Jessica Amy Knappett (born 28 November 1984) is an English comedy
writer and actress. She is best known for playing Meg in the TV sitcom
Drifters, which she created, and Lisa in The Inbetweeners
Movie.Knappett was born and brought up in Bingley, West Yorkshire,
where she attended Woodhouse Grove School, before studying at the
University of Manchester. She was a founder member of Lady Garden, a
sketch group who met in Manchester in 2005 and performed their first
show at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, returning in 2009 and
2010. During this period, the group toured throughout England, and
performed at Sheffield, Manchester, Brighton, Comedy Festivals in
2008, were 2009 Hackney New Act & Laughing Horse Finalists, and won an
Argus Angel for their show in the Brighton Fringe in May 2009.Knappett
was the creator, writer, executive producer and star of sitcom
Drifters for E4 in which she played the role of Meg. Due to the
popularity and success of the first series, it was quickly repeated on
Channel 4 and later commissioned for a further three. Knappett was
nominated for an RTS award for Best Comedy writer and Broadcast award
for Drifters series 2. Series 4 aired on E4 and Channel 4 at the end
of 2016.
writer and actress. She is best known for playing Meg in the TV sitcom
Drifters, which she created, and Lisa in The Inbetweeners
Movie.Knappett was born and brought up in Bingley, West Yorkshire,
where she attended Woodhouse Grove School, before studying at the
University of Manchester. She was a founder member of Lady Garden, a
sketch group who met in Manchester in 2005 and performed their first
show at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, returning in 2009 and
2010. During this period, the group toured throughout England, and
performed at Sheffield, Manchester, Brighton, Comedy Festivals in
2008, were 2009 Hackney New Act & Laughing Horse Finalists, and won an
Argus Angel for their show in the Brighton Fringe in May 2009.Knappett
was the creator, writer, executive producer and star of sitcom
Drifters for E4 in which she played the role of Meg. Due to the
popularity and success of the first series, it was quickly repeated on
Channel 4 and later commissioned for a further three. Knappett was
nominated for an RTS award for Best Comedy writer and Broadcast award
for Drifters series 2. Series 4 aired on E4 and Channel 4 at the end
of 2016.
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