JEN WAKEFIELD
BAFTA nominated screenwriter, writer and presenter
After a career as a Primary School teacher, Jen started her comedy career as part of sketch comedy duo 'Jiggle and Hyde'. They wrote their hour-long show and completed their first Edinburgh Fringe run in 2016. The following year Jen took her first solo character comedy show ‘Girl in Da Corner’ for a full Edinburgh Fringe run. The show was inspired by the responses to this article written by Jen about her Anglo-Indian heritage for Gal-Dem. Following this, the show then transferred to Soho Theatre. She then performed her own solo comedy set in the BBC tent at Edinburgh Fringe the following year which was aired on BBC iplayer, as part of the BBC Asian Network comedy event.
Writing for Children and Teens:
Current: Jen is writing episodes for Nikhil & Jay for Cbeebies with KingBananaTV. This show will TX in 2024.
BBCiplayer- ‘The Main Part’ nominated by BAFTA in 2021 for best ‘short form.’
CBBC- Horrible Histories series 10 - sketch writer
Jen's song 'Esparanto' will feature on Horrible Histories in 2024.
Jen has also presented four episodes of the ‘Puffin Storytellers Show’ (Penguin Random House.) Jen interviewed authors such as Eoin Colfer, Karyn Parsons, Humza Arshard and Sam Copeland. She has also worked as a presenter on musical pilots for Three Stones Media (Rastamouse, Apple Tree House CBBC)
Radio:
BBC Radio 1- The Comeback podcast- Main Presenter: Jen interviewed comedians and personalities such as London Hughes, Jamali Maddix, Amelia Dimoldenberg (Chicken Shop dates), Tolani T (The Reciepts Podcast), Sophie Duker, Olga Koch, Lauren Pattinson, Sarah Keyworth, Chris Washington and sketch performers and podcast hosts Birthday Girls.
Branded podcast for 'Laybuy'-‘Consumerosity’-Main Presenter: Jen hosted six episodes alongside Alex Rohloff the Co-Founder of Laybuy. The podcast focused on ‘Millenial Money Myths’ and how to tackle them whilst interviewing financial experts on the show (tyto PR)
BBC Radio 4- Wisebowm- ‘The Struggle is Real’: Jen played 'Katie Storm', a pretentious Slam Poet from East London. Cast members included creator Steve Whiteley and Ricky Grover (Snipper Nixon Productions)
Television:
Channel 4- Riot Girls- Main cast member and writer: Hidden camera show RIOT GIRLS for Channel 4 (Brown Eyed Boy/Tiger)
BBC Three- Blindboy Undestroys the World-Hidden Camera comedy stunts in the full BBCThree series of 'Blindboy Undestroys the World' (Rumpus)
BBCiplayer- Live comedy set for BBC Asian Network at Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Jen is a member of BAFTA CONNECT.