Ariane Sherine

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Ariane Sherine is a comedy writer and journalist. She started her career in 2002 when she came runner-up in the BBC Talent New Sitcom Writers' Award, and then wrote for BBC shows including My Family, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps and The Story of Tracy Beaker, as well as Channel 4's Countdown and ITV1's The New Worst Witch.

In 2008, she moved into journalism and has now written more than 75 columns for the Guardian, as well as travel features for The Sunday Times, book reviews for the Observer, columns for The Spectator, album reviews for NME and features for Esquire, the Independent and Independent on Sunday.

In 2009, she published The Atheist's Guide to Christmas (HarperCollins), then had a nervous breakdown and didn't write for
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Reynard City Chronicles

I know nothing about superheroes or graphic novels. Seriously, I'd be hard-pressed to name ten if my life depended on it. But I did love the cartoon Thundercats as a kid ('Feel the magic, hear the roar, Thundercats are loose!') so when I stumbled across Reynard City Chronicles thanks to a friend, it was a very welcome nostalgic experience.

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