Josie Lawrence



Josie Lawrence (whose name is actually Wendy) was born in the sixth of June, 1959, in Old Hill, West Midlands of the United Kingdom. She is a well-known British comedienne, and one of the most talented as well.

Josie was a regular performer in the UK version of Whose Line and a guest for two episodes in the US version.

Her humour is dry, and she's a quick-thinking actress. She has no fear to look ridiculous on stage and therefore never does. She's sharp as a whip and not scared to grope someone if she has to.

Early life
Josie is the daughter of Kath and Bert Lawrence, and the sister of John and Janet, who are twins. She decided to become an actress when she was five, and at the age of sixteen she joined the Barlow Players. Josie recieved a Bachellor of Arts Honour degree in 1981 and was awarded a Doctor of Arts degree in 1996 by her college.

She was the singer in a Jazz band called Denise Black and the Kray Sisters.

Her work with comedy began when performing Songs For Stray Cats, through which she met Jim Sweeney. After that, she joined the Comedy Store Players, and that is how she made it to Whose Line Is It Anyway?, where she was a regular all through the ten seasons.

Josie is also an actress, and as one she has performed in several notorious plays and films. She also made appearances with her improv troupe (which included Richard Vranch, Jim Sweeney and Sandi Toksvig amongst others) in the commedy show Funny Farm, and recently in the show Maestro as a contestant.

Whose Line
During Whose Line, Josie was always the one playing games which involved songs, obviously due to the fact that she has a terrific voice and can make songs up on the spot about anything. She performed duets with Mike Mcshane a number of times.

Josie's humour is blunt but British intellectual as well. She is extremely versatile and was the first female regular on Whose Line UK. During Helping Hands, she would be the one whose hands were provided for. She was constantly the "Lightning Rod of Hate" for Paul Merton and Tony Slattery.