Elizabeth Day (II)
- Writer, journalist and author
Press clippings Page 3
Ricky Gervais: 'I've left behind the veil of irony'
The award-winning comic on hurting people's feelings, never reading books, and why Derek makes him well up.
Elizabeth Day, The Guardian, 2nd February 2013Sharon Horgan: The black streak in everything I've done
The comedian and presenter on her convent education, ageing in high definition, and the art of plucking a turkey.
Elizabeth Day, The Observer, 16th December 2012Interview with Laurence Clark
The comedian and his wife Adele both have cerebral palsy, but that doesn't stop them raising two children while campaigning for disability rights.
Elizabeth Day, The Guardian, 25th March 2012Can I urge you to listen to Bigipedia on Tuesdays at 11pm on Radio 4? It's been touted as "the Sunday format for the internet generation" and is a hilariously mad portrayal of information overload in the computer age. Last week's episode came complete with pop-up advertisements for "baby epilators" designed to leave your newborn's skin "smooth as, um... a baby".
Elizabeth Day, The Observer, 17th July 2011Lenny Henry: 'People steal cutouts of me from hotels'
Stand-up Lenny Henry on single-mindedness, speaking in tongues and black faces at the BBC.
Elizabeth Day, The Observer, 23rd January 2011Julie Walters: 'Parts for women disappear as you age'
Julie Walters on ageism, sexism in television and mistaking her dog for a wig.
Elizabeth Day, The Observer, 28th November 2010Disgusting Bliss by Lucian Randall
Notoriously private satirist Chris Morris is portrayed as brilliant but uncompromising, says Elizabeth Day.
Elizabeth Day, The Observer, 4th April 2010