Helen Lederer

Helen Lederer interview

Helen Lederer has written a semi-autobiographical comic novel based around weight loss.

Helen Lederer: where are TV's funny women?

Comedian Helen Lederer says there should be a wider range of comedy on television.

Helen Lederer: I'd love it if I inspired Bridget Jones

The 60-year-old Helen Lederer first stepped into the comedy spotlight thirty years ago as a drunk Sloane ranger in an alternative sketch show.

Wodehouse pri​​ze for comic fiction 2015 shortlist

Alexander McCall Smith, Irvine Welsh, Caitlin Moran, Nina Stibbe, Joseph O'Neill and Helen Lederer have been shortlisted for the 2015 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for comic fiction.

Interview: Rarely Asked Questions - Helen Lederer

Helen Lederer is a bit of a comedy legend. She was part of the early 1980s new wave and went on to appear regularly on TV, most famously playing dippy Catriona in Absolutely Fabulous. More recently she has appeared in programmes as diverse as Splash, Old Jack's Boat and Hollyoaks.

New comedy writing award - for women only

Helen Lederer is planning to set up an award for women who write comedy fiction.

Helen Lederer: Stand-up terrifies me

She has enjoyed a 30-year career in comedy, but Helen Lederer has admitted she gets so scared of performing that she'll need hypnotherapy before her upcoming book tour.

The comic said that her time as a stand-up was "truly, utterly and honestly quite terrifying" and that she would torture herself over her overwhelming fear of "fluffing the act" or "f*cking-up a gag".

Cultural Life: Helen Lederer, comedian

Helen Lederer talks about her cultural tastes.

Behind the scenes shooting the new series of Ab Fab

The Ab Fab rehearsing week was colourful... Baby Spice arrives - I luvs her.

Lederer - I've been called the supply teacher of comedy

Edinburgh-bound for the first time in eight years, comedy's nearly woman says she's just glad she still has a role to play. Andrew McCorkell meets Helen Lederer.