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Josie Lawrence (born Wendy Lawrence; 6 June 1959) is an English comedienne and actress best known for her work with the Comedy Store Players improvisational troupe, the television series Whose Line Is It Anyway? and more recently her role as Manda Best in EastEnders.
Josie Lawrence was born Wendy Lawrence in Old Hill. She has a brother, John, and sister, Janet, 10 years older who are twins. They were brought up in nearby Cradley Heath, where her father worked for British Leyland and her mother as a dinner lady. She says everyone in her family has a wicked, dry sense of humour. She knew she wanted to be an actress at the early age of 5 and by the time she was 16 she joined the Barlow Players in Oldbury.
She studied at Dartington College of Arts from 1978 to 1981, receiving a Bachelor of Arts honours degree.
Her first acting role was as a young boy in a production of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists at the Half Moon Theatre. During the 1980s, she was also involved in a play called Passionaria at the Newcastle Playhouse, starring Denise Black and Kate McKenzie, and they later formed the jazz group Denise Black and the Kray Sisters.
Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a short-form improvisational comedy show originating as a short-lived British radio programme, before moving to British television in 1988. Following the conclusion of the British run in 1999, ABC began airing an American version, which ran until 2007 and was later revived by The CW in 2013.
Each version of the show consists of a panel of four performers who create characters, scenes and songs on the spot, in the style of short-form improvisation games, many taken from theatresports. Topics for the games are based on either audience suggestions or predetermined prompts from the host. Both the British and the American shows ostensibly take the form of a game show with the host arbitrarily assigning points and likewise choosing a winner at the end of each episode. However, the show lacks the true stakes and competition of a game show (by design). The "game show" format is simply part of the comedy.
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Subscribe now for more! http://bit.ly/1KyA9sV Broadcast on 06/06/2016 Josie Lawrence in on the sofa chatting about long-running improv show 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' and why she thinks it continues to be a success both on screen and on stage. Like, follow and subscribe to Lorraine! Website: http://bit.ly/1E6BlKW YouTube: http://bit.ly/18cHdtx Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1E6Bhep Twitter: http://bit.ly/1wvn4dp Lorraine brings you up-to-date topical stories, the biggest celebrity interviews and tasty recipes as well as finger-on-the-pulse fashion tips and health advice from Dr Hilary Jones. Presenter Lorraine Kelly welcomes guests in her warm and friendly studio setting, where the likes of Mark Heyes, Dan Wootton and John Whaite share knowledge in their expert fields. Join Lorraine every ...
A few of my favourite moments between Josie Lawrence and Tony Slattery on Whose Line is it Anyway.
One of Josie Lawrence's best improvised songs, I think. She's even got a bit of a chorus going.
This was the pilot of "Whose Line Is It Anyways?" but it wasn't included in the initial broadcasting. Here we've got the ever beautiful Josie Lawrence improvising a song about Washing Machines. Other guests include John Glover, Jimmy Mulville, John Sessions and Richard Vranch
Recorded in 1996 for Star Trek's 30th anniversary, British entertainer Josie Lawrence discusses her love of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' - in particular, the character of Captain Picard and the memorable episode 'The Inner Light'.
It's time to celebrate our adult cast, including Peter Capaldi, Josie Lawrence, John Bishop, Nina Wadia, Bill Bailey and Harry Enfield. For classic Skins moments and exclusive YouTube content make sure you subscribe to our Official YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/OhaqqS Follow Skins on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skins and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/skins
With Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, John Sergeant, Jason Manford
Steve Frost, Josie Lawrence, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles Questions Only - All four are at a singles party. Film and Theatre Styles (1) - Ryan, pushing a pram in the park, bumps into Josie, also pushing a pram, in the styles of cookery program, Australian soap, German porn, and Agatha Christie. Film and Theatre Styles (2) - Steve and Colin are stuck in a car teetering over a precipice, in the styles of Boris Karloff, wildlife documentary, Emmanuel, and Batman.
With Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, John Sergeant, Jason Manford
Ben Elton introduces Josie Lawrence as Florence from Cradley, Howie Mandel, Hattie Hayridge, Harry Enfield as Loadsamoney and Julian Clary as the Joan Collins Fan Club. Music is provided by Roachford and the Eurythmics. This upload is missing the first 15 minutes (up to and including the first ad break) but is otherwise complete.
Rob Brydon, Lee Mack and David Mitchell are joined by Emily Maitlis, Jack Whitehall, Jim Carter and Armando Iannucci. pls click this link 4 more Lee Mack's approaching the end of a 120-date tour, but as well as that he's returning to our . Lee Mack is joined by Huw Edwards and Sarah Millican, and David Mitchell is joined by Bradley Walsh and Josie Lawrence. Rob Brydon hosts the eighth series of the comedy panel show where celebrity guests reveal amazing stories about themselves, some of which are true and .
