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Rachael Healy

Rachael Healy is a reporter and critic, specialising in arts and culture. She’s worked across news, features, profiles and investigations for publications including The Observer, The Guardian and The i Paper. She reviews comedy, theatre and TV and has served as a judge for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards and BBC Audio Drama Awards. She’s been shortlisted for the Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award at the British Journalism Awards four times, winning in 2023.

Photo of Rachael Healy

Rachael Healy

Rachael Healy is a reporter and critic, specialising in arts and culture. She’s worked across news, features, profiles and investigations for publications including The Observer, The Guardian and The i Paper. She reviews comedy, theatre and TV and has served as a judge for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards and BBC Audio Drama Awards. She’s been shortlisted for the Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award at the British Journalism Awards four times, winning in 2023.

  • Rachael Healy
    No laughing matter: meet Julia Masli, the clown who wants to fix all our problems

    Julia Masli tries to cure her audience’s woes in her stage show. Now an archive of recordings has been turned into a documentary

    Tue, 11 Nov 2025

  • Rachael Healy
    Puma puts ‘supershoe’ to test in New York marathon

    Puma's newest supershoe made debuted with a racing start at the New York Marathon

    Sun, 2 Nov 2025

  • Rachael Healy
    Polanski’s social media strategy woos the young

    Green Party membership has more than doubled, driven in part by its platform messaging on apps like TikTok

    Sun, 2 Nov 2025

  • Rachael Healy
    Brontë meets Barbie: purists slate Wuthering Heights trailer

    A first glance at Emerald Fennell’s raunchy take on the classic novel sends the internet into a frenzy

    Sun, 7 Sept 2025

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    Queen Elizabeth II ‘was a remainer’

    The late Queen opposed Brexit, contrary to reports during the referendum campaign

    Mon, 1 Sept 2025

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    Ryanair ups staff perks for spotting oversized luggage

    Despite outrage, the airline’s boss is unrepentant about increasing his workers’ bonuses for stopping non-compliant bags

    Mon, 1 Sept 2025

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    How Taskmaster took over television

    Taskmaster is about to air its 20th UK series and has spawned versions the world over. So what is its secret?

    Mon, 25 Aug 2025

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    Sami Abu Wardeh: “Laughter is restorative”

    The Irish-Palestinian comedian on Palestine: Peace de Resistance, his ambitious, genre-bending response to the war in Gaza

    Fri, 22 Aug 2025

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    This year’s fringe is a delightful gamble

    The breakout comedy acts on show this year

    Fri, 15 Aug 2025

  • Rachael Healy
    Consumed is a portrait of intergenerational trauma

    Repressed feelings rumble in this play about a family of Northern Irish women reuniting for a 90th birthday party

    Fri, 15 Aug 2025

  • Rachael Healy
    The death of a publishing dream

    The literary disrupters enjoyed great success with their crowdfunding model, signing authors that other publishers overlooked. And then the money ran out…

    Sat, 9 Aug 2025

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    Onstage orgasms, live tattooing, ‘embracing our mucky parts’

    The month-long festival can be an endurance test for many its performers, as they confront their emotional and physical boundaries

    Sun, 3 Aug 2025

  • Rachael Healy
    Americans can’t get enough of Cotswolds’ chocolate-box villages

    US visitors aren’t just enjoying holidays in the area, they’re buying up homes and moving in

    Sun, 27 Jul 2025

  • Rachael Healy
    Meghan in the pink with launch of her own celebrity rosé

    The Duchess of Sussex’s rosé is the first drink in her As Ever lifestyle brand, known until now mainly for its jam

    Sun, 22 Jun 2025

  • Rachael Healy
    The battle of Tattle: gossip victims call for website to shut

    Public figures tell of impact on their mental health after being targeted by Tattle Life

    Fri, 20 Jun 2025

  • Rachael Healy
    Air India crash: shock, disbelief and horror in London

    Among the Gujarati community in the capital, many are looking for ways to help those affected by the disaster and some fear flying on that route in future

    Sun, 15 Jun 2025

  • Rachael Healy
    Divine comedy: fringe standups turn to religion for inspiration

    A number of comics at the Edinburgh fringe this summer are finding the humour in their newfound faith

    Tue, 10 Jun 2025

  • Rachael Healy
    Beyoncé makes headlines again in stage outfit that takes a swipe at US media

    Living under the paparazzi spotlight for years, the pop legend joins the rebellious fashion trend with a statement of her own

    Sun, 8 Jun 2025

  • Rachael Healy
    The great unmuzzling: Banning workplace NDAs

    Workplaces have used NDAs to cover up harassment, discrimination and abuse

    Thu, 29 May 2025

  • Rachael Healy
    Beckham family rift sheds light on ‘forensic fandom’

    Followers who hunt for clues about celebrities’ lives via social media posts led the way on Brooklyn story

    Sat, 24 May 2025

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