For years, the ‘funny fat friend’ was one of the few ways fat women were allowed to exist on screen. Loud, self-deprecating, endlessly available for mockery, the fat actress was never the lead unless ...

Standup comedian Russell Howard, beloved in his native U.K. for Sky’s long-running “The Russell Howard Hour” and known to global audiences for Netflix specials “Lubricant” (2021) and “Recalibrate” ...

Comedy writer Ian Karmel spent most of his life making fun of his weight, starting at a very young age. "Being a kid is terrifying — and if you can be the funny fat kid, at least that's a role," ...

“Love Actually” writer-director Richard Curtis admitted at the Times and Sunday Times’ Cheltenham Literature Festival (via Today) that he regrets the many weight-centric jokes he wrote into his 2003 ...