Myra DuBois
Myra DuBois | |
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| Born | Gareth Joyner |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
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| Television | Britain's Got Talent (Series 14) |
Myra DuBois is a stage persona portrayed by Gareth Joyner, a stand-up comedian and drag performer from Rotherham based in London.
Early Life
Gareth Joyner began performing as Myra DuBois in burlesque clubs and gay bars after moving to London in 2008.[1]
When interviewed in character as Myra DuBois, the performer has described having a "past life as a bingo caller".[2]
Career
In 2019, DuBois was a semi-finalist on Britain's Got Talent. When her audition first aired, Boy George remarked on Twitter "Love the hilarious drag queen", while Piers Morgan described her performance as "diabolical".[3]
DuBois has been a guest on The John Bishop Show, a panellist on Big Brother’s Bit on the Side, and appeared on Dom Jolly’s Fool Britannia. She starred in the film adaptation of Everybody's Talking About Jamie (film). In 2021, DuBois played Lady Von Fistenberg in the "Dragatha Christie murder-mystery" play Death Drop.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Everybody's Talking About Jamie (film)[4] | Herself | A drag queen at Legs Eleven and a friend of Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Britain's Got Talent[5] | Herself | Series 14 |
| 2015 | The John Bishop Show[6] | Herself |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | Sleeping Beauty[7] | Carabosse | |
| 2021 | Death Drop[8][9] | Lady von Fistenburg | |
| 2021 | Dead Funny[10] | Herself |
In the media
References
- ↑ "UK Bear-loving comedy royalty Myra DuBois stages national tour of 'Dead Funny'". Bear World.
- ↑ "Myra DuBois: 'Kate Winslet's boobs in Titanic always make me chuckle'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ↑ "Piers Morgan and Boy George 'clashed' over Britain's Got Talent comedian Myra Dubois: 'There was quite a Twitter spat'". Metro. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ↑ "Myra DuBois is dragged into Everybody's Talking About Jamie". Chortle. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ↑ "Myra Dubois hits Britain's Got Talent". Chortle. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ↑ "The John Bishop Show Episode 6 of 8". BBC. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ↑ "Sleeping Beauty". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ↑ "Death Drop Play". Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ↑ "Death Drop is to star Willam and Latrice Royale and Myra Dubois when the Dragatha Christie murder-mystery re-opens at the Garrick on 19 May 2021". British Theatre. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ↑ "A Quiet Summer at Edinburgh's Festivals". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-08-19.
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