Lorna Rose Treen

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| name = Lorna Rose Treen

| image = Lorna Rose Treen Joke of the Fringe.jpg

| caption = Treen with her 2023 Funniest Joke of the Fringe award

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|10|df=y}}

| alma_mater = University of Edinburgh

| occupation = Comedian

| awards = Full List

| website = {{URL|lornarosetreen.co.uk/}}

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Lorna Rose Treen (born 10 October 1994) is an English comedian and satirist.

Early life

Treen grew up in Redditch before moving to Edinburgh to study philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. Her mother was a prison governor and her father worked in TV as a tech engineer.{{cite web |title=Funniest Joke Winner Lorna Rose Treen:'Only an idiot would do puns on stage' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comedy/comedians/lorna-rose-treen-interview-funniest-joke-edinburgh-fringe/ |website=Telegraph |access-date=23 August 2023 |language=en |date=22 August 2023}}

Career

Treen began performing improvisational comedy while studying at Edinburgh, joining the student group The Improverts. After completing her studies, she moved to France to study comedy under master clown Philippe Gaulier.

In 2022, Treen won both the Funny Women Stage Award and Comedy Shorts Award.{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame|url=https://funnywomen.com/awards/lists/halloffame/ |website=Funny Women|access-date=23 August 2023 |language=en}} In 2023, she won Chortle's Best Newcomer Award{{cite web |title=Chortle Awards 2023 winners announced |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/features/2023/02/06/52481/chortle_awards_2023_winners_announced |website=Chortle |access-date=23 August 2023 |language=en |date=7 February 2023}}| and was a finalist in the inaugural Sean Lock Comedy Award.{{cite web |title=Channel 4 Announces The Sean Lock Comedy Award |url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-4-announces-sean-lock-comedy-award/ |website=Channel 4|access-date=19 December 2023 |language=en |date=17 July 2023}} At the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, she performed her debut character comedy show Skin Pigeon.{{cite web |title=Lorna Rose Treen |url=https://theweereview.com/interview/lorna-rose-treen |website=The Wee Review|access-date=23 August 2023 |language=en |date=14 July 2023}} With this show, she won the Funniest Joke of the Fringe.{{cite web |title=Edinburgh Fringe funniest joke: Lorna Rose Treen's zookeeper pun |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-66569215 |website=BBC|access-date=23 August 2023 |language=en |date=22 August 2023}}

In January 2024, the BBC announced that Treen alongside co-writer Jonathan Oldfield had been commissioned by BBC Radio 4 for Time of the Week, a comedy show which parodied women's current affairs and talk shows.{{cite web |title=Beat the January blues with new comedy from BBC Radio 4 |url= https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2024/beat-the-january-blues-with-new-comedy-from-bbc-radio-4 |website=BBC|access-date=18 January 2024 |language=en |date=15 January 2024}} Time of the Week premiered 6 June 2024 as a four-episode series{{cite web |title=Sian Clifford to front Radio 4 Woman's Hour Parody |url= https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2024/06/18/55839/sian_clifford_to_front_radio_4_womans_hour_parody |website=Chortle.co.uk|access-date=18 June 2024 |language=en |date=18 June 2024}} and won the British Comedy Guide's Best Radio Sketch Show in February 2025.{{cite web |title=Gavin & Stacey leads Comedy.co.uk Awards winners |url= https://www.comedy.co.uk/news/8238/comedy-co-uk-awards-2024-winners/ |website=Comedy.co.uk|access-date=17 February 2025 |language=en |date=17 February 2025}} In November 2024, the BBC announced Time of the Week was recommissioned and would be returning for series two.{{cite web |title=Matt Forde, Laura Smyth & Ria Lina amongst Radio 4 comedy commissions

|url= https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/news/8113/radio-4-2025-comedy-commissions/ |website=Comedy.co.uk|access-date=17 February 2025 |language=en |date=4 November 2024}}

In March 2024, she won Chortle’s Sketch, Variety or Improv Award.{{cite web |title=Chortle Awards 2024 results |url= https://www.comedy.co.uk/news/7801/chortle-awards-2024-results/ |website=Comedy.co.uk |access-date=4 March 2024 |language=en |date=4 March 2024}}

Personal life

Treen's partner is actor/director Jonathan Oldfield, who directed Skin Pigeon. Treen has dyslexia.

Awards and nominations

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rowspan=2\| 2022 \| Funny Women Awards \| Stage Award \| {{Won}} \|
Funny Women Awards \| Shorts Award \| {{Won}} \|
rowspan=3\| 2023 \| Chortle Awards 2023 \| Best Newcomer \| {{Won}} \|
Sean Lock Comedy Award \| \| {{Nominated}} \|
Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe \| \| {{Won}} \|
rowspan=1\| 2024 \| Chortle Awards 2024 \| Best Sketch, Variety or Improv Award \| {{Won}} \|

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scope=col| Year

! scope=col| Award

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rowspan=2| 2022

| Funny Women Awards

| Stage Award

| {{Won}}

Funny Women Awards

| Shorts Award