Louise Reay
- Stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 2
No joke: comedians should not be silenced
Comic Louise Reay is being sued by her estranged husband for revealing details of their marital breakdown on stage. Kathy Griffin went into hiding after her Trump joke. But without artistic freedom, we'd all be poorer.
Sarah Solemani, The Guardian, 3rd March 2018Suing stand-ups: the latest free-speech battle
Comedians must be free to make jokes about whatever and whoever they like.
Andrew Doyle, Spiked, 1st March 2018Louise Reay libel case is no joke for comedians
Reay's defence is that of the comedian's right to freedom of speech. But her ex-partner claims that portions of her act constituted a public accusation of misconduct against him. The results of the trial will surely have repercussions for all comedians.
Ian Wilkie, The Conversation, 26th February 2018Comics say case of sued performer is threat to the art
Standups say outcome of Louise Reay case could stop people talking about personal lives.
Haroon Siddique, The Guardian, 23rd February 2018I sympathise with Louise Beamont: comics seek truth
Looking for the laughs in painful personal stories makes for interesting subject matter, but emotionally it's a high-risk path.
Arnab Chanda, The Guardian, 22nd February 2018Worldwide comments on Louise Reay's husband court case
I don't think the current court case could easily be the subject of some future TV documentary. More a TV sitcom.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 22nd February 2018Louise Reay, her husband & destructiveness of publicity
Last Friday, I blogged about Louise Reay being sued by her estranged husband over an Edinburgh show which, let's face it - Louise is good, but - only a small number of people had ever seen. On Saturday, the Chortle comedy website picked up the story. On Monday, the Guardian newspaper was reporting it. On Tuesday morning, it was on Channel 5. By Tuesday teatime, it was on the BBC World Service. By this morning - Wednesday - on a very superficial search (excluding blogs and social media mentions) these outlets (listed alphabetically) had reported the story.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 21st February 2018Louise Reay is being sued over a show about free speech
She is being sued by her estranged husband because he objected to what he claims was in her Hard Mode show.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 16th February 2018Review: Double Trouble with Holt and Talbot
If not the backbone of comedy, double acts are at least a major limb... yet they are somewhat out of fashion, despite the enduring appeal of Ant & Dec. Well, hot on the heels of Inside No. 9's poignant celebration of the comic duo comes a new monthly night dedicated to partnerships.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th January 201810 comedians on the careers they gave up for stand-up
We asked ten comedians appearing at this month's Edinburgh Fringe for their stories.
i Newspaper, 31st July 2017