Marjolein Robertson

[3] Since she was 16, Robertson has suffered from adenomyosis, causing abnormally heavy and debilitating menstrual periods.

[6] She made her Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut after only a handful of gigs and would write and practise her act in Shetland on her own to an empty room.

[8] At the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Festival Robertson performed a one-woman show at The Stand comedy club entitled Thank God Fish Don’t Have Hands.

[11] The following month she reached the final of the BBC New Comedy Awards after winning the regional Scottish heat.

[13] At the 2023 Edinburgh Festival, Robertson performed an eponymous one-woman stand-up show Marj.