Letters Live - celebrities reading hilarious or profound letters →

“Letters Live” is an event at the Royal Albert Hall in the UK where performers read interesting letters aloud to an audience. They’re often short–just a few minutes. I’m partial to the letters which contain that British wit and sometimes-excessive niceness.

Some of my favorites include:

• Alan Carr reads a letter to an insurance company describing a sticky situation
• Ian McKellen reads Kurt Vonnegut’s inspirational letter to some students
• Himesh Patel reads a letter to Richard Branson: ‘How can you live like this?’
• Taika Waititi reads a hilarious letter about a speeding ticket
• Olivia Colman reads a letter responding to an unsolicited penis photograph
• Miriam Margolyes reads a letter from a disgruntled care home resident
• Claire Foy reads a hilarious letter from Phyllida Law to her mother-in-law