Myra DuBois | |
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Born | Gareth Joyner |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Stand-up comedian |
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.
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]
In 2020, 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, [4] appeared on Dom Jolly’s Fool Britannia, and in 2023 was a contestant on Richard Osman's House of Games. She made a guest appearance in the film adaptation of Everybody's Talking About Jamie. [5] In 2021, DuBois played Lady Von Fistenberg in the "Dragatha Christie murder-mystery" play Death Drop along with starring in her solo performance Dead Funny at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2021 | Everybody's Talking About Jamie [7] | Herself | A drag queen at Legs Eleven and a friend of Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2023 | The Weakest Link | Herself | Contestant |
2023 | Richard Osman's House of Games | Herself | Contestant; Series 7 Week 4 |
2022 | Queens for the Night | Mentor | One-off special [8] |
2020 | Britain's Got Talent [9] | Herself | Contestant; Series 14 |
2015 | The John Bishop Show [10] | Herself |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2021–2022 | Sleeping Beauty [11] | Carabosse | |
2021 | Death Drop [12] [13] | Lady von Fistenburg | |
2021 | Dead Funny [14] | Herself |