British Comedy Guide

Victoria Wood (II)

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Laughing and crying in equal measures

Comedy fans were left reaching for the tissues as they laughed and cried their way through a TV tribute to Victoria Wood.

Beth Allcock, The Sun, 16th May 2016

Victoria Wood is remembered with a touching tribute

For those fans of Victoria Wood watching at home, we couldn't have asked for a better or more touching tribute.

Megan Davies, Digital Spy, 16th May 2016

The secret to Victoria Wood's popularity was that her humour allowed her to be "inoffensive and yet quite naughty." There may be comedians who were sharper or funnier, but they couldn't claim the huge affection Victoria Wood had. She was loved by so many because she'd never resort to shocks, sex or scandal to grab attention, finding the right tone by being a tiny bit "naughty" but never cruel.

Julie Walters, Barry Cryer, Celia Imrie, Alison Steadman, Michael Ball and others offer funny anecdotes and warm memories of her and if you begin to feel it's perhaps getting too sweet and sad, clips of Victoria Wood elbow their way in, being a little bit "naughty" to correct the balance. You can't be melancholy when she pops up on screen to discuss ageing women visiting the doctor, some with pelvic floors dangling and another holding her cervix in a margarine tub.

We also learn of Wood's Lancashire childhood and how she saw Joyce Grenfell's act as a girl, and became fascinated with the image of a lone woman on a stage who could make everyone laugh.

Julie McDowall, The National (Scotland), 14th May 2016

A tribute to Victoria Wood

So very sad to hear of the death of Victoria Wood at the comparatively early age of 62.

Brian George, Mature Times, 9th May 2016

Victoria Wood's funeral was 'full of laughter'

The star died last month aged 62 and her family and friends reportedly remembered her with a "light-hearted and celebratory" service.

Tom Bryant & Alistair McGeorge, The Mirror, 5th May 2016

Geoff Posner remembers Victoria Wood

There were three of us sat on the floor in a little cottage in North West England - Victoria, Julie Walters and myself. It was 1984; I was a young producer, having just made The Young Ones and the pilot of Blackadder, and had seen Victoria in a play called Good Fun. When I heard she'd been signed up to the BBC, to make a series called As Seen On TV, I asked if I could work on it.

Geoff Posner, The Telegraph, 23rd April 2016

This bird has flown: elegy to Victoria Wood

A great British comedian, Victoria Wood knew we weren't bad. We didn't mind her either. 19 May 1953-20 April 2016.

Hannah Mackay, British Film Institute, 22nd April 2016

Susan Calman: without Victoria Wood, I'd be nothing

After the sad death of the comedy legend who inspired so many female standups, Susan Calman tells us what she meant to her.

Susan Calman, Standard Issue, 21st April 2016

Sarah Millican: email from Victoria Wood

2016 continues to be a dick and now we've had to say goodbye to the brilliant Victoria Wood. Sarah Millican recalls a very special message.

Sarah Millican, Standard Issue, 21st April 2016

Victoria Wood dies aged 62

Comedy star Victoria Wood has died at the age of 62 after a short battle with cancer.

British Comedy Guide, 20th April 2016

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