Sandi Toksvig
- 66 years old
- From Denmark
- Actor, writer, script editor, comedian and presenter
Press clippings Page 2
Feminist lesbian Sandi Toksvig trolled and harassed over pro-trans comments
'Gender-critical' pundits are targeting feminist lesbian Sandi Toksvig after the comedian, activist and former Bake Off host showed her support for the trans community.
Amelia Hansford, Pink News, 24th November 2023Sandi Toksvig: I'm so distressed by anti-trans 'radical feminists' I could weep
Ahead of fronting a festive concert for the London Gay Men's Chorus, Sandi Toksvig talks to Louis Staples about hosting GBBO, risking her career to come out and her gripes with modern feminism.
Louis Staples, i Newspaper, 23rd November 2023Sandi Toksvig invited back to Cambridge University to conduct LGBTQ+ research project
Sandi Toksvig has been invited back to Cambridge University as part of a new initiative that enables LGBTQ+ alumni to conduct a research project.
ITV, 8th October 2023Sandi Toksvig calls on TUC to support fight for fair streaming residuals
Sandi Toksvig, president of the Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB), called on UK unions to support the Hollywood strikes and fight for writers to receive fair streaming residuals.
Ellie Calnan, Screen Daily, 13th September 2023WGGB joins Global Day of Solidarity in support of WGA strike
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain will today join writers and other workers around the world for 'Screenwriters Everywhere', a global day of solidarity and action. The WGGB protest takes place in London's Leicester Square from 1-2pm. WGGB President Sandi Toksvig OBE and WGGB Chair Lisa Holdsworth will come together with fellow writers including Jack Thorne, Russell T Davies, Alice Nutter and Simon Beaufoy, Dennis Kelly and many more in a show of solidarity from the UK.
Writers' Guild of Great Britain, 14th June 2023Barry Cryer biography penned by his son to be published this autumn
Barry Cryer, who died last year, is to be commemorated in a new biography by his son Bob, with Barry Cryer: Same Time Tomorrow? The Life And Laughs Of A Comedy Legend featuring exclusive family photos, extracts from recordings and interviews with Cryer's friends and colleagues, including Sandi Toksvig, Rob Brydon and Judi Dench.
British Comedy Guide, 7th June 2023Sandi Toksvig: I can't let the Church of England hurt LGBT people
Sandi Toksvig says she was reluctant to speak out about the Church of England's position on same-sex marriage - but felt LGBT people were suffering.
Aleem Maqbool, BBC, 8th February 2023National Comedy Awards 2023 shortlists revealed
The shortlists for Channel 4's National Comedy Awards 2023 have been revealed. Ghosts, Don't Hug Me I'm Scared, Derry Girls and After Life are up for Best Scripted Comedy.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd January 2023Sandi Toksvig reassures worried fans as she shares update after being hospitalised
"I am now out of hospital and continuing my convalescence in Australia until I'm fit to fly home. My undying (literally) thanks to the amazing Australian health service."
Francesca Shillcock, Hello Magazine, 6th December 2022Sandi Toksvig cancels New Zealand tour due to illness
Sandi Toksvig's New Zealand tour, due to kick off on Sunday, has been cancelled, after the performer and TV host was hospitalised with bronchial pneumonia.
Amberleigh Jack, Stuff.co.nz, 3rd December 2022