‘i want to be bad!’

Set up by our very own columnist Helen Lederer, the Comedy Women in Print Awards champion the voices of women who tackle serious and heartfelt subjects with a generous dose of humour. Here, we talk to three of this year’s shortlisted authors...

It’s a funny old world

Our fabulous and funny columnist, comedian Helen Lederer is here to tell it like it is, in her own witty way…

What’s the best way to deal with middle-aged menopausal rage? Form a punk band, says Sally Wainwright

Actor Joanna Page, 48, opens up about her secret dark side, all-night DIY and becoming the next Miss Marple

For Tamsin Greig , a Sally Wainwright drama was a pipe dream. Until, she tells Amy Raphael , she joined a punk band and learned to play bass