BUZZ have been granted permission by The Hooghly Review to reprint my weekly column, The Writer’s Gauntlet with Sadie Kaye. They chose a different title for it though! Battle of The Wits is also the name of the affiliated podcast, which will be launching in all the usual podcast places (and some unusual ones) later this year! You can also follow our playlist of music from the IG posts of the columns on Spotify. Enjoy!
https://hongkongbuzz.hk/category/battle-of-the-wits
Who is brave enough to follow in the footsteps of Helen Lederer? Into the fray steps Stewart McKay! His debut novella The Ballad of Billy Lopez is a masterclass of dark wit and pathos. Here, he shares his insights into his secret internal world!
https://thehooghlyreview.com/sadie-kaye-vs-stewart-mckay
My new weekly Writer’s Gauntlet column for The Hooghly Review got off to a cracking celebrity start thanks to the wondrous wit and support of Helen Lederer, fairy godmother to witty women everywhere, award-winning author, comedian, founder of the Comedy Women in Print Prize. The inaugural column was published 12 June 2026. The wittiest responders will be invited to join me on a podcast!
Helen’s memoir Not That I’m Bitter is a joyous explosion of hilarity and humanity. Read the reviews by top literary critics and famous wits like Joanna Lumley, Ben Elton & Stephen Fry!
https://thehooghlyreview.com/sadie-kaye-vs-helen-lederer
https://thehooghlyreview.com/the-writers-gauntlet-with-sadie-kaye
Think you’ve got what it takes to ride my Writer’s Gauntlet? Email or DM me on IG @KayeSadie
https://www.helenlederer.co.uk
https://www.comedywomeninprint.co.uk
My latest delulu piece for The Hooghly Review is a sketch I performed at the WiPS launch of Imprint 24 at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival 2026. You may need to lie down after reading In Bed with Sadie.
https://thehooghlyreview.com/in-bed-with-sadie-by-sadie-kaye/
My new weekly column for The Hooghly Review exposes the secret lives of writers – follow me on Insta to ensure you don’t miss some of the wittiest writers around in my Writer’s Gauntlet!
You can find all my columns for The Hooghly Review in one delulu place: https://thehooghlyreview.com/tag/sadie-kaye
As the Year of the Fire Horse continues to gallop away at breakneck speed, there’s also a Fire Horse let loose in The Apostrophe. Issue 13 is out! The one had a record number of subs! Enjoy and don’t forget to follow us on Substack!
Cover photo by Christopher Woods
Thanks to my old comrades at Buzz for the coverage of the London premiere of To Love A Narcissist at Everyman Cinema and screening at Century Club!!
https://hongkongbuzz.hk/2026/05/sai-kung-media-star-sadie-kaye-to-premiere-new-movie-in-london
https://hongkongbuzz.hk/2026/06/sadie-kaye-attends-london-premiere-of-to-love-a-narcissist
Photos from London premiere at Everyman Cinema and VIP screening of To Love A Narcissist at Century Club, Shaftesbury Ave, London 9 May 2026. Sadie pictured with director Raffaello Degruttola, stars of the film Lyndsey Marshal and Sule Rimi, TJ Morgan, Geoffrey Nganga and other invited guests.
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https://muckrack.com/sadie-kaye/interview
https://muckrack.com/sadie-kaye/portfolio
To Love A Narcissist was released digitally in North America by Freestyle Digital Media 19 May 2026. The film, which I produced for Contro Vento Films, is directed by Raffaello Degruttola and stars Lyndsey Marshal, Sule Rimi, Stephen Campbell Moore, Andrea Lowe and Ed Hayter alongside him. Sadie Frost and Ted Field are executive producers.
The film will be released worldwide on digital and streaming platforms by Freestyle and Cardinal XD three months later. View the trailer, read Freestyle’s press release and grab the links from the logos below!
The film world premiered at SRFF in New York and won awards at festivals in Ariano & Seoul in 2025. Its London premiere was held at the Everyman Cinema 8 May 2026. A screening for members and VIP guests was held at Century Club 9 May.
Please note the links below will only work in North America. If you are travelling to the US or Canada over the summer, or have friends and family in North America who you think might enjoy this toxic love story, please encourage them to watch!
Thanks to the EVERYMAN CINEMA, the talented cast & crew of To Love A Narcissist and all the invited guests for a memorable London premiere Friday 8 May! We mixed, we mingled, we watched, we drank, we fell over (well, I did) and then we got up and did it all again the next day at Century Club!
So incredibly proud of my old pal and ‘almost sibling’ Raffaello Degruttola and star Lyndsey Marshal (no superlatives exist that do her performance justice!) It’s an honour to be part of Team Contro Vento!
To Love A Narcissist has been making headlines today with the release of US distributor Freestyle‘s ‘intriguing’ trailer trending on comingsoon.net. The film premiered in London 8 May 2026 ahead of its digital release in North America 19 May 2026.
