Caroline Aherne
- English
- Actor, writer and producer
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Lucy Porter interview
Lucy Porter on Caroline Aherne, Billy Connolly and erotic comedy.
Jenny Lee, The Irish News, 17th January 2019Caroline Aherne Bursary winner revealed
Comedian/writer Amy Gledhill has been named as the latest recipient of the BBC's Caroline Aherne Bursary.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th December 2018Applications open for Caroline Aherne bursary
BBC Comedy commissioning in partnership with BBC Writersroom and BBC North are delighted to announce the Caroline Aherne Bursary 2018.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th October 2018Craig Cash remembers Caroline Aherne
'I hope Caroline Aherne's heckling me from heaven!'
Jim White, Daily Mail, 23rd September 2018Ali G vs Trump - and other inspired spoof interviews
Fifteen years ago, when Donald Trump was merely a business tycoon and not the most controversial US president since Nixon, he found himself face to face with Sacha Baron Cohen's cult comedy alter-ego: aspiring UK rapper Ali G. Now that Diane Morgan's Philomena Cunk is currently rekindling the trend for spoof interviews, we look back at one of the best.
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 4th April 2018Paul Whitehouse: The Fast Show won't return
Paul Whitehouse has revealed the cast and creators of The Fast Show discuss bringing it back to our screens "every day". But the actor, 59, believes there would be a "hole" in any future series without Caroline Aherne, who died last year of lung cancer, aged 52.
The Mirror, 21st October 2017BBC announces bursary scheme in memory of Caroline Aherne
As part of its plans for the 2017 Salford Sitcom Showcase, the BBC has announced the introduction of a new bursary for Northern female comedians in memory of Caroline Aherne.
British Comedy Guide, 14th July 2017Ricky Tomlinson: Caroline Aherne still deserves a Bafta
The actor shared his love for his Royle Family daughter on the anniversary of her death.
BT, 2nd July 2017Make 'em laugh: Manchester's comedy greats remembered
The performers who put the city on the map for comedy and entertainment from the 1950s to the present day.
Henry Hochland, Manchester Evening News, 21st June 2017Katy Brand on her comedy heroes
The stand-up, character comedian and actress picks two funny females who died in 2016 and the Morecambe & Wise of British art among her comic icons.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 28th March 2017