Victoria Wood (I)
- English
- Actor, writer, composer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 6
My Comedy Hero: Hardeep Singh Kohli on Victoria Wood
As he takes his tour across the UK, the man behind sitcom Meet the Magoons and one-man show The Nearly Naked Chef picks the late funnywoman as his comic idol.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 8th March 2018Festive instalment of the series that ran earlier this year, commemorating the life of the late Victoria Wood. Hosted by Anne Reid, this one focuses, reasonably enough, on Wood's Christmas specials, and includes reflections from participants in some of them, including Celia Imrie, Julie Walters and Richard E Grant. Ann Widdecombe also explains what it felt like to find herself on the receiving end of Wood's gently biting mockery.
Andrew Mueller, The Guardian, 23rd December 2017Gold to air documentary series based on Victoria Wood's diaries
Channel Gold is to air dinnerladies diaries, a three-part documentary series based on Victoria Wood's personal diaries.
British Comedy Guide, 13th September 2017What happened to the comedy trademark?
Comedians once embraced a signature quip or look, so why have such tropes fallen out of favour?
James Kettle, The Guardian, 7th August 2017Make 'em laugh: Manchester's comedy greats remembered
The performers who put the city on the map for comedy and entertainment from the 1950s to the present day.
Henry Hochland, Manchester Evening News, 21st June 2017Victoria Wood statue maker announced
Graham Ibbeson, whose work the late comedian is said to have admired, will sculpt lifesize bronze for her home town of Bury. He previously built the Eric Morecambe memorial.
The Guardian, 15th May 2017Victoria Wood statue to be erected in Bury Library Gardens
Artist Graham Ibbeson, who has previously worked on statues include the one of Eric Morecambe, has been selected to make the new Victoria Wood statue.
British Comedy Guide, 15th May 2017Our Friend Victoria, Episode five, BBC1 review
We keep hearing that there is going to be a League of Gentlemen reunion at some point and there is one - of sorts - in the penultimate instalment of this six-art tribute to Victoria Wood.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th May 2017Julie Walters & Maxine Peake reflect on Victoria Wood
A year after her death, Wood's contemporaries pay tribute to the comedy legend in Our Friend Victoria.
Radio Times, 9th May 2017My Comedy Hero: Jonny & The Baptists
The musical comedy duo choose Victoria Wood and Mark Thomas as their comic icons.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 5th May 2017