Following her hugely successful tour, BAFTA-nominated, self-professed prick and star of C4’s Pushers Rosie Jones brings her acclaimed stand-up show I Can’t Tell What She’s Saying to the Edinburgh Fringe this year. During her month-long run of dates, Rosie will be talking about the big stuff: being single, the pressures of representing huge sections of the population, and gravy. Oh, and boobs!
On-screen, Rosie recently starred as Emily in her sitcom Pushers, for Channel 4 – which she also co-wrote – and has just been nominated for a BAFTA for Best Comedy Actor. Emily had her state benefits cut to shreds after being made redundant and this young woman with very little left to lose begins to build an illegal drugs empire. But she isn’t your average street-dealing dope peddler – she’s sharp, funny, biting, highly educated – and on top of all that, she has cerebral palsy.
Rosie has also released her first comedy special Triple Theatre, through 800 Pound Gorilla Media. Full of nonsensical fun and her trademark unapologetic cheekiness, Rosie tackles everything from relationships and parental dynamics to the tribulations of adulting, in an hour of unadulterated joy from the triple threat herself.
Back for a second series, Comedy Central’s Out Of Order saw Rosie back at the helm as the series’ host. She has also fronted her hard-hitting Channel 4 documentary Am I A R*tard and two travelogue series’, Mission: Accessible and the BAFTA nominated Trip Hazard as well as having ground-breaking roles acting in primetime dramas Silent Witness, Casualty and Call The Midwife.
Her other television credits are extensive including: Taskmaster, Live At The Apollo, The Jonathan Ross Show, The Royal Variety Performance, QI, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Cats Does Countdown, The Last Leg, Blankety Blank, Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains, Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back, Mock The Week, Hypothetical, The Ranganation, Jon Richardson’s Channel Hopping, Dating No Filter and The Last Leg Tokyo to name a few.
Rosie is a bestselling author with her children’s book series The Amazing Edie Eckhart published by Hachette Children’s Group. Jacqueline Wilson described Rosie’s first publication in the series as a “brilliant book – fresh, funny and ultra cool”. 2024 saw the release of Rosie’s first non-fiction book Moving On Up: Beat the bullies, make fearless friendships and deal with funny fails.
Pleasance Courtyard, Cabaret Bar
5th-30th August (not 17th) at 4pm
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