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Sunday, August 11, 2024

‘Actors are strange animals’: Jack Lowden of Slow Horses on playing an alcoholic and working with his new wife, Saoirse Ronan by Ellen E Jones

The Scottish star talks about his forthcoming role in David Ireland’s new play in Edinburgh – and why making an Irn Bru ad counts as national service The actor Jack Lowden, 34, is Scotti…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AM

Friday, May 19, 2023

‘Only God can say – That’s enough’: Wanda Sykes, the uncancellable standup superstar by Ellen E Jones

She ditched life as a government agent to become a comedian, one so fearless she even has a ‘tampon lasso’. The comic legend discusses cancelled men, coming out – and calling out Rosea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AM

Thursday, October 14, 2021

debbie tucker green: ‘Sometimes it feels a little trite, a little rat-tat-tat, to say your film is activism’ by Ellen E Jones

In a rare interview, the Olivier award-winning dramatist discusses her new film, ear for eye, the frustratingly slow pace of progress for black film-makers – and her preference for lower-c…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:03PM

Saturday, July 17, 2021

George the Poet meets Munya Chawawa: ‘Poetry isn’t perceived as being masculine’ by Ellen E Jones

The podcaster talks to the online satirist about the joys of rhyming, the limits of macho culture and mocking Matt Hancock George the Poet first met Munya Chawawa when he was invited on the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AM

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Gina Yashere meets London Hughes: 'America is super-racist but the glass ceiling is higher!' by Ellen E Jones

In our series pairing veteran black artists with younger talents for a frank chat about their experiences, comedians Gina Yashere and London Hughes reveal why they both felt the need to quit…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:32AM

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Tanya Moodie: Motherland, mindfulness and my Medea freakout by Ellen E Jones

As she wins a TV breakthrough award for playing alpha mum Meg in the BBC comedy, the actor talks about faith, focus and her passion for the stage Amid all the cancellations and chaos caused …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM

Sunday, September 22, 2019

London Hughes: 'There are no black female household names in the UK, bar Naomi Campbell' by Ellen E Jones

From Lizzo to Prince Charles to race and the British standup circuit, the rising comic lets rip London Hughes is the talk of the town. Every town. At this year’s Edinburgh festival fringe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AM

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