Jenny Wynter - Comedian, Writer, Keynote Speaker

Obligatory Blog

My very occasionally updated thoughts that need to be expressed, and don't belong elsewhere.

Jan 5

Woodford 2022

What a wild and whimsical ride at Woodford! I am so loved up it’s ridiculous, which is lucky as my body feels like it’s been hit by a food truck and/or mystery bus. Thank you so much @woodfordfolkfestival for having us, and for all the magical folks who came to see the show, said lovely things and for those who sent us fan mail there’s a special place for you in 80s heaven. #woodfordfolkfestival #woodfordff #festival #woodt #wynterofourdiscotent #comedy #comedian #cabaret #mu

Oct 3, 2022

I don’t love the ageing process

I don’t love the ageing process. I wish I did. I’m working on it. But you know, having things hurt that didn’t hurt when I was young, knowing what a thyroid gland is, seeing all the new lines appearing that you’ve been told forever by every magazine and social media outlet are something to be fought against or at least hidden… it can be deflating. And yet… I am so grateful for every year beyond 33 that I’ve had. It turns out that it’s so common for children who’ve prematurely

Sep 30, 2022

Won't You Come Home?

My daughter has known forever how much Bill Bailey means to me comedically, but she’d up 'til now avoided watching him; something about “mum’s a boomer with no idea about actual entertainment.”* *I’m paraphrasing. She’d never use ‘actual’. Anyway with a stroke of luck she finally made it and I could see my stocks shooting up with every laugh he got out of her. She loved it. After the show as we made our way backstage to see the man himself she whispered to me “I get why you l

Sep 21, 2022

Speak Up

I was devastated in grade 12, when - as well as Johnny Depp being well out of my grasp - I was in the national final of long-forgotten-name High School Public Speaking Competition… …and I came second. I was so close! Yet I failed! And I’d never get another shot at it. Decades later I realise: a) these things actually don’t matter as much as teenaged Jenny thought they did (a close second is my realisation that I would not, in fact, ever meet let alone marry Luke Perry); b) th

Jan 3, 2013

Woodford Folk Festival: A Debrief!

What a week. I don’t believe I’m out of line speaking on behalf of the entire clan when I say that we’re sore, tired, high, low, socialised up, gigged out, rocked in the spaces between and now facing a house that looks like a shaken snow-globe. Such is the roller coaster marathon of wonder that is a season spent at Woodford Folk Festival! My Top 5 Personal Highlights in No Particular Order: 1. Debuting WONDERLAND! With the first EVER performance of this new show (yep, the one

Nov 13, 2012

Postcard from comedy cruise-shipping!

Yeehaw! What a time. My eyelids can barely keep themselves up as I type this, so will keep it brief, but just wanted to write and say a huge WISH YOU WERE HERE! I adore travelling and luckily, it turns out, I love doing so by boat. Especially when said boat contains umpteen all-you-can-eat buffets, hot tubs and stops at delicious islands. Oh man. Even when I’ve hit the challenging parts (missing my family terribly, slight bouts of nausea, technical hitches with gigs), I’ve st

Nov 6, 2012

Lost Kazoos, Too Much Hairspray and Writing New Songs the Night Before a Major Gig.

Rehearsals for the Betties portion of tomorrow’s show are in full SWING! Boom boom ching. One more sleep! Tickets are selling, rehearsals are all but dunzo, the camera guys are getting the set-up sorted for the DVD filming, plus I have set myself a rather insane task of writing a NEW SONG for “An Unexpected Variety Show” today. Yes, I know. Ridiculous. I am. Absolutely ridiculous. I kinda disgust myself. Ugh. But as some of you know, there is one cover song in the show and I

Nov 5, 2012

So Jen, how did the Mombiewalk go?

Everything hurts. Kicking off from the ABC Radio studios, where I chatted about this nutty plan and comedy stuff with the lovely Spencer Howson, Friday saw us spend almost 8 hours around the streets of Brisbane with a prammed-up puppet accepting gold coin donations down her gullet. We were very sensible – I had my back strapped, we factored in lots of breaks for stretching and resting and with the help of fellow comedian Damian Cosgriff, we were supplied at checkpoints with w

Oct 25, 2012

Launching tomorrow: what will it be?!

This pic of my boy makes me smile every time I see it. So….not to go all soapie cliffhanger on you, but I have to let you know: I have an incredibly exciting launch coming tomorrow. Particularly if you have any interest in any of the following: – “An Unexpected Variety Show”; – cupcakes; – Adelaide Fringe; – DVDs; – the new show I’m working on at the moment; – Betty and the Betties; – parties; and/or – lipstick. …if you’re into ALL of the above? You’re about to hit the

Oct 22, 2012

Announcing: Woodford Folk Festival!

