Jordan Brookes

Jordan Brookes
Brookes at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Born (1986-04-18) 18 April 1986 (age 38)
Merseyside
Websitejordanbrookescomedy.com

Jordan Brookes (born 18 April 1986) is an Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning comedian.

Brookes was born in Merseyside and grew up in Surrey. His grandfather was Bill Sellars, a producer and director best known for his work on BBC series such as All Creatures Great and Small and Triangle.[1]

Brookes studied animation at the University of Wales, Newport and began stand-up comedy in Cardiff. He won the Welsh Unsigned Comedy Award in 2012.[2]

He made his first appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2015.[3] He was first nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2017 for his show Body of Work. The following year he won the Comedians' Comedian award at the Chortle Awards. Then in 2019, he won the Main Prize at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for his show I've Got Nothing which was described as 'stand-up's answer to Waiting For Godot'.[4]

He has spoken of his admiration for stand-up Michael McIntyre, claiming he wanted to be "the existential Michael McIntyre, doing observational stuff but about disillusion, nihilism or sadness".[3]

Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows

Year Show Venue Awards
2015 Adventures in Limited Space Just The Tonic at the Community Project
2016 The Making Of Laughing Horse at the Cellar Monkey
2017 Body of Work Pleasance Courtyard Main Prize (nominated)
2018 Bleed Pleasance Courtyard
2019 I've Got Nothing Pleasance Courtyard Main Prize (won)
2022 This Is Just What Happens Monkey Barrel
2024 Fontanelle Pleasance Dome

References

  1. ^ Lee, Veronica (24 August 2019). "Ex-call centre worker wins top Edinburgh comedy award". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Jordan Brookes". Chortle. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b Logan, Brian (27 August 2019). "Jordan Brookes: 'I wanted to be the existential Michael MacIntyre'". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  4. ^ Bennett, Steve (11 August 2019). "Jordan Brookes: I've Got Nothing". Chortle. Retrieved 15 September 2019.