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Helen Lederer

May 2024

  • Helen Lederer, John Cleese and Alexei Sayle.

    ‘This is a ticking time bomb’: why are so many entertainers forced to work past retirement age?

    From jobbing workers to familiar names, legions of entertainers are working well into their 70s and 80s. Why? Our writer uncovers an alarming story of shrinking budgets, axed royalties, misguided mortgages and paltry pensions

April 2024

  • Helen Lederer in a black jacket stands with her back to a mirror.

    Helen Lederer on envy, rejection, fun and fame: ‘I wanted it so badly – maybe that’s not normal’

    She has appeared in some of the biggest sitcoms in British comedy history, from The Young Ones to Ab Fab, but always longed for her own show. Now 69, she looks back on the hilarity of her life – and the mortification

January 2022

  • Helen Lederer

    Sunday with Helen Lederer: ‘My ideal is to be with nice people’

    The comedian on lolling in bed, CBD gummies and lunch with friends

June 2020

  • Marian Keyes

    Comedy Women in Print prize unveils mythbusting shortlist

    Marian Keyes, chairing this year’s judges, says finalists ‘showcase different ways that women are funny’ and challenge belief that women can’t write comic fiction

March 2019

  • Sandi Toksvig in front of bookshelves

    New literary festival feeds growing appetite for female-led cultural events

    Sandi Toksvig and Helen Lederer lead the drive to tackle gender inequality in the arts

August 2018

  • Helen Lederer.

    Helen Lederer launches prize for funny female writers

    The Comedy women in print award is a response to how few female authors have won the Wodehouse prize

November 2013

  • What I see in the mirror

    What I see in the mirror
    What I see in the mirror: Helen Lederer

    'I am 59 and will be a big number next year, so there is no point in lying to myself, let alone anyone else'

October 2011

  • Helen Lederer in The Killing of Sister George

    My greatest mistake
    Helen Lederer: my greatest mistake

    Actor Helen Lederer is still mortified to recall the hungover breakfast TV interview when she couldn't think what to say

December 2008

  • My family values: Helen Lederer, actor

    'My parents told me: nothing bad lasts for ever. Something good is always around the corner. In the meantime, you just have to survive'

November 2007

  • My mentors

    Helen Lederer recalls the inspiration of a teacher and the wisdom of a fellow comedian

March 2007

  • Cultureshock

    The comic and actor Helen Lederer invites a reflexologist around for a session with her daughter, Hannah, and then tries not to embarrass her clubbing.

August 2004

  • Take that, Graham Norton

    Comedy: Stephanie Merritt on Rhys Darby | Stewart Lee | Lucy Porter | David O'Doherty | Jim Sweeney | Helen Lederer

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