Kathy Lette

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Kathy Lette on Barry Humphries: 'His charm was more disarming than a UN peacekeeping force'

We spoke to the author Kathy Lette, a close friend of Barry Humphries for more than 40 years. She visited him in hospital recently, and he was still cracking jokes. We asked how special he was to her, and to the comedy world.

Cathy Newman, Channel 4, 22nd April 2023

Jenny Eclair & Katy Brand join Women in Print judges

Another five leading female comic writers, including Katy Brand and Jenny Eclair, have joined the judging panels for the inaugural Comedy Women in Print (CWIP) prize.

The Telegraph, 13th February 2019

25 of the top gags from the Fringe

From snakes to smashing the patriarchy, these are the funniest gags from this year's Edinburgh Fringe.

Jessie Thompson, Evening Standard, 11th August 2018

Interview: Kathy Lette makes her Fringe debut

Kathy Lette has been famous since she was 17, and this is her first appearance at the Fringe, but she's a big hit at book festivals and getting people to laugh has never been a problem for her, discovers Claire Smith.

Claire Smith, The Scotsman, 4th August 2018

Edinburgh Fringe 2018: the 25 funniest jokes

This August, hundreds of stand-ups are descending on Edinburgh for the world's largest comedy festival. We asked a few rising talents to share the sharpest quips from their new shows, and these are 25 of the best.

The Telegraph, 26th July 2018

Kathy Lette: Edinburgh Fringe 2018 interview

Australian-born author Kathy Lette puts on her first comedy show at the Fringe.

Laugh Out London, 22nd July 2018

Preview: Kathy Lette

Girl Talk is a psychological striptease taking us all the way from from Puberty Blues to Menopause Blues.

Aaron McGillivray, Deadline News, 6th July 2018

Radio Times review

It's one of those QI outings that barely feels like a quiz, more a pleasant meandering chat about this and that, as Stephen Fry, Kathy Lette and Sue Perkins discuss Suffragettes, the knock-on effects of Victorian corsets, and Fry admits he has never heard of their modern equivalent, Spanx.

Perkins is on wonderful form, not least when asked to name an Anglo-Saxon swearword, whereupon she gamely charges into the welcoming embrace of multiple klaxons (and bleeps). Elsewhere we hear the worst-ever Viking insult and the truth about history's most maligned woman, Mary Magdelene.

David Butcher, Radio Times, 5th December 2014

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