In 2025 Funny Women proudly launched The Glitter Challenge, mentoring 10 amazing women who have taken on a unique Comedy Challenge to raise vital funds for The Glitter Project. Each challenger will be mentored by an experienced comedian, helping them write and perfect their own unique 5 minute set. The challenge culminates with a night of stand up, our challengers appearing live on stage at the world’s largest arts festival, Edinburgh Fringe 2025.
The funds we raise from The Glitter Challenge will go towards giving women from all walks of life access to incredible creative opportunities in a safe, inclusive environment.
Let’s meet our next challenger…Gemma Greaves.
Greaves describes herself as a “Connector of people, collector of ideas, and now… aspiring comedy queen?“
Usually, you’ll find Gemma bringing people together through Nurture and Cabal or hosting conversations that get uncomfortably real on her award-winning podcast Are You Sitting Uncomfortably? But now, she’s swapping deep chats for punchlines and trying her hand at comedy.
From leading global movements to sharing stories that create change, Gemma’s all about embracing the scary stuff – and let’s face it, standing up with a mic and cracking jokes is next-level terrifying.
Will she nail it or fail spectacularly? Either way, it’ll be heartfelt, a little mischievous, and with a fearless sense of fun – much to the delight (or cringing horror) of her nine-year-old son, Joshie.”
