Rachael Healy
- Journalist
Press clippings Page 7
Liz Kingsman: One Woman Show review
Liz Kingsman's slick, self-conscious 'troubled woman' show nests its complex jokes within jokes to tremendous effect.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 20th December 2022Ivo Graham, My Future My Clutter, review
A likable sendup of Peppa Pig, politics and Eton.
Rachael Healy, i Newspaper, 2nd December 2022The Delightful Sausage: 'Impostor syndrome has propelled us forward'
It will take more than multiple Edinburgh nominations to convince comedy duo Amy Gledhill and Chris Cantrill that they're a success. Perhaps a TV sitcom would do it?
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 18th November 2022The Horne Section TV Show review
Alex Horne's meta sitcom panders to Taskmaster fans and few else.
Rachael Healy, i Newspaper, 3rd November 2022The rise and fall of the TV panel show
As Mock The Week comes to an end, its creator and stars discuss the show's rise and fall - and what that means for the future of TV comedy.
Rachael Healy, i Newspaper, 23rd September 2022The male stand-ups using jokes to cope with miscarriage
Even though it affects one in five pregnancies, the loss of a baby is rarely talked about, especially among men. But stand-ups Jacob Hawley and Will Duggan are using comedy to break that taboo.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 23rd September 2022'We need an intervention': five ways to fix the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Too pricy, too elitist, just too big? After the criticisms of this year's event, a panel of festival regulars consider the way forward for Edinburgh's summer spectacular.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 22nd September 2022Welcome to the hilariously creepy world of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
With its felt urinals, lashings of raw meat and coffins coming to life, this nightmarish puppet show has made the move from YouTube sensation to brilliant Channel 4 comedy. We meets its makers.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 12th September 2022Rachel Parris: 'It's naive to think abortion rights are safe in Britain. I'm very scared'
As she takes over as the presenter of Late Night Mash, the comedian talks about the need for more television satire, how going viral led to a breakdown and how to joke about the cost of the living crisis.
Rachael Healy, i Newspaper, 1st September 2022Comedians rejoice at the return of crowds
After lockdowns kept them out of touch with audiences, stand-ups explain their exhilaration at coming together to raise laughs at Edinburgh Fringe.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 19th August 2022