#  @letterslive Letters Live Letters Live posts on YouTube about london, albert, to the, in the the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [------] [#](/creator/youtube::UC4VK4LX8hbTjgdAipl0cHhw/interactions)  - [--] Week [-------] +49% - [--] Month [-------] +107% - [--] Months [---------] +11% - [--] Year [---------] +93% ### Mentions: [---] [#](/creator/youtube::UC4VK4LX8hbTjgdAipl0cHhw/posts_active)  - [--] Month [--] +13% - [--] Months [--] +21% - [--] Year [---] +104% ### Followers: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UC4VK4LX8hbTjgdAipl0cHhw/followers)  - [--] Week [-------] +0.50% - [--] Month [-------] +1.30% - [--] Months [-------] +5.30% - [--] Year [-------] +14% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UC4VK4LX8hbTjgdAipl0cHhw/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) [countries](/list/countries) [finance](/list/finance) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [musicians](/list/musicians) [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands) [stocks](/list/stocks) [social networks](/list/social-networks) [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) [celebrities](/list/celebrities) **Social topic influence** [london](/topic/london) #1048, [albert](/topic/albert) #272, [to the](/topic/to-the), [in the](/topic/in-the), [new york](/topic/new-york) #3430, [december](/topic/december), [books](/topic/books) #2764, [new york city](/topic/new-york-city) #1267, [a very](/topic/a-very) #724, [york city](/topic/york-city) #1275 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@kokocamden](/creator/undefined) [@thekokofoundation](/creator/undefined) [@kokolondon](/creator/undefined) [@mylessmithuk](/creator/undefined) [@dominatingmotivation](/creator/undefined) [@montblanc](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Olivia Colman reads a raunchy letter of complaint to Paul Newman As well as being a multi-award winning Hollywood actor Paul Newman was also the founder of Newmans Own a food company known and admired for donating all of its profits to charity. Like any other business however they receive complaints and in [----] Newman was sent the following letter by a frustrated customer. Olivia Colman joined us to read this rather unusual letter of complaint at Wilderness Festival Oxfordshire UK in August 2024" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Kgh9Mu7NiH4) 2024-08-08T17:39Z 401K followers, 241.8K engagements "Matt Berry reads a letter from South Park creators to the MPAA Prior to the release of South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut in [----] the movie's creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker were asked repeatedly by the MPAA to alter the film in order for it to gain an R rating rather than an NC-17. Matt Stone responded to this request with this memo. Matt Berry joined us to read it at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall London in December [----]. Matt Stone to MPAA Matt Stone" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cXn_24Wb3q0) 2025-04-19T17:32Z 401K followers, 815.6K engagements "Rory Stewart reads a letter from Eton about Boris Johnson's conduct at school On 3rd of October [----] Rory Stewart took to the stage at the Royal Albert Hall to read for the first time at Letters Live and also resign from the Conservative Party. The letter. In [----] the headmaster at Eton College wrote a letter to the father of one of his pupils. That pupil now happens to be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Rory Stewart Letters Live Royal Albert Hall Boris Johnson Benedict Cumberbatch Conservative London Politics UK Rory Stewart Letters Live Royal Albert Hall Boris Johnson Benedict" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DKC180Axz3A) 2019-10-04T10:34Z 401K followers, 228.3K engagements "Gillian Anderson reads a letter of advice to her 16-year-old self In [----] Gillian Anderson wrote a letter of advice to her 16-year-old self. At Letters Live in London's Royal Albert Hall in October [----] Gillian joined us to read it" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FHXPcyxXCCI) 2022-02-12T10:36Z 401K followers, 96.5K engagements "Woody Harrelson reads a letter about a very grumpy cat One afternoon in [----] a balding cat was thrust upon novelist John Cheever by his old friend Josie Herbst who explained that she could no longer keep him. Cheever reluctantly homed the cat but they didnt get on; so much so that Cheevers friendship with Herbst soon deteriorated. The rift finally healed in [----] when Cheever sent Herbst the letter you're about to hear. At Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in November [----] Woody Harrelson joined us to give this hilarious reading of Cheever's letter. Benjamin Cheever [----] used by" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PvUb9XjCg88) 2024-07-11T09:38Z 401K followers, 663.8K engagements "Miriam Margolyes reads a letter from a disgruntled care home resident Miriam Margolyes reads a [----] thank you letter with a difference from 97-year-old nursing home resident Mary Grant from County Down Ireland. Originally read at Letters Live at the Freemasons Hall London" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jnWxHmMqAQk) 2021-11-25T14:03Z 