Rachael Healy
- Journalist
Press clippings Page 11
Don'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 2020Corona 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 2020