Rachael Healy
- Journalist
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Jack Whitehall: Settle Down review
Outdated laddy banter about campness and anal.
Rachael Healy, i Newspaper, 16th June 2023Queen Of Oz review
It's hard to feel sorry for Catherine Tate's exiled spoilt brat.
Rachael Healy, i Newspaper, 16th June 2023What is it like to do stand-up at a music festival?
Sophie Duker and Jacob Hawley discuss how to draw revellers away from pop stars while Glastonbury's Charlotte Lang explains what it takes to win over the cabaret tent
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 13th June 2023Heard the one about the stand-up lawyer?
Want to survive in the arts? Get a side hustle.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 27th April 2023The ugly new side of audiences
In comedy clubs, the performers often take on crowd-management duties themselves, and many have noticed an increase in poor behaviour - chatting throughout shows, shouting out, and extreme inebriation.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 11th April 2023Babatundé Aléshé review
The vibe is good night out and with his Babahood show, Aléshé delivers an upbeat hour of entertainment.
Rachael Healy, i Newspaper, 20th March 2023The comics motherhood can't stop
Some lied. Some hid it. And few ever mined it for jokes. Becoming a mum used to be near-fatal to a comedian's career. But now, in a Mother's Day special, we meet the new wave taking on taboos.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 14th March 2023'Addiction can be funny': the stand-ups tackling drugs, booze, psychosis and self-harm on stage
Rich Hardisty cut himself, Harriet Dyer numbed her pain with drugs. A new wave of comics are working out their issues in their acts. But is it really helping them? And should we be laughing?
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 6th March 2023Josie Long review
Buoyant musings on life with a tough political core.
Rachael Healy, i Newspaper, 3rd March 2023John Kearns: 'You might not like my show for 20 minutes, but you'll leave happy!'
The self-deprecating star has won two Edinburgh awards but remains a niche concern. Will a recent breakout turn on Taskmaster and a huge nationwide tour bring his absurdist comedy to the mainstream?
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 17th February 2023