Emma Fryer is a British stand-up comedian, actress and writer from Coventry, best known for playing Tania in BBC Three's Ideal, Janine in E4's PhoneShop and Gaynor in BBC Two's Home Time, which she co-wrote with Neil Edmond.
Career In 2005, she was a finalist in the So You Think You're Funny?, Funny Women and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year competitions. She has also appeared as one of the spoof presenters in Channel 4's Comedy Lab Swizzcall, played the lead character, Dawn Jones, in the online sitcom Where are the Joneses? and provided the single additional voice in the finale of Tim Key's All Bar Luke. More recently, she has appeared in BBC dramas Moving On and In The Dark.
Fryer was nominated for The Times Breakthrough Award 2010, while Home Time was nominated for Best Sitcom at both the 2010 South Bank Show Awards and The Rose D'Or.
Filmography Film YearFilm Role Director Notes2007I Want CandyMistress Award WinnerStephen SurjikUncredited2011Kill ListFionaBen Wheatley
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2007–2011IdealTania20 episodes2007DoctorsVicky West8.173 "Aftermath"2007Where Are the Joneses?Dawn Jones93 episodes2007Comedy LabFemale Presenter9.08 "Swizzcall"2008Love SoupSue2.09 "Kiss of Death"2008Torn Up TalesBeautyTelevision film2008After You've GoneAttractive Women in Pub3.05 "The Lure of the Rings"2009Home TimeGaynor JacksWriter6 episodes2009Comedy ShowcaseJanine2.02 "PhoneShop"2010–2013PhoneShopJanine19 episodes2012Getting OnEzzi Heat Hostess3.01 "Episode One"2013ChickensNellie5 episodes2013Toast of LondonSusan Random1.01 "Addictive Personality"2013Moving OnRoxanne4.05 "That's Amore"2015CriticalMrs. Rebecca Osgood9 episodes2016Moving OnHayley7.03 "A Picture of Innocence"2017In the DarkLinda BatesTelevision miniseries2019Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private InvestigatorsMaggie Messenger2.02 "The Play's the Thing"2022SkintHannah1.03 "Hannah"2022Red RoseJennifer5 episodes
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