Rachael Healy
- Journalist
Press clippings Page 10
How Garth Marenghi found his Darkplace
Our series exploring the stage origins of hit comedies continues with the cult hospital horror show that scared up audiences to become a fringe sensation.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 24th February 2021Standing up to sexual harassment in comedy
Live comedy's lack of regulation has enabled sexist and predatory behaviour but a group of female stand-ups have ambitious plans to overhaul the industry.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 22nd February 2021Jamie Demetriou on the rise of Stath Lets Flats
In the first of a series exploring the stage origins of hit comedies, the actor remembers creating the delusional letting agent at Bristol University.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 28th January 2021How stand-ups swapped the Fringe for Twitch
There has been a huge comedy boom on the gaming platform, enabling acts such as Bilal Zafar to gain creative control and reach new audiences.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 12th January 2021Stand-ups and sex workers unite
Carmen Ali and Siân Docksey are among the comedians who riff on their experiences as strippers. The pandemic has revealed both industries to be precarious - but they're looking out for each other.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 11th December 2020The male comics standing up for #metoo
The world of stand-up has been rocked by allegations of sexual harassment and assault - and finally some men in the industry are vowing to tackle it.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 27th October 2020Don't mock the pasties! Cornwall's stand-up scene
In the UK's most south-westerly county a burgeoning standup scene thrives everywhere from remote village halls and old bakeries to the cliffside Minack theatre.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 13th October 2020Inside Leicester's comedy scene
Pun fights in boxing rings, nine-year-old stand-ups and a 19-day joke-a-thon ... anything goes in vibrant, diverse Leicester, finds our writer as she continues her comedy tour.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 4th September 2020The sexism, harassment & assault faced by female comics
For years, sexual predators have infested the live comedy scene. But female comedians are demanding action. Is this British stand-up's #MeToo moment?
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 5th August 2020Inside Cardiff's heckle-heavy comedy scene
How do you make audiences laugh in a town that hates show-offs and loves to hassle performers? Our writer gets some hot tips as she continues her comedy tour.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 2nd June 2020