Ruby Wax
- 71 years old
- American
- Actor, writer and script editor
Press clippings
The night OJ Simpson pretended to stab me with a banana, by Ruby Wax
The presenter spent 17 manic hours with the disgraced NFL star. In a succession of disturbing moments his Psycho re-enactment may not even make the top three.
Ruby Wax, The Sunday Times, 13th April 2024Ruby Wax: I'm Not As Well As I Thought I Was review
This one-woman play aims to dramatise Wax's globe-trotting spiritual quest but gets sidetracked into anecdote.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd November 2023Ruby Wax: 'In Rishikesh with Pattie Boyd, the locals came out to sing'
The Chicago-born comedian spent her childhood holidays in Miami and Copacabana. She moved to England in the 1970s 'to marry a Beatle' but now likes to travel with purpose.
Danny Scott, The Sunday Times, 5th November 2023Ruby Wax: I'm Not As Well As I Thought I Was review
A brave new one-woman show about mental illness, migration and being ok with not being ok.
Danielle Goldstein, Jewish Renaissance, 25th September 2023When Ruby Wax stalked the Beatles
The comedian reveals how she failed at ballet and came to England to marry Paul McCartney.
Liam Kelly, The Times, 17th September 2023Ruby Wax offers a confused but charismatic journey around mental health
I'm Not As Well As I Thought I Was is both a search for meaning and a fight for survival.
Tim Harding, The Telegraph, 15th September 2023Ruby Wax review
Battling depression and finding enlightenment (with jokes)
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 15th September 2023Ruby Wax claims Donald Trump kicked her off his private jet after she laughed at his intention to become President
Appearing on Kate Garraway's Life Stories in an episode which airs on Wednesday, she said she hadn't realised Donald, 77, was being serious when he made the statement.
Rebecca Davison, Daily Mail, 9th August 2023Ruby Wax interview
"I've spent a lifetime giving the illusion all is well. It wasn't and it isn't."
Kate Kellaway, The Observer, 7th May 2023'Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words' coming to Channel 5
Joanna Lumley is the subject of a new two-hour Channel 5 documentary in which she reflects upon her acting career, and which also features Ruby Wax, Jane Horrocks, Helen Lederer and Roger Allam.
British Comedy Guide, 5th April 2023