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Rachael Healy
@rachaelhealy.bsky.social
Journalist/lapsed mackem | Features/reviews/investigations. Mostly on culture. Currently reporter @theobserveruk.bsky.social (plus bits in @theguardian.com) | British Journalism Awards winner 2023

https://www.theguardian.com/profile/rachael-healy
Thanks to @pressgazette.co.uk and the British Journalism Awards judges for shortlisting me for the Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award, and congratulations to everyone who made the lists
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Delighted to be shortlisted for best news story in the @freelancingfor.bsky.social Freelance Journalism Awards 2025, for a story about the treatment of workers on Strictly Come Dancing, commissioned when I was freelancing for @theobserveruk.bsky.social last year. Congrats to all on the shortlist!
October 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Thanks to @joeyshea.bsky.social from Human Rights Watch
October 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
As @taskmaster.tv gets ready to celebrate its 20th series, 10 years on TV, and 15 years since the original live Fringe show, I went behind the scenes to find the secrets of its success. Read all about it in the @theobserveruk.bsky.social

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
August 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Little work update: on 7 May I'll be joining the Observer team for six months as a full-time reporter.

Get in touch with tips on anything you think I should be digging into. I'll be covering my usual arts and culture patch, but also other topics.
April 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
“If you’re starved of gossip, you haven’t got the day-to-day information that keeps people together”
In today’s Observer: from TV dramas to the podcasts that delve into industry secrets and real-life stories, why gossip is endlessly compelling.
March 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
In the paper today
February 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Interesting discussion about reviews and the role of criticism in comedy earlier at Leicester Comedy Festival with @dmujournalism.bsky.social, Sikisa and @beyondthejoke.bsky.social
February 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
His show Gimme (One With Everything) was one of the most exciting things I saw last year - in today’s Guardian Saturday Mag, I interviewed comedian Rob Copland about his high-energy brand of standup
January 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Sparing a thought for this flooring business I just walked past
December 1, 2024 at 1:50 PM
In today’s Observer
December 1, 2024 at 1:35 PM
New: Summerhall has just issued a statement following today’s hearing RE its dispute with HMRC. Looks like bad news for the artists still waiting to be paid.
November 29, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Finally saw Or What’s Left of Us by Sh!t Theatre last night - a deeply moving, vulnerable, beautiful show that will stay with me for a long time. Really recommend reading Brian Logan’s write-up from earlier in the year amp.theguardian.com/stage/articl...
November 21, 2024 at 8:08 AM
Hello everyone - especially comedy/theatre/TV/film people - always keen to hear about exciting new projects and issues in the industry. DMs and emails open!
November 15, 2024 at 5:42 PM