Rachael Healy
- Journalist
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Corona and comedy's class divide
From care work to shelf-stacking, many stand-ups have taken up jobs to survive lockdown - highlighting how privilege has created a two-tier system in comedy.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 26th May 2020Inside Glasgow's upfront comedy scene
Wit and four-letter artistry have made Glasgow a comedy stronghold - and with the clubs shut, the laughs are going online.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 19th April 2020Political comedians on humour in horrific times
The Mash Report has always turned tough topics into comedy. As it returns in lockdown, host Nish Kumar and stand-ups Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Tom Mayhew talk about satire's role in a crisis.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 14th April 2020Manchester's tough crowds make comedians sizzle
Amateur nights, 'chaos energy' and jokes about yeast ... Our writer continues her UK comedy tour and discovers Mancunians' appetite for the alternative.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 8th March 2020Howay the laughs! Is there a Geordie sense of humour?
We're brutal, awkward, daft and surreal, say the rising stars of Tyneside's booming comedy scene. Our writer braces herself for a gag-heavy night on the toon.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 4th February 2020Jessica Fostekew interview
When her trainer called muscly women 'unfeminine', the standup turned her outrage into a hilarious show full of sweat, barbells, chalk and childbirth.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 13th January 2020Comics who fictionalise their lives
Three comics starring as versions of themselves reveal where they draw the line.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 20th November 2019Tom Mayhew interview
Comedian Tom Mayhew on his recent Edinburgh show and being a working-class artist.
Rachael Healy, The Overtake, 6th September 2019Minding your mental health in Edinburgh
Performing at the festival can be a taxing experience. Objectively Funny has created a peer support network that turns attention offstage.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 20th August 2019How Edinburgh's stand-ups spend their day off
For performers, the fringe is a delirium-inducing month of nonstop work. They get just one day off throughout August - so they have to use it wisely...
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 12th August 2019