In this episode of Be Bold, Be Birmingham, our guests are comedians Janice Connolly, the Brummie comedian behind Barbara Nice and founder of Women in Theatre. Alongside Janice is Tal Davies, an emerging comedian and writer.

Janice Connolly is an established UK comedian, well known for her enthusiastic alter-ego, Barbara Nice as well as being well known for playing Holy Mary in Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights as well as an appearance on Britain’s Got Talent.

Tal Davis is an emerging comedian and a regular on the West Midlands comedy circuit. She was runner-up and finalist in the Best Newcomer and Rising Star categories in the 2019 Midlands Comedy Awards and often performs at comedy festivals around the UK.  

Over the the course of the episode we discuss:

• How they started their journey in Stand Up comedy
• The Birmingham comedy scene and Brummie humour
• What it's like performing on stage 
• Finding your comedy material 

Janice Connolly can be found here:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarbaraNice 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barbaranice42/ 
• Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Barbara-Nice-6218355837/ 
• Website: https://www.mrsbarbaranice.com/ 
• Women in Theatre: https://womenandtheatre.co.uk/ 

Tal Davies can be found here: 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tal.davies/?hl=en 
• Website: https://www.taldaviescomedian.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/taaaldavies