Jenny Eclair

On her website, Jenny Eclair says that she, “has been a stand-up comic for donkeys’ years”.

She was the first woman to win the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 1995 and, she says, “…hasn’t stopped banging on about it ever since”.

On TV, Jenny is best known for her roles in Grumpy Old Women (BBC2) and in Loose Women (ITV).

She has written several novels and non-fiction books.