A Bear Walks Into A Bar - Jessica Fostekew Headline Show

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025 at 08:00 pm UTC+00:00

65 Southbourne Grove, Southbourne-on-Sea, Dorset BH6 3QU Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Bournemouth

The Wight Bear
Publisher/HostThe Wight Bear
A Bear Walks Into A Bar - Jessica Fostekew Headline Show
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A Bear Walks Into A Bar... Comedy Night at The Wight Bear
Headline Act - Jessica Fostekew
Hosted By - Joe Fortis
Support Acts - TBC
Jessica Fostekew...
Jessica Fostekew is a comedian, actor and writer whose stand up show, Hench was nominated for the 2019 Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show. It's now available as a stand up special on Amazon Prime and has been adapted into the BBC R4 stand up special - Sturdy Girl Club which has been commissioned for a second series.
Jessica's has appeared on numerous entertainment shows such as, BBC2's Live at The Apollo, QI, Richard Osman's House Of Games and many more. She is also a regular co-host of The Guilty Feminist (podcast with 60 million+ downloads) and host and creator of foodie hit and new chart-topping pod, "Hoovering" (recommended in the Guardian and The Independent). Jessica will also be featuring in season two of World's Most Dangerous Roads for Dave.
Jessica has co-written and stars in 'Real Friends', a new special for Sky Shorts and has several scripted projects in development.
As an actor, she’s amassed a slew of impressive credits, including; Avoidance (with Romesh Ranganathan), Scrapper (feature), The Trouble With Maggie Cole, Cuckoo (BBC/ Netflix), Motherland, Out of Her Mind, Trigonometry and BAFTA multiple-award winning BBC drama, Three Girls. You can catch her in the feature films, Official Secrets from Gavin Hood and Greed from Michael Winterbottom.
You can also hear her regularly on BBC Radio 4 & 4 Extra on The Comedy Club, Museum of Curiosity, The News Quiz and The Podcast Radio Hour.
"A new fiercely funny strain of comedy that’s her own" The Independent
"A loud, lively and vital voice" The Evening Standard
"Wears her smarts on her sleeve, great stuff" The Guardian
Doors Open 7pm
Evening Starts 8pm
Venue Curfew 10.30pm
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