Rachael Healy
- Journalist
Press clippings Page 9
The two comics unpicking ladette culture
Shaparak Khorsandi and Esther Manito both came of age during a time when women were expect to comform to male stereotypes. To reflect, they did what they do best: wrote comedy shows about it.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 6th January 2022New organisation launched to tackle sexual harassment in live comedy
Get Off! was set up by Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Nina Gilligan in order to create safer workplaces within little-regulated industry.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 19th November 2021Titania McGrath: Mxnifesto review
Andrew Doyle's Twitter creation - played by Alice Marshall - takes predictable aim at Greta, Meghan and trans athletes with jokes that just aren't funny.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 2nd November 2021Bridget Christie interview
The comic has come blazing out of lockdown fearless and on full throttle, buying a motorbike for her 50th birthday and turning the menopause - along with an incident in a park - into comedy gold.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 20th October 2021Queer comedians on finding a stage
Stand-ups including Suzi Ruffell, Paul Sinha and Lee Peart reveal how hecklers, bookers and 'the gay slot' have affected their appearances in the spotlight.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 13th October 2021Jenan Younis on Weapons of Mass Hilarity
Tired of racism on the comedy scene towards Middle Eastern comics, Jenan Younis started her own night Weapons of Mass Hilarity - where gags about body hair and Farsi abound.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 27th July 2021Caroline Aherne's first comedy gigs
She sometimes said she'd rather be a hairdresser but Aherne's cheeky early appearances in the pubs and clubs of Manchester led her to TV fame.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 13th July 2021Victoria Wood's song-filled slog to comedy glory
Joyce Grenfell inspired her, she wrote her own musical at school and a fringe theatre show with Julie Walters paved the way to TV fame. As Victoria Wood's Talent returns, we revisit her early stage years.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 9th June 2021The perennial problem with TV panel shows: race
The format should give comic talents a time to shine. So why don't our flagship shows reflect the diversity of comedy in 2021?
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 9th April 2021Has lockdown changed comedy for ever?
The popularity of internet comics has ballooned in the past year, and talent agents are taking notice. But will viral lols translate to a long-term career?
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 16th March 2021