Van Badham
Verified- Columnist, The Guardian
- Co-Host, "The Week on Wednesday" with Van Badham & Ben Davison
- Writer, Freelance
Victoria
@Guardian columnist, @WeekOnWednesday co-host, theatremaker, commentator, TV dilettante. Email: asstvanbadham@gmail.com. In my spare time I write books.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
A party. But the snacks have to be really good.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A lot more enemies who I haven’t even met in person.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
In a rowboat, at twilight, drinking lemonade.
What's your favorite social network?
A really
Why did you become a journalist?
I was innocently doing stand up at a feminist gig and someone offered me the job.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Journalism is like a shitty boyfriend - it’s most interested in you when you are finally done with it.
When's the best time to pitch you?
After the first coffee, but definitely not after the second one.
What's your favorite drink?
The one that won’t kill me.
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