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Rosie Wilby is an award-winning stand-up comedian, author and podcaster who has entertained audiences across the world. Best known for her amiable personality and frank sense of humour, Rosie is a regular face featured on BBC Radio 4 programmes, including Loose Women, Woman’s Hour, Four Thought and The Human Zoo, sharing her experiences and thoughts with honesty. When booked as an LGBT+ speaker, Rosie will break down stigmas with a lively and humorous approach.
Her comedic value and open discussion of feminism, monogamy, sexuality, and inequality makes difficult subjects more approachable. By asking intriguing questions and combining psychology with relatable experiences, she grabs an audience’s attention, unravelling the myths and expectations of relationships and sex. Rosie has created a name for herself, by making it to the final of Funny Women in 2006, her confidence was boosted, motivating her to write for more performances, podcast episodes and film for sketches. Whilst maintaining professionalism alongside her comedy, Rosie is an innovative and coherent speaker having led workshops previously with mentoring experience.
Starting in the industry 16 years ago, Rosie has laid a foundation for her success, by creating the Breakup Monologues podcast, which was nominated for a British Podcast Award 2020. Gaining the attention of a large audience on stage as well as off stage, Rosie has published two books, Is Monogamy Dead?, which was shortlisted for the Diva Literary Awards 2017 and longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize 2018 following her TEDx talk, and The Breakup Monologues, based on her podcast. Rosie continually places the spotlight on realistic as well as idealistic journeys within a love life. Her feminist adventure documentary, Nineties Woman, is a prime example after being named Theatre of the Year at the Planet London awards in 2013.
Using comedy as a tool to make difficult discussions easy to talk about, Rosie is an iconic comedian. She is set to leave an audience laughing yet thinking over the new ways to deal with past trauma and the new relationship models pioneered by the LGBT+ community. Book Rosie for your event today for a humorous new perspective leading towards more compassionate relationships.
Rosie Wilby is regularly booked to engage audiences at events, read their latest feedback below:
“Rosie’s set really broke the ice. She was professional from start to finish and a real pleasure to work with. Her quick wit and ability to think on her feet really made everyone feel included and I’d have no hesitation in recommending Rosie to anyone”
“Rosie is one of the most innovative, skilled and effective public communicators I know in the area of gender, sexuality and human relationships”
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