401K followers, 472K engagements "Nathan Lane reads an utterly hilarious letter about masturbation When he wasnt writing Oscar-winning screenplays or defying the Hollywood blacklist Dalton Trumbo was often crafting letters worthy of the stage. He wrote this one in [----] to his teenage son along with two books. Nathan Lane joined us to read this hilarious letter at Letters Live New York in May [----] reprising the role of Trumbo which he played in the Off-Broadway play Trumbo: Red White & Blacklisted later adapted into the [----] documentary film Trumbo. Dalton Trumbo 1958" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=40EGN8qCBlc) 2025-10-19T17:11Z 401K followers, 183.1K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reads a FIERY letter of complaint to a bank Anyone whos ever been frustrated when trying to deal with their bank will find comfort in this letter read by Benedict Cumberbatch. Written by an exasperated account holder who had recently tried and failed to pay in a cheque this letter was performed at Letters Live in partnership with Cunard last month. Peter Wear" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DFzqSMfnbvo) 2026-02-11T10:47Z 401K followers, 192.3K engagements "Thom Yorke reads a hilarious letter about a surprising text message The letter you're about to watch was published in the Daily Telegraph in May [----]. Beloved musician Thom Yorke joined us at Letters Live at London's Union Chapel back in March [----] to read it. David Lavelle" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Dfo4MAVLrx8) 2024-11-02T21:33Z 401K followers, 125.5K engagements "Sharon Horgan reads a letter of complaint about Always Maxi-Pads In [----] a lady named Wendi Aarons wrote a rather fiesty letter of complaint to the Brand Manager at Procter and Gamble. Sharon Horgan read this hilarious letter at Letters Live at the Union Chapel in London back in [----]. Wendi Aarons 2007" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FxC34A-nYas) 2025-08-15T18:32Z 401K followers, 85.4K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reads a funny letter from a frustrated bank customer Anyone who has ever attempted to deal with a bank will find comfort in the following letter written by a frustrated account holder who had recently tried and failed to pay in a cheque. Benedict Cumberbatch joined us to read this brilliant letter at Letters Live in association with Cunard at London's Southbank Centre in January [----]. Peter Wear 1999" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GNXnmDy4jmg) 2026-02-03T15:49Z 401K followers, 142.7K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reads Kurt Vonnegut's letter to the future In [----] the great American novelist Kurt Vonnegut wrote a letter to the people of the future. Benedict Cumberbatch read this remarkably precient letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall on 12th December [----]. A Letter to the Next Generation' Copyright Kurt Vonnegut [----] used by permission of The Wylie Agency (UK) Limited" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KhhTr8wH2P4) 2024-12-22T16:00Z 401K followers, 265.1K engagements "Cate Blanchett reads a wonderfully bizarre letter to a stranger It wasnt just in her paintings that Spanish surrealist Remedios Varo explored the mysticalas this playful letter to a stranger shows. Cate Blanchett joined us to read it a special fundraising edition of Letters Live @kokocamden last year in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Margaret Carson and Remedois Varo" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RcTIwlc3RN8) 2025-05-15T07:56Z 401K followers, 66.7K engagements "Olivia Colman reads a novelist's (rather funny) complaint letter to a funeral parlour In [----] shortly after the death of her father celebrated novelist Lydia Davis wrote a letter of complaint to a funeral parlour. Olivia Colman joined us at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in London in November [----] to read it. Copyright: Lydia Davis to a Funeral parlour from: The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis Lydia Davis 2009" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=S-FJ_np2Wvc) 2023-11-18T16:15Z 401K followers, 346.6K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reads a hilarious letter of apology to a hotel In March of [----] [--] years after being banned from the Empress Hotel in British Columbia Novia Scotia resident Nick Burchill wrote them a letter and asked for forgiveness. Three days later by which point his letter had been reprinted online and read by millions the ban was lifted. Benedict Cumberbatch performed this letter at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall London in October [----]. Letter Nick Burchill" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZXusaBNctC8) 2023-01-21T10:40Z 401K followers, 2.6M engagements "Peter Dinklage reads a very funny letter in defence of beavers In December [----] as a result of an official complaint from a neighbour a Michigan resident named Stephen Tvedten received indirectly a stern warning from the regions Department of Environmental Quality in the form of a letter a letter in which he was given six weeks to remove two unauthorized and hazardous dams from the stream on his