Justine Stafford (b. 1994)
Birthplace:
County Meath, Ireland
Born:
January 2, 1994
Justine Stafford is an Irish comedian, writer, podcaster and television presenter. She attended Kilbeg National School where she was introduced to a short-film project for primary schools called Fis Films for which she won a national prize in Dublin. She began making her own comedy films after receiving a Camcorder the following Christmas, aged 11. At 13 Stafford won an award at Ireland’s Youth Film Festival called Fresh Films, held in Limerick. Stafford subsequently was the Irish representative taking her winning short film to an international youth film festival held in South Korea. Stafford studied film and broadcasting at the Dublin Institute of Technology after which worked for the radio station FM104 and spent five years at JOE.ie as senior social creative and content creator. She became a comedic presence on social media, including for posts based on comedically creative Halloween costumes, social commentary, and satire on popular television programmes. In 2019 Stafford was a finalist in Irish TV's Stand Up And Be Funny competition. In 2021 Stafford co-hosted television food game show Battle of the Food Trucks with Gary Patrice on RTE Player. The series was renewed for a second season that aired in 2022. In 2021 Stafford also had a role in Irish film Poster Boys, starring Keith Duffy, amongst others. In 2022 Stafford appeared on RTÉ 2 series No Worries If Not! The series was, according to RTÉ director of content Jim Jennings, “a vehicle for young comedy talent”, with a sketch comedy format. Stafford also appeared on both series of RTÉ player comedy series Darren & Joe's Free Gaff in 2021 and 2022.