Media & entertainment

Journalists, comedians, and creators.

People in Media & entertainment

8 profiles

Publisher

Joseph Pulitzer

Building influential newspapers and endowing the Pulitzer Prizes.

Comedian

Conan O’Brien

Hosting late-night television with absurd sketches and self-deprecating humour.

Dancer

Fred Astaire

Making dance central to Hollywood musicals, especially with Ginger Rogers.

Performer

Josephine Baker

Becoming a Paris stage star and serving the French Resistance.

Activist

Simon Dixon

Speaking out against Zionism and supporting Palestinian rights, alongside a career in Bitcoin investing and banking reform.

Comedian

Lee Camp

Hosting Redacted Tonight and using comedy to criticise war, corporate power and Israeli policy.

Comedian

Jimmy Dore

Hosting The Jimmy Dore Show and combining stand-up comedy with political commentary.

Comedian

Ricky Gervais

Co-creating The Office and playing David Brent, the boss desperate to be liked.