property or else face prosecution. Tvedtens amusing response soon made the local news. The case was quickly dropped. Peter Dinklage joined us at Letters Live at The Town Hall NYC to read this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dl3xNpeOkE0) 2024-07-18T15:50Z 401K followers, 863.2K engagements "Simon Amstell reads a hilarious letter of thanks to his mum Simon Amstell joined us at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in November [----] to read a letter to his mum Tina who was in the audience. Please enjoy. Simon Amstell 2025" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fSuLFPjr7uk) 2026-01-20T15:46Z 401K followers, 17.7K engagements "James Corden reads a HILARIOUS letter of complaint to Coca-Cola In [----] Coca-Cola did the unthinkable and changed the recipe of their flagship product replacing it with New Coke. To say it went badly would be an understatement. The following letter of complaint is one of thousands to soon reach headquarters. Within three months the old recipe had been reintroduced. James Corden joined us to read this letter at Letters Live in association with Cunard at London's Southbank Centre" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iyKOnl8Kuu4) 2026-01-26T18:13Z 401K followers, 18.6K engagements "Taika Waititi reads Spike Milligan's hilarious letter home from WWII During World War II Spike Milligan famously served as a signalman with the Royal Artillery. He wrote home often and in September [----] secretly stationed in Italy he sent the following letter to his family. Taika joined us @kokocamden to read it at a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Spike Milligan Productions [----] A Night at the Theatre was a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mQGGOK2meMo) 2025-09-26T14:37Z 401K followers, 74.3K engagements "Matt Berry and Peter Capaldi read a FIERY letter exchange Possibly one of our favourite letter exchanges ever and at London's Freemasons' Hall back in [----] Matt Berry and Peter Capaldi joined us to give an incredible hilarious reading. In [----] the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire instructed his army to attack a fortress belonging to the Zaporozhian Cossacks. They were quickly and heavily defeated. Rather than surrender the Sultan then wrote to the Cossacks and demanded that they submit to him. This fiery exchange was the result" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oW8OlXkjVHs) 2023-07-13T13:33Z 401K followers, 1.5M engagements "Thom Yorke reads a letter about receiving a surprising text message Thom Yorke reads a letter about receiving a surprising text message #thomyorke #radiohead #funny" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wS49gZ8dSAM) 2025-01-08T11:12Z 401K followers, 842.4K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reads Rik Mayall's letter of complaint about Band Aid On November 25th [----] dozens of the brightest stars on the British music scene descended upon SARM West Studios in London to unite as Band Aid a supergroup brought together by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to record the song "Do They Know It's Christmas" in a wildly successful effort to raise money for those suffering in the devastating famine in Ethiopia. The day after the recording session the Young Ones Rik Mayall wrote a letter of complaint to Geldof. This letter was performed at a special fundraising edition of Letters" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yfnQ8-t2Gw0) 2025-04-07T16:01Z 401K followers, 404.4K engagements "Brian Cox reads Hunter S. Thompson's complaint letter In [----] displeased to see a trusted news programme removed from his local station American journalist Hunter S. Thompson wrote a complaint to its manager Dave Allen who replied with a complaint of his own about the coarse language in Hunters complaint. So Hunter wrote again and none other than Brian Cox (a.k.a. Succession's Logan Roy) read the letter at our Royal Albert Hall show in October 2020" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1wsuRHRLeZ0) 2022-02-02T09:38Z 362K followers, 521K engagements "Carey Mulligan reads a letter to the Daily Telegraph written by a suffragette On February 26th [----] a letter appeared in the Daily Telegraph written by a suffragette named Bertha Brewster. Carey Mulligan read it at Letters Live at the Freemason's Hall London" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=26x4KWY6ykM) 2022-03-18T18:52Z 352K followers, 15K engagements "Taron Egerton reads a love letter written by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas In July of [----] months after meeting 22-year-old dancer Caitlin Macnamara Welsh poet Dylan Thomas wrote her the love letter you will now hear. They married the next year and so began a tempestuous relationship that was fuelled by excesses of all kinds. Taron Egerton joined us to give a brilliant reading of this letter at Wilderness Festival [----] in the Oxfordshire countryside UK. The Dylan Thomas Trust" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2lvfokYuAOg) 2024-02-09T18:40Z [--] followers, 29.4K engagements "Damian Lewis reads a hilarious letter from a girls' football team coach When he sent the letter you're about to watch in March of [----] Michael Kinahan was