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Jordan Gray interview
She sings naked, had an epiphany chopping wood in Sweden, came out dressed as a cat, is making a sitcom with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and is helping Matt Lucas to be funny. Meet comedy powerhouse Jordan Gray.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 8th March 2022Jordan Gray: I know Jimmy Carr was trying to be funny
I'm a working stand-up of nearly five years, and I see comics trialling darker material than Jimmy's on a nightly basis. Sorry to twist the knife, but His Dark Material is truly nothing special.
Jordan Gray, The Independent, 8th February 2022Copstick: Comedy's doomed because we have to be woke
"I fear a deepening quicksand of prescription in which the art and craft of comedy is arguably sinking."
Chortle, 11th July 2021Taboo review
The critic may have a horse in this race. Not only to protect the transgressive force of comedy which she holds so dear, but she, too, has been threatened with 'cancellation' after she was accused of being a 'rape apologist' a few years ago for unsympathetic comments about date-rape of an apocryphal teenager who 'dolls herself up, covers herself in make-up, goes out [and] gets shit-faced'. But she and her contributors throw up many interesting questions about the nature of comedy, the flirtations with offence that can give comedy its bite, the need for taboos for that line to exist, the unfair burden of representation on the shoulders of some comedians, and so much more,.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th July 2021Channel 4 launches sketch series with a host of comedians
Nick Helm, Jen Brister, Hal Cruttenden, Felicity Ward and children's television presenter Dave Benson Phillips are among the wealth of comic talent to feature in a new Channel 4 sketch series.
British Comedy Guide, 26th May 2021Don't make trans people the butt of the joke
We all have a responsibility to be mindful and considerate of other people, especially if we are in a position of influence. That responsibility doesn't just vanish because it's comedy. Comedy isn't a get-out-of-jail-free-card to make s****y jokes about other people.
Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir, Metro, 2nd December 2020Man Like Mobeen wins at Broadcast Digital Awards 2020
Man Like Mobeen, online sitcom Transaction and comedy drama Guilt have won at the Broadcast Digital Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 14th October 2020Comedy Central orders three new web series
Comedy Central has today announced one brand new and two returning series for its online platforms. Transaction, Dragony Aunts and Comedians Solve World Problems will be published later this year.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd January 2020Finalists announced for LGBT+ New Comedian Of The Year
The finalists have been announced for this year's LGBT+ New Comedian Of The Year final, which takes place on May 22 at the Seven Dials Club in Covent Garden.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th May 2019Fringe 2018 - Jordan Gray - People Change
This month, Jordan is appearing in her show People Change at Just the Tonic at The Caves (8.50pm to 9.50pm), and this is one of our recommendations for your 2018 Fringe.
Michael Casey, The Edinburgh Reporter, 5th August 2018