Helen Lederer
Born | September 24, 1954 |
Hometown | Carmarthen, United Kingdom |
Height | 5'2" (1.57m) |
Spouse | Chris Browne (m 1999 - present) , Roger Alton (m 1989 - 1991) |
Children | Hannah Lederer-Alton |
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Comediennes to make guest appearances at Dorset event
- Dorset will be hosting it's first Women's Health Symposium with guest appearances from Scottish commediennes Janey Godley and Helen Lederer.
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Comedy Women in Print Prize 2020 winners announced
The Comedy Women in Print Prize (CWIP) has named its 2020 winners - the only awards in the UK and Ireland to recognise work by funny women.Nina Stibbe scooped the Published Comic Novel prize for Reasons to Be Cheerful, the final book in her semi-autobiographical trilogy, while Sunday Times bestselling author Candice Carty-Williams was named runner up for her debut novel Queenie.
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Ruth Jones among Comedy Women In Print Prize winners
An online awards ceremony was hosted by Helen Lederer, who founded the awards.
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'Men still say women aren't funny': Nina Stibbe wins Comedy women in print prize
'Men still say women aren't funny': Nina Stibbe wins Comedy women in print prize. Reasons to Be Cheerful wins award set up to correct ‘sexist imbalance’ in Wodehouse prize, having also won that honour in 2019
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Comedy Women In Print ceremony to be held online
The ceremony will be hosted by Helen Lederer.
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Helen Lederer: 'My childhood self was like David Frost, but a fat female child version'
I was a very annoying child. I went to Blackheath High School in London, which had very strict teachers who weren’t used to children who were jolly and would come up with ideas to introduce a bit of fun. That’s the kind of child I was – making up rude games and getting into trouble by mistake. It must have been very irritating for those teachers, but the truth is that we’re all annoying, even though we don’t mean to be. My older sister used to hum, and I remember flying at her, desperate for her
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Comedy Women in Print prize unveils mythbusting shortlist
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
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Candice Carty-Williams’s Queenie up for female comedy writing award
Her book has been shortlisted in the public comic novels category of The Comedy Women In Print Prize.
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Celebrities share their 'Lockdown' moments to promote new charity song in aid of Telegraph Appeal
Comedian, musician and bestselling author Tony Hawks has recorded a new song, called Lockdown, and is using it to raise awareness of the Telegraph's Coronavirus Appeal. All proceeds from our appeal go to the national poverty charity Turn2us, which is providing emergency grants for people in the UK who have been hardest hit financially by the Covid-19 crisis. A video to accompany the song features a number of well known figures, all sharing their lockdown moments; they include Stephen Fry, Sandi
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Comedy Women In Print Prize unveils expanded judging panel
The award is entering its second year.
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Submissions open for second annual women in comedy award
The Comedy Women in Print prize was founded by stand-up comedian Helen Lederer.
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