COMEDY

BIO

Jo is a Ōtautahi /Christchurch based comedian, improviser, and actor.

Previous career highlights include being a Canterbury 3ZB cheerleader last century and being typecast on stage and screen as everyone’s neurotic mother. Comedy provides welcome relief from peri-menopausal mood swings and the tortures of parenting teenagers.

Jo also performs regularly with improvisation troupe Impulse Theatre. Recent screen appearances include feature film “The Stolen” and TV’s “Adam and Eve Show”.

“I wish you were my Mum“– Most comedians

“I wish you weren’t my Mum” – Jo’s kids

REVIEWS

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5 stars for a ‘lit’ show. Parents of tweens, teens and beyond, this is one show you don’t want to miss!” – Jo Parkinson, Play & Go Adelaide

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Will delight parents, teenagers and everyone in between – Cool AF” – Justine Hall, See Do Eat Review

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “The room is filled with laughter…I would recommend this show to anyone who just wants to have a good laugh” – Michelle Nightingale, The Adelaide Show Podcast

★ ★ ★ ★ “Relatable, funny and a great night out for parents of teens, tweens and everything in between.” – Tim Cooper, kidsinadelaide

“had the audience in stitches…..thoughtful, well-paced, sharply observed comedy grist and the mixed age group audience was totally on board” – Lisa Lanzi, Theatre Travels

“resoundingly funny” – Theatreview

★ ★ ★ ★ – The Phoenix Remix

★ ★ ★ ★ – one4review.co.uk