Victoria Wood (I)

Anne Edmonds, comedy review

Edmonds' tragi-comic portraits evoke both Victoria Wood and Barry Humphries and while there's not always belly laugh humour, her images linger, says Bruce Dessau.

Susie Blake interview

From Victoria Wood's Continuity Lady to the holier than thou Hilary in Mrs Brown's Boys, Rovers Return barmaid Bev Unwin to a multitude of roles in Russ Abbot's Madhouse, Susie Blake has long been a stalwart of prime-time television.

Victoria Wood interview

Victoria Wood has enjoyed a glittering career over her four decades in showbusiness. But the much-loved comic wasn't always confident in her abilities.

An encounter with Victoria Wood

Standup Ellie Taylor applauds the exquisite and joyful use of language that helps Wood land her comedy punches.

Victoria Wood: panel shows are all about testosterone

Victoria Wood has said she hates comedy panel shows - comparing them to zoos and saying she'll never go on one.

Victoria Wood on the prospects of finding love

The 61-year-old dinnerladies star - who split from magician husband Geoffrey Durham, aka The Great Soprendo, in 2002 is currently single.

Comedy Greats appear on Royal Mail stamps

Spike Milligan, The Two Ronnies, Billy Connolly, Morecambe & Wise, Norman Wisdom, Lenny Henry, Peter Cook & Dudley Moore, Monty Python, French & Saunders and Victoria Wood feature on ten special Royal Mail stamps.

This bizarre but brilliant one-hour special showcases the talents of acclaimed actress Jane Horrocks as a mimic and comedy performer, in a series of sketches written by, among others, Victoria Wood and Andy Hamilton.

Comic Relief Bake Off lineup is cause for celebration

In the bleak winter TV schedules, there's nothing quite like watching celebrities being rubbish at baking. And, from Dame Edna Everage, Jennifer Saunders and Victoria Wood to Alexa Chung and Zoella, this time I've actually heard of all but one of them.

Jack Whitehall, recently crowned king of comedy again at The British Comedy Awards, and his theatrical-agent dad Michael return for another series of jovial joshing. Joining them in this opening episode are comic, talent-show judge and author David Walliams, and - fresh from a star turn in Victoria Wood's musical That Day We Sang - Michael Ball. Whitehall is passable as a chatshow host, but it's his father who is the star turn, kvetching away in his big leather armchair.