Decca Aitkenhead
- English
- Journalist
Press clippings
Jo Brand on parenting, men & being a national disgrace
"Girls are brutalised for their looks everywhere on social media. It's awful."
Decca Aitkenhead, The Times, 14th October 2018Graham Norton interview
'In a world going to hell in a handcart, Ireland is a wonderful beacon'.
Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian, 5th October 2018Kevin Bridges: 'I thought maybe this is the end'
After his third sold-out arena tour, the Glaswegian comedian was burned out and ready to quit. Drinking, jogging and reading self-help books didn't work. So what's brought him back?
Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian, 9th February 2018Phoebe Waller-Bridge: 'no such thing as a slut'
Her comedy Fleabag was a bleak and honest depiction of female sexuality that made her an international star. She talks about being a 'terrible actor' in her 20s, why women should all go on strike and how success has proved that she's not crazy.
Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian, 31st July 2017Ricky Tomlinson: I'll whinge until they're made to pay
In 1973, Ricky Tomlinson spent Christmas in prison after picketing a strike. More than 40 years later, one of our best-loved actors says that the fight to clear the names of the Shrewsbury 24 faces a final hurdle: government secrecy.
Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian, 27th December 2014Eddie Izzard: 'Why shouldn't I be mayor of London?'
Everyone loves Eddie Izzard - the surreal humour, the dresses, the multiple marathons. But in a few years' time he is planning to swap global stardom for domestic politics. Can he pull it off?
Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian, 13th December 2013Eddie Izzard on going into politics
Everyone loves Eddie Izzard - the surreal humour, the dresses, the multiple marathons. But in a few years' time he is planning to swap global stardom for domestic politics. Can he pull it off?
Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian, 13th December 2013Matt LeBlanc: 'people think I'm depressed'
Matt LeBlanc on playing 'Matt LeBlanc' in hit comedy drama Episodes, shaving his body hair - and how his role in Friends has defined him
Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian, 6th May 2012Angus Deayton: Paul and Ian were paid as much as me
Angus Deayton on sex, scandals and why everybody gets paid too much on TV.
Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian, 3rd February 2012Harry Enfield interview
The comedian Harry Enfield has killed off almost as many characters as he has created. His latest project sounds like the strangest yet: a film his next-door neighbour asked him to appear in - in exchange for a baked potato.
Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian, 22nd January 2012