Emma Fryer is a British stand-up comedian, actress and writer from Coventry, best known for playing Tania in BBC Three's Ideal, Janine in E4's PhoneShop and Gaynor in BBC Two's Home Time, which she co-wrote with Neil Edmond.

Emma Fryer
Born1980
Coventry, England, United Kingdom
MediumStand up, television, theatre, radio
NationalityBritish
Years active2005–present
Notable works and rolesIdeal, Home Time

In 2005, she was a finalist in the So You Think You're Funny?, Funny Women and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year competitions. She has also appeared as one of the spoof presenters in Channel 4's Comedy Lab Swizzcall, played the lead character, Dawn Jones, in the online sitcom Where are the Joneses? and provided the single additional voice in the finale of Tim Key's All Bar Luke. More recently, she has appeared in BBC dramas Moving On and In The Dark.

Fryer was nominated for The Times Breakthrough Award 2010,[1] while Home Time was nominated for Best Sitcom at both the 2010 South Bank Show Awards[2] and The Rose D'Or.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Director Notes
2007 I Want Candy Mistress Award Winner Stephen Surjik Uncredited
2011 Kill List Fiona Ben Wheatley

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2007–2011 Ideal Tania 20 episodes
2007 Doctors Vicky West 8.173 "Aftermath"
2007 Where Are the Joneses? Dawn Jones 93 episodes
2007 Comedy Lab Female Presenter 9.08 "Swizzcall"
2008 Love Soup Sue 2.09 "Kiss of Death"
2008 Torn Up Tales Beauty Television film
2008 After You've Gone Attractive Women in Pub 3.05 "The Lure of the Rings"
2009 Home Time Gaynor Jacks Writer
6 episodes
2009 Comedy Showcase Janine 2.02 "PhoneShop"
2010–2013 PhoneShop Janine 19 episodes
2012 Getting On Ezzi Heat Hostess 3.01 "Episode One"
2013 Chickens Nellie 5 episodes
2013 Toast of London Susan Random 1.01 "Addictive Personality"
2013 Moving On Roxanne 4.05 "That's Amore"
2015 Critical Mrs. Rebecca Osgood 9 episodes
2016 Moving On Hayley 7.03 "A Picture of Innocence"
2017 In the Dark Linda Bates Television miniseries
2019 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Maggie Messenger 2.02 "The Play's the Thing"
2022 Skint Hannah 1.03 "Hannah"
2022 Red Rose Jennifer 5 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Caitlin Moran (30 July 2012). "Vote for the winner of The Times/The South Bank Show Breakthrough Award". The Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Diversity in art awards shortlist". BBC News. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. ^ "BBC News - British shows lead Rose d'Or nominees". bbc.co.uk. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
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