Rosie Wilby

Finalist – Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2007
Finalist – Funny Women 2006
Finalist – Funny Bones 2006
Finalist – Stand Up Or Die, May 2006
Semi Finalist – Amused Moose Laugh Off 2007
Semi Finalist – Laughing Horse New Act Of The Year 2005 / 06
Semi Finalist – So You Think You’re Funny 2004

MC-ing experience includes Comedy Tent and Studio Tent at Fringe Sunday, Left Field Stage at Glastonbury Festival, Monday Gloom at Camden Head, Behind The Mic at Glass Bar and Femmes on the Thames at Battersea Barge.

Radio credits include LBC (Jenny Éclair show, July 2006), BBC London Live and BBC Radio Cambridge.

Edinburgh Fringe 2006: Olympic Swingball Champion 2012 at C Venues, Funny Women at Assembly Rooms, Rude Girls at Underbelly, Bent Double at Assembly Rooms.

Edinburgh Fringe 2007: Late Starters at Laughing Horse Free Festival, Amused Moose Hot Starlets, Vaudeville Cabaret at Bongo Club, Funny Women Stand Up.

'A nice line in whimsy and an appealingly descriptive turn of phrase' - Chortle

'Hilarious from start to finish' - insidecomedy.co.uk

‘Wilby’s stage presence exudes warmth’ – The List

‘consistently entertaining’ – Three Weeks

'A lovely lady... fantastic every time she's been here' - Simon Happily, Comedy Camp

‘Kylie-sized pocket-Venus who packs a punch. I liked her. A lot.’ -Yve Ngoo, BBC Tyne

‘Rip roaring stuff’ – G3 magazine

‘Well worth seeing’ – Scotsgay

‘A nice line in surreal patter’ – Metro

‘Enjoyable newer comic’ – Time Out

‘an exciting talent handling life’s complexities with acerbic wit’ -Mylondonyourlondon.com

‘sharp material’ – Leicester Mercury

‘charmingly loquacious’ – London Lite

‘warm and instantly loveable with an un-PC view on life’ – Rainbownetwork.com

Rosie performed as a singer songwriter for many years and turned to comedy in 2004, storming through to the semi finals of So You Think You’re Funny on only her 2nd ever stand up gig.