the coach of a football team in Massachusetts consisting of seven-year-old girls. Sadly for him many of the letters recipientsthe girls parentsfailed to see the funny side of his playful letter and complained to league officials. Kinahan resigned from the role days later. Damian Lewis joined us to read Michael's letter at a Letters Live show on March 6th in the week of International Women's Day at London's Royal Albert Hall" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2mjfLecdKVo) 2024-03-28T20:02Z 342K followers, 227.2K engagements "Garbage's Shirley Manson reads a powerful feminist letter to her niece On February 26th [----] at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles Scottish musician and actor Shirley Manson perhaps best known as the lead singer of the American rock band Garbage read a letter to her niece" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4XPrHU3y8fM) 2022-05-20T17:50Z 338K followers, 11.9K engagements "Colin Firth & Taron Edgerton read Rudyard Kipling's letters to his 17-year-old son When World War I broke out in [----] fiercely patriotic The Jungle Book author Rudyard Kipling encouraged his 17-year-old son John to fight for their country. John did just that and in August of the next year now a fully-trained soldier in the Irish Guard he made his way to France where his father was already working as a war correspondent. John Kipling kept in touch with his parents by letter and Rudyard Kipling wrote back to his son daily as evidenced by the following exchange. Tragically just a month after" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5GY1r9P1RFk) 2021-06-19T18:55Z 356K followers, 207.2K engagements "Emma Corrin reads Zelda Fitzgerald's beautiful love letter to her husband In the summer of [----] after a series of challenging mental health struggles Zelda Fitzgerald was admitted to the Prangins Clinic in Switzerland where she would undergo treatment without any visitors. Whilst there she wrote many longing letters to her husband F. Scott Fitzgerald. To read just one actor Emma Corrin joined us at our Sunday afternoon show at Wilderness Festival [----] UK" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7KgIpHPVNAU) 2023-09-22T15:40Z 254K followers, [---] engagements "Angela Rayner reads a hilarious letter about Rishi Sunak's government In February [----] the following letter was sent to the Guardian newspaper. To read it the Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Angela Rayner joined us at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in March [----] - at a special show to celebrate International Women's Day. Terry OHara to the Guardian" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7wcaZIJdo5c) 2024-03-11T09:10Z 299K followers, 20.6K engagements "Alan Carr reads a letter to an insurance company describing a sticky situation The inimitable Alan Carr reads a letter to an insurance company from 'Name Withheld' describing a rather sticky situation. Originally performed at the Union Chapel London on March 6th 2020" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=80I6jBrsRcw) 2021-03-26T19:16Z 367K followers, 1.2M engagements "Jude Law reads a letter from a father to his newborn son The son of an Irish actor Fergal Keane began his career in journalism straight out of school at age [--]. Within [--] years he was a correspondent for the BBC first in Northern Ireland and then in South Africa and Asia winning numerous awards for his war dispatches as well as his books and other works. He read his Letter to Daniel on the BBC [--] radio program From Our Own Correspondent shortly after his sons birth. Despite concerns his deeply personal missive was inappropriately emotional for the staid BBC it was an immediate hit with the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8CiBfC0k8Fw) 2021-06-18T07:30Z 339K followers, 63.8K engagements "Stephen Fry reads a letter about a deplorable incident at the BBC Proms in [----] the BBC's music controller Robert Ponsonby was very unimpressed by the behaviour of an audience member at the Royal Albert Hall during the BBC Proms. Ponsonby wrote a letter to the Hall's General Manager Mr Anthony Charlton. Here's Stephen Fry reading the letter at Letters Live's debut show at the Royal Albert Hall back in [----]. Letters Live is back at the Royal Albert Hall with another top-secret star-studded line-up on October 30th. Limited tickets available in support of the National Literacy Trust:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ENJXifwwWis) 2021-10-18T11:40Z 368K followers, 825.2K engagements "Letters Live at Freemasons' Hall Covent Garden (March/April 2015) http://letterslive.com/ Music by Tom Odell: 'The Letter' written by Wayne Carson. LETTERS LIVE at Freemasons' Hall London was our most ambitious series of events yet with Benedict Cumberbatch & Louise Brealey in starring roles. Across four nights each show featured a unique line up of artists reading memorable letters to our sold out audiences. Guests included Joss Ackland Ellie Bamber Sanjeev Bhaskar Matt Berry Samantha Bond Russell Brand Simon Callow Gemma Chan Olivia Colman Lisa Dwan Joanne Froggatt Sally Hawkins Tom" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=G1890s8zs14) 2015-05-13T09:52Z 356K followers, 97.5K