Elizabeth Day (II)
- Writer, journalist and author
Press clippings Page 2
Jeremy Paxman: trading news for comedy in the election
The veteran journalist will be co-presenting Channel 4's alternative election coverage alongisde David Mitchell, Richard Osman and other entertainment figures.
Elizabeth Day, Radio Times, 5th May 2015Sharon Horgan: comic with a keen eye and a sharp tongue
The comic writer has been critically acclaimed in the past for her TV work, but she's only ever flirted with mainstream appeal. Her ribald new romcom, Catastrophe, seems certain to change that.
Elizabeth Day, The Observer, 1st February 2015Ade Edmondson interview
Ahead of appearing in stage play Neville's Island in the West End, Ade Edmondson reflects on his life and work, and on the recent deaths of three close friends, including his Young Ones co-star Rik Mayall.
Elizabeth Day, The Observer, 19th October 2014Nick Frost: the film funnyman on fame and painful past
His goofy humour has lit up Spaced, Cuban Fury and now Mr Sloane. But behind the silliness lies an unexpectedly difficult past.
Elizabeth Day, The Observer, 4th May 2014Holly Willoughby interview
Doesn't she have an issue with the treatment of women on Celebrity Juice? When she played that game with Tinchy Stryder, the implication was obvious: it looked like she was giving him a blow job. "Did it?!" she exclaims, genuinely taken aback.
Elizabeth Day, The Observer, 30th March 2014Lunch with David Baddiel
The comedian discusses his literary hero and the pratfalls of fame but is too polite to mention the attempted jewel heist going on outside.
Elizabeth Day, The Observer, 18th January 2014Viewers love Mrs Brown because she bucks every trend
Mrs Brown's Boys, the biggest hit on the box at Christmas, reflects TV's new role as refuge from the complex world beyond the living room.
Elizabeth Day, The Observer, 29th December 2013On Christmas Day we were treated to Radio 4's 15 Minute Musical: Julian and the Assanging Technicolour Download (see what they did there?) The writers clearly faced an uphill struggle with their material. Not only was there the thorny issue of how to make rape allegations into a rousing show tune, but there was also the more pressing problem of finding something to rhyme with "Assange". In the end they settled on: "Julian Assange/ Sing and dance and play the banj/ I had no need of smoking the ganj..." If BBC Radio 4 is the home of radio comedy, a repossession is overdue.
Elizabeth Day, The Observer, 28th December 2013Graham Linehan interview
The man behind the hit sitcom Father Ted on Catholic guilt, the power of Twitter and how he put The Ladykillers on stage.
Elizabeth Day, The Observer, 7th July 2013Isy Suttie interview
The standup, who plays Peep Show's Dobby, on her two new shows examining affairs of the heart.
Elizabeth Day, The Observer, 16th March 2013