Rebecca Nicholson
- Writer
Press clippings
Rob Delaney meets Sally Wainwright
'People say, God, you've got a sick mind'. The comedian and Catastrophe star, and the TV writer and director talk comedy, grief and parenting boys.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 24th December 2019Ladhood review
Based on comic Liam Williams's adolescence, this Leeds-set series combines nostalgic laughs and Fleabag-style tenderness for the perfect tale of growing up disgracefully.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 24th November 2019The End of the F***ing World review
Coal-black comedy makes a killer return.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 4th November 2019Defending the Guilty review
Legal shows tend to be either unbearably earnest or wretchedly cynical, but this sitcom embraces the silliness of a serious world - and really steps up to the bar.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 18th September 2019Jo Brand: a mistake to take comedians too seriously
The reaction to her acid joke was hysterical and out of all proportion, so why the admonishment?
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 1st September 2019Sara Pascoe: 'I wanted to be prime minister'
Behind Sara Pascoe's wide-eyed and innocent delivery is a knowing and politically savvy comedian. She talks to Rebecca Nicholson about break-ups, panel shows and why there's nothing you can't make a joke about.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 25th August 2019Joseph Gilgun interview
'In a working-class community, often you're accepted for the oddball you've become'.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Observer, 11th August 2019GameFace review - irresistible comedy
Roisin Conaty's sitcom about the perils of being a thirtysomething single woman packs in the punchlines, leaving a sense of joy in its wake.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 17th July 2019Gervais proves there is life after The Office
His new show, After Life, divides opinion, except in my household.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 23rd March 2019Home: review
This fish-out-of-water comedy about a family who take in an asylum seeker feels timely but mild-mannered to a fault. Where's the conviction?
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 5th March 2019