Flo and Joan

Flo & Joan
Also known asFlo and Joan
OriginEngland
GenresComedy
Years active2015–present
Members
  • Nicola Dempsey
  • Rosie Dempsey
Websitewww.floandjoan.com

Flo & Joan (or Flo and Joan, a name they took from their grandmother and her sister) are an English comedy music act consisting of sisters, Rosie and Nicola Dempsey.[1] The act generally consists of comedy songs.[2][1] Flo & Joan have been featured on BBC One's Live at the Apollo, Stamptown Comedy Night[3] and Off Menu podcast.[4] In 2018, they were featured in a Nationwide Building Society television advert.[5][6] They grew up in Portsmouth, lived in Toronto for a few years,[7][5][8] and as of February 2019, now live in London.[9]

They released an Amazon Prime Video special, Alive on Stage, based on their Edinburgh Fringe show in 2019.[10][1][11]

Works

Tours

Title Years
Alive On Stage[12][1] 2018–19
Before the Screaming Starts[7][13] 2019–20
Sweet Release 2022

Comedy specials

Title Released Platform
Alive on Stage 2019 Amazon Prime Video

Television

Year Title
Royal Variety Performance 2019
Live at the Apollo 2019
The Russell Howard Hour 2020
Question Team 2022

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bennett, Steve. "Flo & Joan: Alive On Stage : Reviews 2019". Chortle. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. ^ O'Connor, Amy (24 November 2016). "This wonderfully sweary song perfectly captures what a load of shite 2016 has been". The Daily Edge. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ^ STAMPTOWN COMEDY NIGHT | EPISODE 4 (July 5, 2020), 5 July 2020, retrieved 14 January 2023
  4. ^ Ep 161: Flo & Joan, 7 September 2022, retrieved 14 January 2023
  5. ^ a b Lindsay, Jessica (29 January 2018). "Who are the Nationwide advert sisters, Flo and Joan?". Metro.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Nationwide Building Society on Facebook Watch". Nationwide Building Society. Retrieved 23 June 2020 – via Facebook.
  7. ^ a b "Flo & Joan Interview". www.culturecalling.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Who are Flo and Joan? Facts about Nationwide singing advert pair you didn't know". OK! Magazine. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. ^ Flo and Joan (10 February 2019). "Flo & Joan: 5 reasons why we love Toronto". Toronto.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  10. ^ Donaldson, Brian (5 April 2020). "Laugh your way through coronavirus lockdown: Try these comedies for size". The Courier. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  11. ^ Maxwell, Dominic (23 August 2019). "Flo & Joan review — on‑song sisters can up schtick and shine". TheTimes.co.uk. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Flo and Joan". Whelan's. 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020.
  13. ^ Fleckney, Paul (2019). "Flo & Joan: Before The Screaming Starts : Reviews". Chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  14. ^ Ganatra, Shilpa. "Ed Byrne: On My Culture Radar". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  15. ^ Guide, British Comedy (3 June 2019). "Flo & Joan to record special". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  16. ^ New Wimbledon Theatre [@NewWimbTheatre] (21 June 2019). "Book now for Flo & Joan" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 June 2020 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Awards". The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2020.


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