You can tell she’s a local by the small stuff. She name-drops British supermarkets in her rants. She’s been spotted at the Waitrose near her London home, probably buying posh biscuits and eyeing the queue with a comedian’s gaze. She also talks about the British weather like a true citizen: with weary affection.
BBC Radio Shropshire - Jim Hawkins, Mark Elliott sits in and chats to
Remember her Netflix special, “Sane New World?” She filmed it at the London Palladium. Couldn’t get more British than that unless she was serving tea and biscuits during the interval. When she talks about the NHS, she does it with the authority of someone who’s used it, not just read about it.
If she didn’t live here, she wouldn’t complain about our overpriced train tickets with such heartfelt expertise. Trust me, you can’t fake that level of annoyance. It’s earned.
But What About Her Famous Friends?
You might think, “She hangs out with Hollywood stars, so she must live there.” Not so fast. Ruby’s circle is remarkably British, too. She’s close with Jo Brand and other UK comedians. They have a club called “The Funny Women” where they just sit around and laugh at life.
Her social media is a dead giveaway. One day she’s posting about a rainy walk in Hampstead Heath. The next, she’s roasting a politician on a British panel show. Even her Instagram captions are filled with British slang like “cheers” and “rubbish.”
It’s the domestic stuff that seals it. She once joked about the weird smell of a British carpet after a rainstorm. Only someone who lives here would notice that. You can’t Google that level of detail.
The tragic reason Ruby Wax had to change her real name
