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  Euronews

  Supporting trans rights and podcasting: How Suzi Ruffell does comedy

  She's got a podcast and a stand-up special on Amazon but how does Suzi Ruffell navigate the world of comedy?

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  Evening Standard

  Teenage Cancer Trust Comedy Night at the Royal Albert Hall review: back in the swim

  4/5 The long-delayed annual fundraiser made a triumphant return

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  The Guardian

  Leicester comedy festival review – Jackie Weaver whips the Comedians’ Council into line

  Weaver chairs as Suzi Ruffell and Paul Sinha field questions from the crowd, Nathan Caton riffs on lockdown with a new girlfriend and Jessica Fostekew talks no-nonsense parenting

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  The Telegraph

  Womanhood, review: what exactly can British feminists agree on these days?

  “My journey through life has not been an easy one,” confessed Shirley Ballas in the opening minutes of BBC Two’s “Womanhood”. Over the course of the 90-minute programme, the 61-year-old Strictly judge described the intense and lifelong pressure she had felt to “be a certain weight, look a certain way”. You could see the crumpling shame against which she struggled to hold her frame as she described how her ex-husband had controlled her life. When she was three months pregnant with their son, her

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  The Guardian

  ‘If I’m funny, no one cares who I sleep with’: queer comedians on finding a stage

  ‘If I’m funny, no one cares who I sleep with’: queer comedians on finding a stageStandups including Suzi Ruffell, Paul Sinha and Lee Peart reveal how hecklers, bookers and ‘the gay slot’ have affected their appearances in the spotlight ‘People like your comedy or they don’t’ … Suzi Ruffell, Paul Sinha and Lee Peart. Composite: PR, Samuel Black Photography

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  Evening Standard

  Up at the O2 with Suzi Ruffell review: Spectacular views and even more memorable comedy

  “When my agent asked me if I wanted to play the O2 Arena this is not what I expected.” Comedian Suzi Ruffell has been a rising star for some time and last night she reached the top. Well, the top of the O2, telling rapidfire jokes on a platform on the summit, 52 vertiginous metres above the ground.

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  The Guardian

  Standup Under the Stars: comics bounce back with a live show – and a sheathed mic

  Standup Under the Stars: comics bounce back with a live show – and a sheathed micBridget Christie pokes fun at Madonna, Suzi Ruffell talks smear tests and John Robins is heckled about Butlins. Our critic’s first standup gig in months is a riot of joy and tension

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  PA Media: Entertainment

  Virtual comedy club attempting to break Guinness World Record

  The Covid Arms will feature comedians including Russell Howard.

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  Lifestyle

  The Guardian

  Rinsing bananas and rapping about teapots … comedians work from home

  Rinsing bananas and rapping about teapots … comedians work from homeWithout any gigs to perform, comics are spreading good cheer on Twitter and TikTok. Here’s a roundup of the latest from Suzi Ruffell, Jessica Fostekew, Mo Gilligan and othersWarning: contains strong language • See all our lockdown culture coverage • Coronavirus and culture – a list of major cancellations

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  Health

  The Guardian

  'Comedy is my way of making sense of life': the comics standing up for mental health

  'Comedy is my way of making sense of life': the comics standing up for mental healthAs the series Comedy Against Living Miserably launches, two comedians explain how their jobs affect their emotional wellbeing – and how they hope to help their audiences

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