I’ve worked since 13. My first house at 23 was a 4 bedroom, 3 storey townhouse in East London. I worked 72 hours per week for years to pay for that house and my wild life. I work during my winter holidays on the family Xmas Tree farm in Frenchay, Bristol. My aunt Tina Free creates beautiful custom pieces of Jewellery for the Tate and other National Galleries - using a contact I found for her while I recovered from a horrific car crash. Since August 2005 I have been a stand-up Comic. I love writing, performing and watching comedy. I took 4 comedy shows to Edinburgh - 2 of them were sell outs. This included the improvisation show that was extended from 1 - 2 hours long (The audience demanded it - they wouldn’t leave).
I'm do a weekly sweet, sexual, naive Podcast with Anjelika Jinx, called Naive London Girl. It's downloaded 2500 times per day. These podcasts are popular in Japan, Canada, France, US, Tasmania and here in the UK. I’ve been likened to Ricky Gervais?!?!?!
My aim is to make people happy - i’m a typical 6foot nice woman:-)
Website
naivelondongirl.com
Influences
funny women, whoopi goldberg, french and saunders, Laurel and Hardy (I would of been their love child - fatty's body, skinny's face), Tony Slattery and Josey Lawrence... ok the whole 'Whose Line' bunch.... I was a world weary alone teen - music and comedy was my window out and into a better world... (wowza I jumped out of that window - now my lifes a dreamy peachy paradise!) Carry On movies - hee heee cheeky...
There are so many people that influence me - Star Trek Next Generation, Sound of Music, Terminator 2, Break Dance..., Fame (TV series), Red Hand Gang, A-Team, Number 73, My Relatives and all their little pets, Kenneth Williams, All the big Gene's Hac-Rodd-Kell-Wilder
Members
...lots of nice, smart, kind people.... a few gits sneak in, but they're soon discovered and culled.....
TV Shows
Recently appeared on BBC3 ’Oops sorry, I stink of Fish’. I WASN’T one of the rancid sufferers - I was a paid sniffer... no I wasn’t paid enough and yes they REEKed - I would decree ’Youff-Enaz-E..na’ for that sort, put us all out their misery! Also Big Brother’s Little Mouth - I was the Shrieking girl, wearing a satin dress that was a slightly deeper than Violet.
(There must be something seriously wrong with modern TV cameras - I know that’s not how I really look - it’s amazing people recognise me from the TV when I look so completely different). I gave Maggie Thatcher flowers when I was 4, outside Wesley’s Chapel, Islington. I smiled (gurned) and clumsily curtsied causing her to pick me up. (When I handed over my flowers to Mrs Thatcher, all the build up of getting a new yellow outfit, learning how to curtsy and what to say... then performing exactly as instructed by my mum, resulted in all the camera men, reporters, stewards, police, mum peering down at me... staring at me and laughing... I didn't understand and was overwhelmed. I began a small cry. The Iron lady picked me up and carried me around for the rest of her tour). I was on the news. I did a wonderful piece for House Doctor 3 years ago, the repeats in Canada have made me a minor celebrity (Hammersmith episode). I was on Dale Wintons quiz (can’t remember shows name). I did my trademark gurn and giggled (I was an audience member only, they told me I had the perfect face for Radio - Sarah Kennedy I want your JOB)
Albums
My babysitter was one of the kids featured on Pink Floyds Album. He sang - 'oh teacher, leave those kids alone' . While he babysat my brother and I (I was 4 or 5 years old) he would sit on my head and let off. I remember he found it very funny - and watching him laugh made me laugh too - despite being angry at this misuse. He bloomed into a hunk with a beard. He stayed in Islington, my family moved far away. My 4th Step Father introduced me to the Album cover designer for Annie Lennox. I was 10'ish - I remember they had Terepins and a nice, but dark home. My class had just got a Terepin so I had something to talk to them about - I remember they found me funny, but I didn't know why.
Wanda Keenan's Interests
General
Comedy YES. Diving, Reading, Writing, Travel, Museums, Tina Free's Work.
Music
Where do I start.... So much.... Hip Hop pre Improv/stand-up. Barry White pre Love making. Aretha post Split-Up. Eminem pre Stand-Up. Queen and Stevie Wonder Motorway traffic Jam. Magic London traffic Jam. Wagner writing. Beck & Mary JB tropical party places. LL Cool J, Amy Winehouse Skiing. Missy Elliot Edinburgh.....
At the moment - Joan Armatrading - life....phew....aaaa....shhh - it gets better....wait....shhhh...aa...phew....hmm...yes
Movies
Comedy and good Sci-fi
Television
Ray Mears, Comedy, Nigel Slater
Books
Moby Dick... Does it ever end.....
Heroes
Nelson Mandella, Mo Mowlan, Oprah, my Mum and brother.
Who I'd like to meet: John Sessions, Dan Paterson, Michael Sheen, Nelson Mandella, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Margaret Thatcher, Ruby Wax, John Irving, Hue and Cry, Any cast/writers/workers on CSI original, Life on Mars, Ray Mears, Julie Burchill, Aretha Franklin, Ricky Gervais.
Bubbly is always called for in my book. Cake you shall have cake! =^.^= Have been going through some, um major life stuff, but coming through fine all the same. Hope you are well, happy, warm, surrounded by people you love - and laughing your bum off! lol
The Comedy Festival sounds brilliant! My treat for the year is visiting my mum. Hubby owns his comic store and so no rest for the wicked. whoohoo! xoxo Madeline
Madeline WAS playing her character a bit over the top...So, no you don't sound like that. But I do like the accent!! My summer's good. It's hot!! I bet London isn't this hot!!
Hello, so nice to hear from you! It came at a great time for me. Hey, np. I have been telling my rl friends about your myspace as well so they can experience your humor. Everyone can use a bit of a giggle right now. :0) Blessings, Madeline
Hi Wanda, hope you are well, prosperous, and happy. I let the Who people know how well you would do on their show. Unfortunately, I haven't heard back from them yet. lol xoxo Madeline
A couple of months ago I mentioned that I loved your voice, I finally figured out why. You sound like Madeline Kahn from the movie Yellowbeard. I've always loved her. She's funny, she's beautiful and she's sexy. Does that sound like anyone YOU know?
lol - not my baby - i am a granny lady, yesh. *wave my cane around at the punks on my street* "get offa my grass ya whipper snappers, I am calling your fathers!" But I thought he was a cutie, too. xoxo btw - not my three headed cat either - jk :P
Absolutely serious! I saw you in your vids on myspace and you are one of my myspace friends, sooo...she is not...sooo...lol I would be happy to use my pull with the Dr. Who people (only as a viewer) and suggest they would benefit from your talents. :o)
