Jessica Fostekew: Sturdy Girl Club

Comedy of the Week

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4 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Strength can look like a lot of things and, in this first episode of the stand-up series exploring women's weightlifting, comedian Jessica Fostekew starts at the most dirty, functional end of things - strongwoman. It's where weightlifting meets theatre. You might have seen on the telly at Christmas, the one with Geoff Capes running around with a fridge on his little finger or giving an entire train a tow with his body. Jess talks to four-times Britain's Strongest Woman Andrea Thompson and multiple world-record holder Mayyah Blair to get their take on strength, aesthetic and why the strongest women in the world still have to work part-time. And she tells us about the time she pulled an actual bus. Lets face it, she goes on and on about it. Written and Performed by Jessica Fostekew Producer: Lyndsay Fenner Executive Producer: Victoria Lloyd Sound Recordist: David Thomas A Mighty Bunny production for BBC Radio 4

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts
0:04.8	Welcome to Comedy of the Week from BBC Radio 4,
0:08.0	where we hand-picked the very best comedy to tickle your funny bone.
0:11.9	I'm Athenica Venue and you're in for a real treat,
0:15.0	but don't just take it from me, get this in your ears.
0:25.2	Welcome to Spirny Girl Club!
0:30.0	CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:37.8	Hi, I'm your host, Jessica Fostercue,
0:39.9	comedian, weightlifter and proudly sturdy girl.
0:43.7	What does that mean?
0:44.7	It means that once I was late for my own tour show in lipstick and heels,
0:49.4	because I had stopped to help a man carry a fridge.
0:53.0	In this series, I'm going to be lifting the presumably very heavy lid
0:57.0	on the four main types of weightlifting,
0:59.4	from the most functional to the most aesthetic,
1:01.8	from the most overalls to the most bikini,
1:05.4	from the most Greta Tonberg to the most Kate Middleton.
1:09.0	LAUGHTER
1:10.6	Across the series, I'll be getting into powerlifting,
1:13.7	Olympic lifting and bodybuilding.
1:15.6	But today, let's start where I started with strong man, pardon me,
1:19.2	a strong woman.
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