Lynne Parker

Lynne Parker

Lynne Parker is the founder and chief executive of Funny Women. She is also a performance coach, facilitator and speaker and writes for leading newspapers, magazines and trade journals includingย Huffington Post and The Guardian. ย Visit www.lynneparker.co.ukย to find out more.

Lynne Parker's Archive

From the Funny Women Team

Bite Size Planning

When you start out in comedy, you are asked to perform your โ€˜best five minutesโ€™. So, why donโ€™t we tackle lockdown life in the same way?

Read More ยป

More than a competition

Iโ€™ve been watching the next stage of London Hughesโ€™s career take flight on Netflix over the Christmas period, and reflecting on what success looks like in the world of comedy.

Read More ยป

Christmas Feelings

Iโ€™ve heard a lot of people in the entertainment and special events industry, describe how they feel about not being able to work as a form of bereavement.

Read More ยป

The Elephant in the Zoom

Last week I was asked to speak at the Digital Growth 2020 virtual conference on the topic of โ€˜selling yourself shortโ€™. As a passionate advocate of women having the confidence to promote themselves professionally and personally, I know how important it is for us to get our voices heard.

Read More ยป

The ‘Be’ Team

Are you a team player or a leader? I was one of those kids who always got left to last when the sporty captains were picking their teams. Honestly, I didnโ€™t mind as it meant that I could either sit out hockey practice on the bench and avoid getting my shins hacked…

Read More ยป

The Joy of Winning

I have spent rather too much time thinking about awards over the last seven months. Mainly of the Funny Women variety, as rather amazingly we have completed a very unusual 2020 Awards season, and because I was nominated for a couple of business awards.

Read More ยป
Since you're here

Donate to Funny Women CIC

As a Community Interest Company, we don’t make a profit.

If you like what we do, consider donating.

Explore

We're social!

Get The Latest Updates

Subscribe To Our Weekly Newsletter

Get the latest straight from the Funny Women Team.

Search