Celebs turn to stand-up
Charity gig for Lynne Franks, Janet Ellis and Jeni Murray
Radio 4 presenter Jeni Barnett, former Blue Peter star Janet Ellis and PR guru Lynne Franks are to perform stand-up for a charity gig.The trio will be trained by working comics before facing a live audience at ITV’s London Studios on March 8 - International Women’s Day.
Franks - whose antics inspired Absolutely Fabulous - will be given tips by Shazia Mirza, while Ellis will team up with impressionist Jan Ravens and Barnett will take advice from 4ft 6in comic TanyaLee Davis.
Other celebrities are also expected to join the event, run by Funny Women in aid of ActionAid’s campaigns against domestic violence and HIV/Aids.
Producer Lynne Parker said: ‘They are quite literally standing up for everything that is brave and brilliant about women the world over.’
Published: 9 Feb 2009
