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Nominated for best compere in the 2004 Chortle Awards and best female stand-up in the same awards in 2002.

Original Review:

The mordant Jo Caulfield can be relied upon to offer a stinging commentary on all the disappointments in life.

Her manner is that of the gloriously indiscreet friend, bitching away at all your shared acquaintances. In a comedy club, that can, of course, include fellow audience members as easily as it can the people closest to her ­ but the acidic, dismissive asides are delivered with the charm of an experienced compere, ensuring that no real offence is ever taken.

Current news stories increasingly fall nto her targets ­ perhaps down to appearances on topical telly shows ­ and they come in for the same sardonic, disillusioned treatment. Celebrities are especially ripe for evil thoughts, and Caulfield's set can sometimes seem like a particularly acerbic edition of Heat magazine. Soft targets maybe, but hit with precision.

The cynical material is matched with her quick still with audience banter, making for a fluid, guiltily enjoyable set.

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Except that Victoria Wood is still very much around (hurrah!) Jo Caulfield is a worthy successor to her. Have just seen her live in Edinburgh and she was brilliant, a mistress of her craft, likeable and supremely talented. I know humour is a subjective thing, and normally I wouldn't dream of disagreeing with anyone on the subject, but Mr Bardon is wrong wrong wrong!! However he wrote his comment more than two years ago: he might have changed his mind by now.

Elaine, August 2008

Just goes to show that women are still yet to be the equal sex, as she is FAR funnier then half the male comedians on tele, she has good material, is likeable and still some of her best laughs come from the banter she has with the audience. Mindblowing, and worth every penny.

DB, January 2008

Forget her so-so Radio 4 persona and catch her live. Sharp, witty, deliciously nasty... Definitely one to watch!

Michael Monkhouse, December 2007

Brilliant and bitchy. This is pure observational comedy at its best

Adam Montgomery, September 2007

Ignore anything on Radio 4, live she really is a hoot. Great material, strong delivery. No idea why the radio stuff is junk, she definitely works live

Scott, August 2006

I love her - it's that simple

STB, February 2006

Jo Caulfield is not that brilliant. I love Radio 4, and I listen to it everyday on the way to university and back. Every Tuesday evening she is on and she does not even muster up a smile from me. She could throw in a laughable gag or come up with something original. Sadly as yet this is not to be.

Ronnie Bardon, January 2006

Jo's funny as fuck

Flo, December 2005

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