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Flo and Joan

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Flo & Joan
Also known asFlo and Joan
OriginEngland
GenresComedy
Years active2015–present
Members
  • Nicola Dempsey
  • Rosie Dempsey
Websitewww.floandjoan.com

Flo & Joan (or Flo and Joan, a name they took from their grandmother and her sister) are an English comedy music act consisting of sisters, Rosie and Nicola Dempsey.[1] The act generally consists of comedy songs.[2][1] Flo & Joan have been featured on BBC One's Live at the Apollo, Stamptown Comedy Night[3] and Off Menu podcast.[4] In 2018, they were featured in a Nationwide Building Society television advert.[5][6] They grew up in Portsmouth, lived in Toronto for a few years,[7][5][8] and as of February 2019, now live in London.[9]

They released an Amazon Prime Video special, Alive on Stage, based on their Edinburgh Fringe show in 2019.[10][1][11]

Works

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Tours

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Title Years
Alive On Stage[12][1] 2018–19
Before the Screaming Starts[7][13] 2019–20
Sweet Release 2022

Comedy specials

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Title Released Platform
Alive on Stage 2019 Amazon Prime Video

Television

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Year Title
Royal Variety Performance 2019
Live at the Apollo 2019
The Russell Howard Hour 2020
Question Team 2022

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Bennett, Steve. "Flo & Joan: Alive On Stage : Reviews 2019". Chortle. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. ^ O'Connor, Amy (24 November 2016). "This wonderfully sweary song perfectly captures what a load of shite 2016 has been". The Daily Edge. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ^ STAMPTOWN COMEDY NIGHT | EPISODE 4 (July 5, 2020), 5 July 2020, retrieved 14 January 2023
  4. ^ Ep 161: Flo & Joan, 7 September 2022, retrieved 14 January 2023
  5. ^ a b Lindsay, Jessica (29 January 2018). "Who are the Nationwide advert sisters, Flo and Joan?". Metro.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Nationwide Building Society on Facebook Watch". Nationwide Building Society. Retrieved 23 June 2020 – via Facebook.
  7. ^ a b "Flo & Joan Interview". www.culturecalling.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Who are Flo and Joan? Facts about Nationwide singing advert pair you didn't know". OK! Magazine. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. ^ Flo and Joan (10 February 2019). "Flo & Joan: 5 reasons why we love Toronto". Toronto.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  10. ^ Donaldson, Brian (5 April 2020). "Laugh your way through coronavirus lockdown: Try these comedies for size". The Courier. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  11. ^ Maxwell, Dominic (23 August 2019). "Flo & Joan review — on‑song sisters can up schtick and shine". TheTimes.co.uk. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Flo and Joan". Whelan's. 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020.
  13. ^ Fleckney, Paul (2019). "Flo & Joan: Before The Screaming Starts : Reviews". Chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  14. ^ Ganatra, Shilpa. "Ed Byrne: On My Culture Radar". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  15. ^ Guide, British Comedy (3 June 2019). "Flo & Joan to record special". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  16. ^ New Wimbledon Theatre [@NewWimbTheatre] (21 June 2019). "Book now for Flo & Joan" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 June 2020 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Awards". The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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