Viv Groskop

Viv Groskop (born 8 July 1973)[1] is a British journalist, writer and comedian. She has written for publications including The Guardian, Evening Standard, The Observer, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and Red magazine.[2] She writes on arts, books, popular culture and current affairs, identifying as a feminist.[3] Groskop is a stand-up comedian,[4] MC and improviser who was a finalist in Funny Women 2012[5] and semi-finalist in So You Think You're Funny 2012.[6] She is an agony aunt for The Pool[7] and host of the Mint Velvet clothing podcast "We are Women".[8]

  1. ^ Viv Groskop "I'm 40: the confusion starts here", The Observer, 6 July 2013.
  2. ^ Hannah Gilchrist, "Viv Groskop’s Top Tips For Autumn Winter 2011", Red, 10 October 2011.
  3. ^ Groskop, Viv (2 October 2009). "Rod Liddle: 'Maybe I was wrong to say I wouldn't sleep with Harriet Harman'". Evening Standard. The former Today editor turned Sunday Times columnist Rod Liddle greets me with the words: 'I have headlice. You know - nits.' So, I smile to myself, there is a God. And He is a feminist.
  4. ^ "New book The Anna Karenina Fix". Viv Groskop. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Funny Women Awards 2012 Finalist – Viv Groskop", Funny Women.
  6. ^ "Heat 7 contestants", So You Think You're Funny?
  7. ^ Groskop, Viv (9 May 2015). "Life – Dear Viv: Do trial separations actually work?". The Pool. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  8. ^ "We are Women | The Podcast 01". Mint Velvet. Retrieved 9 March 2018.