Rosie Wilby is a comedian, singer/songwriter and MC/event host, based in Peckham, SE London.

In July 2000, she released a critically acclaimed self-financed album of her own music ’Precious Hours’. Then in 2002, she founded Girls Cross Country – an Arts Council funded initiative to encourage like minded independent female songwriters. She promoted a UK tour, which she performed at with a wide selection of guests. Highlights of her musical career included playing Glastonbury Festival and London’s Ronnie Scott’s club, plus supporting Bob Geldof on tour.

In 2004, Rosie turned to stand up comedy after encouragement from fans who enjoyed her between-song banter almost as much as the songs themselves. Immediate success in the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny competition kick started a whole new career strand. Appearances in the finals of Funny Women 2006, Funny Bones 2006 and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2007 followed. An autobiographical full length show ‘Olympic Swingball Champion 2012’ enjoyed well-attended runs at Edinburgh Fringe 2006 and Brighton Fringe 2007.

Rosie has worked as an MC on the Left Field Stage at Glastonbury Festival and in the prestigious Comedy Tent at Edinburgh Fringe Sunday introducing top international comics and IF award nominees to the stage. Renowned performance poetry organisation Apples & Snakes were so impressed at seeing her hosting monthly female performance showcase Behind The Mic at the Glass Bar that they asked her to MC their Christmas cabaret 2007. While Battersea Barge also invited her to host and curate a series of cabaret evenings entitled Femmes on the Thames.

Rosie regularly performs on the LGBT circuit at clubs such as Comedy Camp in London and at festivals including Pride, Homotopia and Glasgay. In 2007, she performed at ‘An L Of A Night’ at Victoria Theatre in Halifax with Rhona Cameron and at The Gay Comedy Night at The Y Theatre in Leicester with Mrs Barbara Nice. She was also part of The Queer Choir in the late 90s, performing at the ICA, Drill Hall, Union Chapel, Pride, Connaught Hall and more.

Rosie has recently been a guest on Jenny Éclair’s LBC radio show, and on Radio Merseyside (Billy Butler) and Radio Cambridge (Sue Marchant). She has been a roving gig reporter for GLR / BBC London Live (Laura Lee Davies) and a researcher / reporter for Radio 5 Live (Out This Week).

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