Ep 5. Quirky 1998 sit-com about love sex n stuff. Written by Geoff Deane, starring Alan Davies, Kate Ashfield and Josie Lawrence.
Compilation of Claudia Winkleman on Would I Lie to You? 00:05 - This is my pet cat from when I was little, and my dad had her stuffed for me when she died. 02:02 - This is Yoshi. I recently took him to the vet, because I thought he was depressed. 05:26 - I wrote to Jim'll Fix it asking to meet ABBA. They wrote back offering the chance to see how the blue bits were made in cheese. 07:40 - When I meet someone for the very first time, I automatically make a mental note of what animal I think they are. Once it's in, I never forget it. 11:05 - I once put nail polish remover in my fish tank to give my goldfish more energy. 14:32 - This is Tony. He's my builder, He drove for over an hour to come to my house to fix my TV, and it turned out all I needed to do was change the batteries ...
Letterland is a synthetic phonics approach used for teaching reading, writing and spelling to children aged from 3 to 8 years. Children are taught shapes and sounds of letters by assigning them imaginary names and shapes and presenting them as living in the fictional land of Letterland.[1] Letterland characters transform plain black letter shapes into pictogram characters. By translating the full range of dry phonic facts into engaging stories, children are motivated to listen, to think and to learn. These stories explain letter shapes and sounds, allowing children to progress quickly to word building, reading and writing. It was originally created and developed by Lyn Wendon in 1968 and first published in 1985 and was first televised by the television channel Nickelodeon in America betwee...
With Paul Merton, Graham Norton, Sue Perkins, Tony Hawks. With Paul Merton, Shappi Khorsandi, Hugh Bonneville, Jason Manford. With Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, John Sergeant, Jason Manford. With Paul Merton, Liza Tarbuck, Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hawks. With Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Marcus Brigstocke, Stephen Mangan.
Subscribe now for more! http://bit.ly/1KyA9sV Broadcast on 06/06/2016 Josie Lawrence in on the sofa chatting about long-running improv show 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' and why she thinks it continues to be a success both on screen and on stage. Like, follow and subscribe to Lorraine! Website: http://bit.ly/1E6BlKW YouTube: http://bit.ly/18cHdtx Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1E6Bhep Twitter: http://bit.ly/1wvn4dp Lorraine brings you up-to-date topical stories, the biggest celebrity interviews and tasty recipes as well as finger-on-the-pulse fashion tips and health advice from Dr Hilary Jones. Presenter Lorraine Kelly welcomes guests in her warm and friendly studio setting, where the likes of Mark Heyes, Dan Wootton and John Whaite share knowledge in their expert fields. Join Lorraine every ...
For Black Country actress Josie Lawrence, her latest dramatic role at the Birmingham Rep is a triumphant homecoming. She made her name, of course, improvising brilliantly on Whose Line Is It Anyway? which ran for ten years on television. Right now, she's starring in Hapgood, a spy mystery.
Follow @TeamShaneRichie TWITTER Supporters Page: https://twitter.com/TeamShaneRichie (Nearly 19k followers including @realshanerichie Alfie Moon himself!) (latest news/photos/videos) Also on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Team-Shane-Richie/48232826341 Shane Richie and Josie Lawrence chat during their epic journey on the final leg of "Around The World in 80 Days" BBC series in November 2009, raising money for Children In Need. Includes their hilarious "Cargo" Soap Comedy Sketch which they filmed on-board their cargo ship to pass the time. If only these two would do a comedy together! Copyright: BBC
Recorded in 1996 for Star Trek's 30th anniversary, British entertainer Josie Lawrence discusses her love of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' - in particular, the character of Captain Picard and the memorable episode 'The Inner Light'.
This was the pilot of "Whose Line Is It Anyways?" but it wasn't included in the initial broadcasting. Here we've got the ever beautiful Josie Lawrence improvising a song about Washing Machines. Other guests include John Glover, Jimmy Mulville, John Sessions and Richard Vranch
http://www.shaneylandreunitedlh.proboards.com/ "SHANEYLANDREUNITED" - Forum for the latest news, photos & videos of Shane Richie ---------------------------------------------------- Shane Richie & Josie Lawrence talk about their experiences completing their final leg of the celebrity "Round The World In 80 Days" marathon for Children In Need 2009.
This was a little more of a 'thinking persons' sketch show, as each sketch is longer & more detailed than many, a lot were musical, but they're not shown here. From C4 UK around 1991. Watch out for an early appearance by Jason Carter in the acting class. Enjoy - Fab!
