Celebrating Funny Women Alumni: Suzy Bennett – Charm Bomb
Ahead of Funny Women’s 18th Birthday Party, Awards Alumni Coordinator Gemma Higgins talks to 2006 Stage Awards Winner Suzy Bennett about confidence, comedy crushes and costumes, and why beach-based dating shows need more pasties. Photo: Meg Harris-Smith Gemma Higgins: Suzy, It’s been 14 years since your Funny Women Stage Award win and you’ve packed a lot […]
Celebrating Funny Women Alumni: Jess Fostekew – A powerhouse of a professional twerp…
“I worked with Dawn French recently so I can die now and it would be fine.” Ahead of Hench, a bit more live Hoovering and in the midst of the one Brexit that’s actually funny right now, Awards Alumni Coordinator Gemma Higgins talks to 2010 Awards Finalist and “absolute powershed” Jess Fostekew about the vulnerability […]
Celebrating Funny Women Alumni: Viv Groskop Owns It, Hilariously…
“To be honest, the thing I am most proud of is not giving up”. Acclaimed Writer, Critic, Broadcaster, Journalist, Stand-up comedian, MC, Podcaster, Bestselling Author (yes, you read that right: ALL OF THOSE THINGS!): Awards Alumni Coordinator Gemma Higgins talks to 2012 Funny Women Awards finalist Viv Groskop about the Trump delusion, comedy rites of passage, taking […]
Celebrating Funny Women Alumni: Harriet Braine
Musical comedian, art historian, queen of the jingle: Awards Alumni Coordinator Gemma Higgins talks to Funny Women Awards winner Harriet Braine about admirable show titles, automata on Venus and why we probably shouldn’t be expecting dick jokes… Photo credit: Credit: Karla Gowlett Gemma Higgins: Harriet, the last time we spoke you were gearing up to take Apocalibrary to […]
Celebrating Funny Women Alumni: the Immaculate Catherine Bohart
The bisexual OCD daughter of an Irish Catholic Deacon, since reaching the 2016 Funny Women Awards final Catherine Bohart has featured in the BBC’s New Talent Hotlist, written for The News Quiz and Frankie Boyle’s New World Order and supported Ellie Taylor on tour. Three years on, Awards Alumni Coordinator Gemma Higgins talks to Bohart about […]
