| Bekka Bowling | |
| Birth Date: | c. 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Margate |
| Occupation: | comedian and writer |
| Nationality: | British |
Bekka Bowling (born c. 1988) is a British stand-up comedian, actor and writer. Early in her career she was a runner-up at the Funny Women awards. She has acted for the BBC and she has been commissioned as a screenwriter.
Bowling was born about 1988 in Margate.
In 2011 she was runner up at the Funny Women awards. The competition was her first ever attempt at stand up comedy,[1] and she dealt with edgy subjects like incest.[2]
In 2016 she starred in the BBC Comedy "Limbo" as the pink-haired Neck with Ellie White and Sanjeev Bhaskar.[3]
In 2019 she was a lead in the BBC's "Thanks for the memories"[4] and the same year she led the ensemble of BBC film "Masters of Love" as the free-spirited Lily.[5]
In 2020 she stepped back from acting to focus solely on her screenwriting after signing a development deal with a major US network.[6]
In 2021 she was a writer and producer on David Weil's Solos,[7] writing and creating Jenny's story for Constance Wu.[8]
She was commissioned to adapt Beth O'Leary's novel The Switch into a screenplay for Amblin Partners in 2022.[9]