I'm Alex Bertulis-Fernandes, stand-up, writer and artist.
CV
2024
Competed in the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Final
Performed as part of 2 And A Half Indians at the Leicester Comedy Festival.
Took my work-in-progress show, Feminist Edgelord, to Leicester Comedy Festival where it was selected as a BBC Radio Leicester One To Watch.
Was selected for the Film London Equal Access Network ‘Introduction to Development’ programme.
Performed with ‘FOC IT UP’ at Soho Theatre.
Wrote for the final series of BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Now Show’.
2023
Became a Channel 4 Sean Lock Bursary Finalist
Became a Beat The Frog World Series Finalist
Selected for the ITV Comedy Writers Initiative
Wrote for the ITV show Piglets
Shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Awards
Started studying the NFTS Writing & Producing Comedy Diploma
Selected for VAULT Festival’s Comedy UnRepped showcase
Took Restless Bitch Face to VAULT Festival
Wrote for BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz
Wrote for BBC Radio 4’s Dead Ringers
Became a Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year Semi-Finalist
Performed as part of 2 And A Half Indians at Angel Comedy
Performed at the Edinburgh Festival and had my jokes featured in The Guardian and The Telegraph
2022
Took White Chicks 2 to Soho Theatre
Became a Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year Quarter-Finalist
Wrote jokes for the upcoming feature film The Legend of Magnus the Good
2021
Wrote for BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show
Wrote for BBC Radio Scotland's Breaking the News
Wrote jokes for the upcoming animated feature film Panda Bear in Africa
Performed Funny Femmes with Charlie George and Sharlin Jahan.
Won RISE & SHINE’s Second Birthday Competition to create the podcast pilot Funny Bitches with fellow comedians Charlie George and Mary O’Connell.
Took a split bill, White Chicks 2, to Edinburgh with Sharlin Jahan.
2020
Became a 2Northdown New Act Semi-Finalist
Became a Quantum Leopard winner
Commissioned by Hat Trick Productions to write a sketch for SeanceCast
2019
Started stand-up
Selected for Soho Young Company’s Comedy Lab Plus
Featured on Union JACK Radio
Selected for Gráinne Maguire’s Learn to Write Topical Jokes' workshop in partnership with BBC Writersroom
Began Penguin Books’ WriteNow mentoring scheme.
Was featured on Union JACK Radio.
Last week one of my art teachers suggested I 'dial down the feminism.' Today I showed him my newest piece: pic.twitter.com/VrnB4oJ8Cz
— AlexBertulisFernande (@alexbertanades) February 7, 2018