Joker in the Pack... WestSide meets Jo Caulfield

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The Guardian called her "one of the funniest female comics in the country", while the Evening Standard claimed Jo is "definitely the rising star of women's comedy". The Observer weighed in, insisting that she's "an inspiration to would-be female comics".

 

Westside: You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar?

JC: I worked in Hell... If Hell serves barbecue sauce and deep-fried everything! The true answer is, every restaurant I ever worked in is now closed down. Read into that what you may.

 

Westside: How did you start as a comedian?

JC: I never saw comedy as a career plan. When I went to the Comedy Café I had no idea you could make a living out of comedy. I just wanted to know if I could make people laugh. And show off a lot.

 

Westside: Where do your ideas come from?

JC: Apart from the banking crisis and thieving politicians I'll be tackling my favourite subjects: dating, relationships, my drunken friends, their ugly children and my husband.

 

Westside: Why is your husband the butt of your jokes?

JC: He makes me laugh more than anyone else, although not always intentionally. Sometimes I think being married is like being a scientist; the house is my laboratory, and I'm studying him. I'll be watching him thinking, 'What the f**k is he going to do next?' Yesterday he sellotaped the TV remote to the Radio Times. Good idea, but that's not normal, is it?

 

Westside: Is any subject off limits?

JC: I don't deliberately set out to criticise. I won't do anything mean.

 

Westside: Do you have a lucky drink?

JC: I like a nice cold glass of vodka and Red Bull. But without the Red Bull.

Jo performs at the Ealing Festival on 24 July, and her new Radio 4 comedy series Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up starts 20 October at 6.30pm

 

FUNNY GIRL

The comic was born in Wales and left home at 17 to move to London.

She attempted to play drums and sing for a Rockabilly band, even though she can do neither.

She got fired from most of her previous jobs for arguing with customers.

She regularly appears on TV and the radio and has written for Graham Norton.

In recent years she has been the most sought-after TV warm-up artist.

She started out by opening her own comedy club in the basement of the White Horse in Hampstead.

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