British Comedy Guide

Grace Jones

  • Actor and singer

Press clippings

Now here's a disparate bunch: Baker-turned-presenter Nadiya Hussain, comic Micky Flanagan and grime don Stormzy. But the real pull is undoubtedly that extraordinary enigma-cum-dazzling fashion and music icon/real-life demi-goddess Grace Jones, promoting Sophie Fiennes's new documentary about her, Bloodlight and Bami. Is it too much to hope she'll mete out the same volley of slaps she once dealt Russell Harty?

Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 11th November 2017

Back in the 1970s and 80s, verbose Yorkshireman Russell Harty, who died in 1988, was a popular arts presenter and chat show host. His most notorious moment - being slapped in the face by disgruntled guest Grace Jones - has gone down in TV history. But Harty was also quietly pioneering, establishing a relaxed style of interviewing which got celebrities to open up. This affectionate portrait is peppered with memories from those who knew him, including Janet Street Porter and Michael Parkinson.

Toby Dantzic, The Telegraph, 20th March 2012

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