Last Woodford, fellow comedian Liz Skitch challenged me to a Woodford day in a mumu. I think I may just do it again! Woodford is coming up faster than my anxiety at getting through the next few months/my life. But seriously, SOOOOOO thrilled to announce that not only am I coming back to perform all over every corner of this year’s Woodford Folk Festival – truly, it’s a highlight of my year, both in terms of doing gigs and the family being able to come along for the ride (they

Oct 14, 2012

Why I’m Saying Goodbye to An Unexpected Variety Show

Writing and performing An Unexpected Variety Show has been one of the hardest, most thrilling, painful and exhilarating experiences of my life. The content of the show itself forms an emotional rollercoaster, so it seems fitting that my own ride performing it, from the insecurity of launching it at the Melbourne Fringe where nobody knew who the heck I was, to the complete out of the blue delight of it winning the Cabaret Award at that same festival, to a rocking season at Ade

Sep 24, 2012

The Good, The Bad and the Fundraising

The gorgeous Ruth Sullivan and I improvising a song onstage at Friday’s fundraising gig. It’s a tough gig this fundraising thing. I am stressed. But trying to breathe. And taking massive comfort in the support of those around me who are jumping on board the mission to help make this happen. Like in life in general I guess, we have to remember in times of overwhelm that WE ARE NOT ALONE. Take for instance this weekend just gone. Saturday morning, the morning after the comedy f

Sep 21, 2012

You Can’t Please Everybody (WHYYYYYY??!?!??!?!?!?!)

I don’t google myself anymore. I don’t search for my name on Twitter. Not because I’m not a self-obsessed narcissist (I am) but because if somebody’s saying something nasty about me online, I’d just rather not know. Then the other day, while checking out comments on my charity fundraiser photo which a dear friend had kindly shared on her wall, I saw a comment from somebody I don’t know, referring to me: “I didn’t think she was funny.” Cue me trying my best to fulfil my desire

Sep 17, 2012

The Upside of All This Fundraising Angst

Gathering prizes, trying to plug upcoming fundraiser gigs, running pizza nights… I feel like pizza tonight! The kidlets took HUGE pleasure in handing out pizzas, taking the $$, inhaling cheese… As crazy busy as things are, as many knots as I’m tying myself in trying to sort out the bazillion details, as many moments as I have to force myself to take a breath and just trust that things are actually gonna work out and that I AM gonna make the $10,000 deadline within the next tw

Aug 7, 2012

Some Changes Are Coming To Comic Mummy

Blogging, yo. Ever since I took to the streets – of cyberspace that is, paved as they are with glittery mountain dew – and asked for feedback on this blog, I’ve been taking some time to reflect on your responses and with those as a starting point, clarify exactly where I want to take things. The thing is, as much as I dig blogging just whatever-the-heck-I-feel-like when I rock up here, it’s not a particularly well thought out or effective way of getting better. Of moving forw

Jul 20, 2012

Tour Diary: Goondiwindi Dreamin!

In the Warwick pub. Bless. What a week. I just got back from a super quick tour out west with the Young Guns of Comedy to Goondwindi, doing a gig for a conference of agronomists! I nearly died when I spotted my father-in-law in town (a wonderful, gentle soul who has never uttered a swear word from his lips apparently and who thus far, has never seen me onstage) and spent the next hour trying to talk myself out of a heart attack. He works in the agricultural field so it was no

Jul 17, 2012

Marriage Lessons from Australia’s Most Elderly Deaf Man

This is Percy. At 97, he is – I am told – the most elderly deaf person in Australia. (I suppose I should qualify that by saying that I mean he has grown up deaf and using sign language, rather than losing their hearing in old age.) What a guy. The other night, I had the great honour of performing some comedy at the ASLIA Queensland awards night, a celebratory occasion for interpreters and the deaf community. It was such a great vibe, lots of laughter, wine flowing, a funky ph

Jul 6, 2012

Betty and the Betties at Teneriffe Festival Tomorrow!

Saving the world, one Song at a time! So do you remember a little while ago I introduced an all-new exciting project called Betty and the Betties? (Because that’s exactly what I’m needing, more commitments in this lifetime. I simply cannot help myself, when I get inspired by something new and shiny I am as helpless as a One Direction fan in the arms of a…member of One Direction. Note to self: research those kids’ names so you can write better OD jokes.) Anyhoo, two exciting a

Jun 6, 2012

3 Shows to See This Week in Brisbane

We interrupt our regular programming of self-indulgent narcissism to bring you breaking news of “This Week in Brisbane!” Three incredibly talented women I have had the great pleasure of meeting in this lifetime have all got gigs happening this week in Brisvegas and I do hope if you are in the vicinity you will get yourself along! Priscilla Sutton, the brainchild behind Spare Parts. Image courtesy of spareparts2012.com 1. Thursday: Spare Parts Fundraiser at The Zoo Priscilla h

May 22, 2012

A Postcard from Reality: Wish You Were Here!

Sunset over Bribie Island last weekend. The most FAQ in any interview I do – I love saying that as if it’s a regular occurrence (which it is, of course…ehem) – is “how do you balance performing and family life?” My answer to that is: a) I don’t. Not with any real success, anyway. It’s a bit of a mess, really; however… b) The way we cope is by embracing the seasonality of it. That is, there are seasons of insane busy-ness, followed by seasons of down-time. Right now were in t

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