waffle in Brighton Fringe Festival in 2018.
She is also a writer, performance artist and comedian. Her debut solo comedy show, Joanna Neary is Not Feeling Herself was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2004 and FaceFul of Issues was nominated for Best Show at Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival in 2016. She specializes in her own highly original character comedy shows, which always include interpretive dance. Her latest live comedy show (2019) is Wife on Earth (3000 Light Years From Doing The Ironing).
“A Joyce Grenfell of our age” Guardian
Her film roles include The Darkest Hour, Suffragette & Keeping Rosy.
Styles
Singing Ability
- Various singing styles (Skilled - Past choir member, sang at Brighton Music Festival, confident musical parodies.)
Musical Instruments
- Guitar (Competent - Used to be in girl band, played it in The Last Chancers on TV.)
Acting Talents
- Impersonation (Experience of)
Credits
- Surge (Feature Film, 2019) Cat Woman. Rooks Nest Entertainment.
- Seven Days That Rocked Elton (TV, 2018) Sheila Dwight. ITV.
- Man Down 4 (TV, 2017) Milky Sue (Guest Lead). Channel 4.
- Delicious Series 2 (TV, 2017) Wendy Rhodes. Sky One.
- Darkest Hour (Feature Film, 2017) Margaret Jerome. Working Title Films.
- Working Christmas (Theatre, 2017) Arts at the Old Fire Station.
- The Increasingly Bad Decisions of Todd Margaret (TV, 2016) Jeanette. Netflix
- Morgana Robinson's the Agency (TV, 2016) Archeologist. BBC2
- Suffragette (Feature Film, 2015) Woman Prisoner. Pathe
- So Awkward (TV, 2015) Mrs Jones. CBBC
- The Delivery Man (TV, 2015) Mrs Nicholson. ITV
- Keeping Rosy (Feature Film, 2014) WPC. Redemption Films Limited
- Young Dracula (TV, 2014) Lindy. CBBC.
- My Mad Fat Diary (TV, 2013-2014) Mrs. Coombes. Ch4.
- Miranda (TV, 2013) Playgroup leader. BBC1.
- The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff (TV, 2011) Hooped Skirt Lady. BBC2.
- How Not To Live Your Life (TV, 2011) Belinda. BBC3.
- Sarah Millican's Support Group (Radio, 2010) Marie. BBC Radio 4.
- Joanna Neary's Village Hall Variety Show (Stage, 2010) Various. Own show. Tour.
- Joanna Neary: Youth Club (Stage, 2010) Various. Own show. Brighton Comedy Festival.
- Comic Relief With Katy Brand (TV, 2009) Sadie Frost. BBC.
- Ketch and Hiro-Pon Get It On (TV, 2009) Love Interest. BBC.
- Brave Young Men (TV, 2009) Miss Violet. BBC.
- Same Time Next Week (Stage, 2009) Celia Jesson. Brighton Festival & Tour.
- Katy Brand's Big Ass Show (TV, 2008) Sadie Frost/Various. ITV.
- Meebox (TV, 2008) Various. BBC.
- No Heroics (TV, 2008) Various. ITV2.
- 28 Acts in 28 Minutes (Radio, 2008) Stand-up. BBC Radio 4.
- Joanna Neary's Magic Hole (Theatre, 2008) One woman character comedy. Edinburgh Festival & Tour.
- That Mitchell & Webb Look (TV, 2007) Various regular roles. Series 2. BBC2.
- Angelo's (TV, 2007) Fan of Paul. Five.
- Biffovision (TV, 2007) Ruth de Deux. BBC3.
- Joanna Neary's Little Moments (Stage, 2007) Own show. Pleasance Edinburgh.
- Sarah Kendall's My First Kidnapping (Stage, 2007) Edinburgh Festival.
- Comedy Shuffle (TV, 2007) BBC Three.
- Out to Lunch (Radio, 2006-7) Celia/Various. BBC Radio 4. Series 2-4.
- Ideal (TV, 2006-11) Judith. Series 1-7. BBC3.
- Green Wing (TV, 2006) Florist. BBC.
- Time Trumpet (TV, 2006) BBC.
- Last Chancers (TV, 2004) C4.
Related news articles
28/07/2021
Wife on Earth - A Brand New Podcast from Joanna Neary
Celia Jesson, a repressed housewife from Upper Lowing, has been encouraged to do a book-based podcast to promote the local library in nearby Lower Upping, because no one else wants to do it. It’s too much of a time commitment. Created and performed by Joanna Neary. Part of the Cosmic Shambles Network.
08/07/2021
Listen to the Radio 4 comedy series 'Before Next Year' which features Joanna Neary and Kiell Smith-Bynoe.
Radio 4 has ordered a comedy series from Room Next Door comedian, Michael Spicer, following the success of a pilot episode. The semi-autobiographical sitcom, Before Next Year, is about what happens when a part-time comedian suddenly becomes a global internet hit. Listen on BBC Radio 4 now!
18/05/2020
Jo Neary is back on The Verb!
Jo Neary is back with some words of wisdom from the diary of 'Celia Jesson, Repressed Housewife'.
27/03/2020
Listen to Joanna Neary on 'The Uncertainty Verb' on Radio 3.
Joanna Neary is back with ‘Celia Jesson, Repressed Housewife’, based on Celia Johnson’s character in Brief Encounter. Listen at 10pm on Friday 27th March on Radio 3.