The comedian and writer on overcoming depression, working on death row, and learning to say noBorn in Glasgow in 1974, Susan Calman worked as a corporate lawyer before starting standup comedy in 2006. She won a Scottish Bafta in 2007 for a Channel 4 sketch show, Blowout, and went on to become a regular on TV and radio panel shows. She hosted the podcast Mrs Brightside, co-hosts Carry On Up and has published two bo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00AM on April 19, 2026