Comedy Women in Print Prize Salon: Women's Wit Will Change the World (In person & online)
Join us for chat, schmooze, discussion, silliness, drinks and general jollity at this very special salon celebrating the Comedy Women in Print Prize. Writer/comedians Desiree Burch, Helen Lederer and Cariad Lloyd (the latter joined at the hip since winning Celebrity Pointless together) discuss all the reasons why women’s wit will change the world, we’ll be joined by some of the CWIP shortlisted authors and hear from their hilarious novels - including Tahmima Anam (The Startup Wife), Phoebe Luckhurst (The Lock In), Nikki May (Wahala) and Charlotte Mendelson (The Exhibitionist) - and we’ll raise a glass or two to all the funny women, past and present, loud and quiet, whose wit lights up our lives.
Desiree Burch is a stand-up comic, writer, performer, devised theatre-maker and actor. Her internationally acclaimed stand up shows and original works for theatre include 52 Man Pickup, Unf*ckable and Tar Baby, which won the Edinburgh Festival Fringe First Award. She has also written on BBC's ‘The Mash Report’ as well as her own short, Diane from Accounts, debuting on Sky in 2023.
Helen Lederer is a writer, actress, comedian, presenter and founder of the Comedy Women in Print Prize. She has appeared on 'Saturday Night Live', 'The Young Ones', 'French and Saunders' and is best known as Catriona in 'Absolutely Fabulous'. Her novel, Losing It, was nominated for the PG Wodehouse Comedy Literary award. Her memoir Not That I'm Bitter... will be published in September 2023.
Cariad Lloyd is a writer, actor and podcaster. On screen, she has appeared in 'Peep Show', 'Toast of London', 'Inside No. 9', 'QI' and 'Have I Got News For You' and on stage, she is one of the team of improvisers behind 'Austentatious'. She is the creator and host of the multi-award-winning podcast, 'Griefcast', and her book, You Are Not Alone, came out in January.
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Books by the speakers and shortlisted authors are available to buy from our partner bookshop Hatchards.
N.B. This event will take place in person at The London Library and will be livestreamed. If you are joining us in person, please see our Event Access and COVID Guidelines before you arrive. Doors (and the bar and chat) open at 6.45pm, the talk will run from 7.15-8.15/8.30pm and the bar will close at 8.45pm. The livestream will begin on YouTube from 7.15pm and will be available to watch live or at any time after the event, using the same link.
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