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Francesca Martinez

Francesca Martinez is an award-winning wobbly* comedian, writer, actress, and speaker. Francesca launched her comedy career in 2000 when she became the only woman to win the Open Mic Award.

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Francesca has starred in shows such as Holby City, Doctors, The Dumping Ground, and Extras opposite Kate Winslet. She has performed stand-up on Russell Howard’s Good News, and headlined The Jonathan Ross Show. In 2016, she opened Series 11 of Live At The Apollo. She won Celebrity Pointless, and has written and performed poetry for BBC 3’s Shakespeare Centenary and The Verb. She is a regular co- host on BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends. 

Her last tour, What The **** Is Normal?! took in 140 dates around the world. In 2016, she supported Frankie Boyle on his sell-out UK tour, and was commissioned to write and perform a new comedy show: Francesca Martinez’s Wobbly Manifesto.

*Oh yeah, she has mild cerebral palsy, but she much prefers the word wobbly.

Check out some of Francesca's work