Isobel Lewis
- Journalist
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Nish Kumar review, Your Power, Your Control
Comedian examines his position as a newsworthy figure in fast-paced new show.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 25th January 2022Kumar & Iannucci criticise Tories' plans to scrap BBC licence fee
Armando Iannucci and Nish Kumar are among the celebrities to speak out against government plans to abolish the BBC licence fee in 2027. On Sunday (16 January), the Conservative Party announced that they would scrap the licence fee at the next opportunity if they are still in government, with culture secretary Nadine Dorries introducing a two-year freeze that she said would "be the last".
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 16th January 2022James Buckley says you couldn't pay him to play Jay in The Inbetweeners again
James Buckley has said that "there's not enough money in the world" to convince him to return to The Inbetweeners.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 14th January 2022Liz Kingsman - One-Woman Show review
Liz Kingsman skewers the 'messy woman' with deliciously disorientating defiance.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 7th January 2022Janey Godley doing 'relatively well' after hysterectomy
Janey Godley is recovering after having a full hysterectomy to treat her ovarian cancer, her daughter and fellow comic Ashley Storrie has said.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 6th January 2022Toast Of Tinseltown review
Matt Berry's idiotic actor returns - and is just as weird as ever.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 4th January 2022Strictly: Mitchell says he won't be replacing Webb
"To those asking if I'll be stepping in to replace him: I'm afraid not. I prefer to dance like nobody's watching. And I can only do that if nobody's watching."
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 14th October 2021Blake Harrison interview
The actor is known for starring in the hit Brit show The Inbetweeners but now he avoids being the 'dumb Cockney in a comedy' at all costs. As his new play opens in London, he talks to Isobel Lewis about whether Neil and co have aged well and how he's moved on with the help of MMA fighters.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 10th October 2021Lenny Henry says he was used as a 'political football'
Lenny Henry has said that he was used as a "political football" after appearing on a minstrel TV show. The comic was the first Black performer to take part in The Black And White Minstrel Show, which aired on the BBC from 1958 to 1978.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 9th October 2021Matt Lucas calls LGB Alliance 'anti-trans'
Matt Lucas has hit out at the LGB Alliance, saying that the group doesn't represent him as a gay man.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 30th September 2021