Viv Groskop
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 2
A new satire must emerge breaking out of liberal bubble
We need a rebirth of political comedy: preaching to the converted about Trump and Brexit isn't going to be enough.
Viv Groskop, The Guardian, 13th February 2017Interview: Rarely Asked Questions - Viv Groskop
I don't really know journalist Viv Groskop but I do know her writing. It is sharp, funny and well-observed.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th December 20165 things I've learnt from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The brilliantly witty Viv Groskop on her top tips for surviving Edinburgh Fringe Festival...
Suzannah Ramsdale, InStyle, 19th August 2016Comedians on meeting their hecklers
Sarah Kendall, Mark Watson, Alexei Sayle and other standups recall what happened when they came face to face with their toughest critics after a show.
The Guardian, 16th August 2016Fringe performers swept up in 2016 political whirlwind
From the Brexit vote to the US presidential race, the tumult of the year's news shows how nimble - or lucky - artists need to be to stay relevant.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 16th August 2016Interview: Viv Groskop
The self-loathing, self-consciously middle-class Viv Groskop prepares to take on all-comers.
Claire Sawers, The List, 29th July 2016Can Brexit be funny? (Link expired)
Is Brexit actually funny? Or is it possibly one of the unfunniest things that has ever happened? Viv Groskop ponders the question ahead of her Fringe show.
Viv Gorskop, WOW247, 25th July 2016Carla Lane created funny women - that was the norm then
In the world of 1980s television, female characters and writers were everywhere. What's gone wrong?
Viv Groskop, The Guardian, 1st June 2016Viv Groskop answers 10 Edinburgh Fringe Questions
Viv Groskop tells us about her lengthy and varied comic career, and first Fringe stand-up show in 2015.
British Comedy Guide, 14th August 201510 Fringe survival tips from comedians in the know
Heading to this summer's Edinburgh Festival Fringe (7-31 August)? Take a few (survival) tips off three very different comedians in the know. And LOL in the process. Take it away Jack Whitehall, Viv Groskop and Luisa Omielan...
Marie Claire, 24th July 2015