Victoria Wood (I)
- English
- Actor, writer, composer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 5
Gold reveals Britain's Greatest Comedian list
Channel Gold has revealed the shortlist of 30 comedians who will be featured in its show Britain's Greatest Comedian.
British Comedy Guide, 1st May 2019My comedy hero: Angela Barnes
Winner of the 2011 BBC New Comedy Award and Edinburgh Fringe favourite chooses her comic idols.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 17th April 2019Fans claim Victoria Wood statue doesn't look like her
Comic's baffled fans say the planned statue looks nothing like her.
Chortle, 27th January 2019Victoria Wood statuettes on sale
Miniature statuettes of Victoria Wood are now on sale, raising funds for a full size version to be erected in her home town in the Summer.
British Comedy Guide, 6th December 201810 peerless funny women of British TV comedy
From Kathy Burke to Victoria Wood... a selection of some of the funniest female writers and comedians to have made their mark on British television.
Hannah Gatward, British Film Institute, 4th December 2018My comedy hero: Jen Brister on Victoria Wood
As this self-dubbed 'stand-up comedian, writer, actor, dickhead' takes her Meaningless show on tour, she picks the northern comic who straddled the mainstream and alternative scene as her comic icon.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 26th October 2018Sue Perkins is Sally Phillips's final guest of a series that has been more enjoyable than any clip show has a right to be. Among Perkins's choices are Not the Nine O'Clock News's Gerald the Gorilla, Will Ferrell's "more cowbell" SNL skit and a vintage bit from Julie Walters and the much-missed Victoria Wood.
Gwilym Mumford, The Guardian, 20th October 2018Why few comedians can match the satire of Victoria Wood
"Woman says bollocks near Cheadle" is funnier than "Woman says bollocks in Cheadle".
Antonia Quirke, The New Statesman, 23rd May 2018Radio 4 to broadcast un-heard Victoria Wood material
Radio 4 is to broadcast never-heard-before material from Victoria Wood in a new two-part documentary series.
British Comedy Guide, 26th April 2018Creator Victoria Wood's summary of dinnerladies as "just a bunch of women who work in a canteen" belies how popular her first sitcom was. Twenty years after the show began, this three-parter tells the behind-the-scenes story, with contributions from the likes of Julie Walters, Maxine Peake and Jo Brand.
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 14th March 2018