Subscribe now for more! http://bit.ly/1KyA9sV Broadcast on 06/06/2016 Josie Lawrence in on the sofa chatting about long-running improv show 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' and why she thinks it continues to be a success both on screen and on stage. Like, follow and subscribe to Lorraine! Website: http://bit.ly/1E6BlKW YouTube: http://bit.ly/18cHdtx Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1E6Bhep Twitter: http://bit.ly/1wvn4dp Lorraine brings you up-to-date topical stories, the biggest celebrity interviews and tasty recipes as well as finger-on-the-pulse fashion tips and health advice from Dr Hilary Jones. Presenter Lorraine Kelly welcomes guests in her warm and friendly studio setting, where the likes of Mark Heyes, Dan Wootton and John Whaite share knowledge in their expert fields. Join Lorraine every ...
A few of my favourite moments between Josie Lawrence and Tony Slattery on Whose Line is it Anyway.
One of Josie Lawrence's best improvised songs, I think. She's even got a bit of a chorus going.
This was the pilot of "Whose Line Is It Anyways?" but it wasn't included in the initial broadcasting. Here we've got the ever beautiful Josie Lawrence improvising a song about Washing Machines. Other guests include John Glover, Jimmy Mulville, John Sessions and Richard Vranch
Recorded in 1996 for Star Trek's 30th anniversary, British entertainer Josie Lawrence discusses her love of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' - in particular, the character of Captain Picard and the memorable episode 'The Inner Light'.
It's time to celebrate our adult cast, including Peter Capaldi, Josie Lawrence, John Bishop, Nina Wadia, Bill Bailey and Harry Enfield. For classic Skins moments and exclusive YouTube content make sure you subscribe to our Official YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/OhaqqS Follow Skins on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skins and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/skins
With Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, John Sergeant, Jason Manford
Steve Frost, Josie Lawrence, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles Questions Only - All four are at a singles party. Film and Theatre Styles (1) - Ryan, pushing a pram in the park, bumps into Josie, also pushing a pram, in the styles of cookery program, Australian soap, German porn, and Agatha Christie. Film and Theatre Styles (2) - Steve and Colin are stuck in a car teetering over a precipice, in the styles of Boris Karloff, wildlife documentary, Emmanuel, and Batman.
With Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, John Sergeant, Jason Manford
Ben Elton introduces Josie Lawrence as Florence from Cradley, Howie Mandel, Hattie Hayridge, Harry Enfield as Loadsamoney and Julian Clary as the Joan Collins Fan Club. Music is provided by Roachford and the Eurythmics. This upload is missing the first 15 minutes (up to and including the first ad break) but is otherwise complete.
Rob Brydon, Lee Mack and David Mitchell are joined by Emily Maitlis, Jack Whitehall, Jim Carter and Armando Iannucci. pls click this link 4 more Lee Mack's approaching the end of a 120-date tour, but as well as that he's returning to our . Lee Mack is joined by Huw Edwards and Sarah Millican, and David Mitchell is joined by Bradley Walsh and Josie Lawrence. Rob Brydon hosts the eighth series of the comedy panel show where celebrity guests reveal amazing stories about themselves, some of which are true and .
Ep 5. Quirky 1998 sit-com about love sex n stuff. Written by Geoff Deane, starring Alan Davies, Kate Ashfield and Josie Lawrence.
Compilation of Claudia Winkleman on Would I Lie to You? 00:05 - This is my pet cat from when I was little, and my dad had her stuffed for me when she died. 02:02 - This is Yoshi. I recently took him to the vet, because I thought he was depressed. 05:26 - I wrote to Jim'll Fix it asking to meet ABBA. They wrote back offering the chance to see how the blue bits were made in cheese. 07:40 - When I meet someone for the very first time, I automatically make a mental note of what animal I think they are. Once it's in, I never forget it. 11:05 - I once put nail polish remover in my fish tank to give my goldfish more energy. 14:32 - This is Tony. He's my builder, He drove for over an hour to come to my house to fix my TV, and it turned out all I needed to do was change the batteries ...
Letterland is a synthetic phonics approach used for teaching reading, writing and spelling to children aged from 3 to 8 years. Children are taught shapes and sounds of letters by assigning them imaginary names and shapes and presenting them as living in the fictional land of Letterland.[1] Letterland characters transform plain black letter shapes into pictogram characters. By translating the full range of dry phonic facts into engaging stories, children are motivated to listen, to think and to learn. These stories explain letter shapes and sounds, allowing children to progress quickly to word building, reading and writing. It was originally created and developed by Lyn Wendon in 1968 and first published in 1985 and was first televised by the television channel Nickelodeon in America betwee...
With Paul Merton, Graham Norton, Sue Perkins, Tony Hawks. With Paul Merton, Shappi Khorsandi, Hugh Bonneville, Jason Manford. With Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, John Sergeant, Jason Manford. With Paul Merton, Liza Tarbuck, Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hawks. With Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Marcus Brigstocke, Stephen Mangan.