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Jocelyn Jee Esien (born 2 March 1979) is a British
comedian, actress and writer of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
n origin.
She stars in the
hidden-camera show ''
3 Non-Blondes
''3 Non-Blondes'' is a British hidden camera comedy show (and the group name given to the three comedians who star in it), distributed by the BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation on the BBC Three digital network channel, first aired in 2003. ...
'', and her own comedy sketch show, ''
Little Miss Jocelyn''.
[Laura Barnett]
"Jocelyn Jee Esien: 'Whenever I see standup now, I get excited'"
''The Observer'', 6 January 2013.
Life and career
Esien was born in
Hackney,
London
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,
to Nigerian parents. She attended
Raine's Foundation School
Raine's Foundation School was a Church of England voluntary aided school based on two sites in Bethnal Green in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England.
It was situated in the north of Bethnal Green, just to the east of ''Cambridge Heath ...
, and initially studied
law
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before giving up to study drama, graduating from
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a conservatoire and drama school located in the City of London, United Kingdom. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz ...
.
She came to prominence in 2003 in the
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hidden-camera show ''
3 Non-Blondes
''3 Non-Blondes'' is a British hidden camera comedy show (and the group name given to the three comedians who star in it), distributed by the BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation on the BBC Three digital network channel, first aired in 2003. ...
'', having also appeared in other television series such as ''
The Fast Show
''The Fast Show'', known as ''Brilliant'' in the US, is a BBC comedy sketch show that ran from 1994 to 1997, with specials in 2000 and 2014. The show's central performers were Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Simon Day, Mark Williams, John T ...
'' and ''
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983.
The programme focused o ...
''.
In 2006 she wrote and starred in her own comedy sketch show called ''
Little Miss Jocelyn'', a second series of which aired in January 2008. This show marks the first time in the history of television – in either the US or the UK – that a black woman has been given her own solo comedy sketch show.
In 2000, Esien won the Best Newcomer award at the Black International Comedy Awards,
and she won a New Talent Award in the Women in Film and Television Awards 2006.
In 2007, Esien featured in
Girls Aloud
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and
Sugababes
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Formed in 1998 by All Saints manager Ron Tom, Sugababes releas ...
'
Comic Relief
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Definition
Comic relief usually means a releasing of emotional or other tension resulting from a comic epis ...
video for "
Walk This Way
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", where she puts a parking ticket on Ewen Macintosh, a reference to the character Jiffy from the show ''Little Miss Jocelyn''.
Esien appeared in the second series of ''
The Sarah Jane Adventures
''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' is a British science fiction television programme that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies, and starring Elisabeth Sladen. The programme is a spin-off of the long-running BBC ...
'' as
Clyde Langer
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's mother,
Carla
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* Carla, French singer and former member of the children's music group Kids United
* Carla Abe ...
. In 2010, Esien reprised the role in two further episodes of the show, titled ''
The Empty Planet'' and aired on 1 and 2 November 2010, as well as in the fifth series story, ''
The Curse of Clyde Langer
''The Curse of Clyde Langer'' is a two-part story of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' which was broadcast on CBBC on 10 and 11 October 2011. It is the second story of the fifth and final series.
Plot
Part 1
At school, Clyde shows Rani ''The S ...
'', which aired on 10 and 11 October 2011.
On 11 June 2009, it was stated that ''Little Miss Jocelyn'' would not be brought back for a third series. In November 2009, Esien played the part of waitress Cindie Smith in the ITV series ''
Collision
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''.
From 2009 to 2012 she starred in three series of Beauty of Britain, a comedy drama on BBC Radio 4.
On 22 September 2010, Esien returned to BBC Three for ''
One Non-Blonde: Down Under'', an eight-part comedy stunt show with new character creations. She plays characters such as a
hermaphrodite rapper and a
socialite, touring
New Zealand
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. She also appeared alongside famous British comedians in BBC One's
Ronnie Corbett
Ronald Balfour Corbett (4 December 1930 – 31 March 2016) was a Scottish actor, broadcaster, comedian and writer. He had a long association with Ronnie Barker in the BBC television comedy sketch show ''The Two Ronnies''. He achieved promine ...
Christmas special, ''
The One Ronnie''.
In 2011, Esien appeared as Tasha in British comedy ''
Anuvahood''. and also in British comedy show ''
Some Girls
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''.
In January and February 2013, she appeared in ''
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show'' by the American playwright
Don Evans
Donald Thomas Evans (April 27, 1938 – October 16, 2003) was an American playwright, theater director, actor and educator.
Early life and education
Evans was born April 27, 1938, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Mary Evans. Afte ...
,
at the
Tricycle Theatre
The Kiln Theatre (formerly the Tricycle Theatre) is a theatre located in Kilburn, in the London Borough of Brent, England. Since 1980, the theatre has presented a wide range of plays reflecting the cultural diversity of the area, as well as ...
, a London premiere for the play, and thereafter toured with the play nationally.
In 2013, she appeared in ''
Gangsta Granny
''Gangsta Granny'' is a 2011 British children's comedy fiction book, written by David Walliams, illustrated by Tony Ross and published by HarperCollins. A sequel, '' Gangsta Granny Strikes Again'', was released in 2021.
Plot
Ben, a curious ...
'' as Kelly.
Esien's other TV appearances include ''Autumn Leaves'', a BBC comedy-drama; ''Some Girls'', ''Uncle Max'', ''
After You've Gone'', ''
Holby City'', ''
The Lenny Henry Show
''The Lenny Henry Show'' is a comedy sketch show (and in its 1987–1988 incarnation, a sitcom) featuring Lenny Henry.
It was originally broadcast between 1984 and 1988, and was later revived twice, in 1995 and 2004–2005.
History Original vers ...
'', ''
Ed Stone Is Dead'', ''
Comedy Nation
''Comedy Nation'' was a British sketch comedy television programme that premiered at midnight 9 January 1998 on BBC Two
BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide ra ...
'', ''
The Fast Show
''The Fast Show'', known as ''Brilliant'' in the US, is a BBC comedy sketch show that ran from 1994 to 1997, with specials in 2000 and 2014. The show's central performers were Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Simon Day, Mark Williams, John T ...
'', ''Douglas'', ''
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983.
The programme focused o ...
'' and ''In The Name of Love'' (TV movie). She has also made numerous stage appearances.
She appeared in the 2010 film ''
StreetDance 3D
''StreetDance 3D'' (also called ''StreetDance'') is a 2010 British 3D dance comedy-drama film which was released on 21 May 2010. The film was released in RealD 3D, XpanD 3D, and Dolby 3D with Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini directing it. ''Britain's ...
'' and wrote an episode of the American reality TV show ''
Jon & Kate Plus 8''.
"Jocelyn Jee Esien"
IMDb. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
She also appeared in the BBC comedy '' Big School'' as Headmistress Ms Baron's ( Frances de la Tour) personal assistant and secretary named Daphne, from 2013 to 2014.
Esien appeared in a cameo role as a PCSO in the long running BBC sitcom "Not Going Out" on 15 April 2022.
Filmography
Film
TV
References
External links
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1979 births
Black British women comedians
Living people
English people of Nigerian descent
Black British actresses
People educated at Raine's Foundation School
People from Hackney Central
20th-century British actresses
21st-century British actresses