Jocelyn Jee Esien

Jocelyn Jee Esien (born March 2, 1979 in Hackney , London ) is a British comedian , actress and writer of Nigerian origin. She became known, among other things, for her appearance in the British hideout camera show 3 Non-Blondes , but in German-speaking countries above all for her own sketch show called Little Miss Jocelyn .

biography

Esien attended Raine's Foundation School and began studying law before giving it up to study acting. She graduated from the Guidhall School of Music and Drama . She became known, among other things, through her appearance in the BBC program 3 Non-Blondes , but also through appearances in other television programs such as The Fast Show or The Bill . In 2006 she wrote Little Miss Jocelyn, her first own television show, in which she impersonated several different roles. A second season followed in 2008. What is curious is the fact that the show was the first solo sketch show by a black woman on television in both the UK and the US . In Great Britain the program could be seen on BBC Three and BBC Two , in Germany both seasons were first broadcast on the television station Comedy Central Germany , with Sandra Schwittau taking over the dubbing of all roles played by Esien.

In 2000 Esien received the award for best newcomer at the Black International Comedy Awards , followed in 2006 by the New Talent Award at the Women in Film and Television Awards 2006 .

In 2007 Esien was in the comic relief video Walk This Way by the bands Girls Aloud and Sugababes , where she issues a parking ticket in her role as Jiffy from Little Miss Jocelyn Ewen Macintosh.

Esien also appeared in The Sarah Jane Adventures as Carla , the mother of Clyda Langer .

On June 11, 2009, Esien announced that there would be no third season of Little Miss Jocelyn. This was followed in November 2009 an appearance as a waitress Cindie Smith in the ITV telecast collision .

As of September 22, 2010, Esien returned to BBC Three for the eight-part comedy stunt show One Non-Blond: Down Under . In the same year she appeared alongside other British comedians in Ronnie Corbett's Christmas special, The One Ronnie , which aired on BBC One .

In 2011 Esien appeared on the British comedy shows Anuvahood and Some Girls .

In January and February 2013 she was part of the cast of One Monkey Don't Stop No Show , which was written by the playwright Don Evans and premiered at the Tricycle Theater . After that the play was performed all over the kingdom.

That same year, Esien appeared as Kelly on the BBC comedy show Gangsta Granny .

Esien had other roles in the television programs Autumn Leaves , Some Girls , Uncle Max , After You've Gone , Holby City , The Lenny Henry Show , Ed Stone Is Dead , Comedy Nation , The Fast Show , Douglas , The Bill and in the television movie The Name of Love . She also had her own stage shows.

She also appeared in the British dance film StreetDance 3D and wrote an episode for the American reality TV show Jon & Kate Plus 8 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Jocelyn Jee Esien: Non blonde goes solo . In: The Independent , August 27, 2006. Retrieved May 6, 2010. 
2. ↑ The Old Raineians' Association - Famous Personalities from Raine's Foundation School . Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Jocelyn Jee Esien at United Agents . Archived from the original on May 5, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 22, 2014. 
4. ↑ Brian Logan: Little Miss Britney . In: The Guardian , September 9, 2006. Retrieved March 8. "It's taken 50 years of telly, and finally it's happened: Jocelyn Jee Esien has become the first black woman, in either the UK or the US, to have her own sketch show on the small screen." 
5. ↑ Inspiring Women . In: The Guardian . Retrieved May 6, 2010. 
6. ↑ Red Nose Day - Walk This Way . Archived from the original on August 11, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
7. ↑ Some New Guests ( Memento from May 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
8. ^ BBC Three
9. ↑ Anuvahood at IMDb.
10. ↑ Some Girls , Episode 5 , BBC.
11. ^ "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" , Tricycle Theater. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
12. ↑ "Jocelyn Jee Esien: I like my characters to be organic" , Metro , January 10, 2013. Accessed December 26, 2013.
13. ↑ Hazelann Williams, "One Monkey Do not Stop No Show: UK Tour - Jocelyn Jee Esien stars in new play" , Retrieved on December 26, 2013.
14. ^ "Jocelyn Jee Esien - Writer Performer" ( Memento from December 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), United Artists. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
15. ↑ "Jocelyn Jee Esien" , IMDb. Retrieved December 29, 2010.

Web links

• Jocelyn Jee Esien in the Internet Movie Database (English)