engagements "Harnaam Kaur reads her own powerful letter about self love Harnaam Kaur is a motivational speaker who at a young age was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome a condition that causes a hormonal imbalance leaving her with extra facial hair. Shortly after her GCSEs after years of torment she began to let her beard grow. In [----] she wrote this letter to her younger self. At the Letters Live 10th anniversary show at the Royal Albert Hall in London Harnaam Kaur herself joined us to read this powerful letter. Harnaam Kaur" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HON7KGkdMoc) 2024-01-05T18:07Z 227K followers, [----] engagements ""P.S. This is my favorite memo ever" Matt Berry reads Matt Stone memo to the MPAA LETTERS LIVE: http://letterslive.com/ Letter taken from More Letters Of Note compiled by Shaun Usher (Canongate) http://www.canongate.tv/more-letters-of-note-hardback.html Warning: If you're easily offended please don't watch the following video. Thanks. Prior to the release of South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut in [----] the movie's creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker were asked repeatedly by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to alter the film in order for it to gain an R rating rather than an" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JdiWHnlYtvQ) 2015-07-22T14:12Z 360K followers, 1.6M engagements "Matt Berry reads a husband's plea to his wife about their intimate relations #mattberry #shorts Matt Berry performs a hilarious reading of a letter sent in [----] by a man named Don to his wife regarding the frequency of their intimate relations. Performed as part of Love Letters Live at Shoreditch Town Hall on 14th February 2020" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Jyx5FMbRzIU) 2024-09-11T19:33Z 325K followers, [----] engagements "Harriet Walter reads a letter to the Lady Selling Seashells by the Seashore In [----] armed with some urgent questions about a marketing mishap Thatcher Jensen wrote a letter to one of the most famous women in the world. Dame Harriet Walter joined us to read this hilarious letter at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in March [----]. Thatcher Jensen 2017" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LgK90QXY90o) 2024-07-28T17:51Z 326K followers, 41.9K engagements "Sir Ben Kingsley reads a letter written by Gandhi to Hitler Sir Ben Kingsley reads a letter written by Mahatma Gandhi to Adolf Hitler orginally read at Letters Live at the Freemasons Hall in London" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nzh-QrFPcuQ) 2022-06-22T12:00Z 380K followers, 384.6K engagements "Gerald Durrell to Lee McGeorge - Read by Tom Hiddleston Conservationist and author Gerald Durrell and Lee McGeorge first met in 1977; two years later they were married. By the time Durrell died in [----] they had travelled the world together on numerous conservation expeditions and co-written two books: A Practical Guide for the Amateur Naturalist and Durrell in Russia. In [----] a year after they first met Gerald Durrell wrote a love letter to his future wife" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PE4msFl_Boo) 2017-02-09T11:54Z 357K followers, 282.4K engagements "Ione Wells reads her letter to her attacker As she walked home one evening in April [----] a young student named Ione Wells was dragged to the ground and sexually assaulted. The attacker was later caught and prosecuted. Shortly afterwards Ione wrote a letter to her assaulter. Ione Wells now Political Correspondent for the BBC joined us at our Royal Albert Hall show in October [----] to read this incredible letter" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RcrJ0nCSz5Q) 2022-03-08T11:44Z 356K followers, 15.2K engagements "Ferdinand Kingsley reads Dylan Thomas' letter about being far too hot In August of [----] as he holidayed on the Mediterranean island of Elba Welsh poet Dylan Thomas wrote home to his patron Margaret Taylor and described as only he could the sweltering heat in which he was enveloped. Ferdinand Kingsley joined us at Wilderness Festival [----] in Oxfordshire UK to give a brilliant reading of this letter" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=U08JWXCpmIE) 2024-09-27T21:07Z 325K followers, 11.6K engagements "Sanjeev Bhaskar reads Spike Milligan's hilarious letter replying to some reader feedback In February of [----] a well-meaning teacher named Stephen Gard wrote to Spike Milligan after reading Monty the third installment Spikes memoirs which focused on his life as a soldier in World War II and asked some questions about the book. Spike replied with this letter read brilliantly by Sanjeev Bhaskar at Letters Live at London's Freemason's Hall back in [----]. Spike Milligan Productions" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VHRxb-L8A0Y) 2024-10-24T18:23Z 356K followers, 170.6K engagements "Michael Palin reads a letter to a friend after the loss of their leg In [----] whilst serving in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers during World War I Irish author St. John Ervine suffered an injury that resulted in the amputation of a leg. Soon after he received a letter of support from his friend George Bernard Shaw. Michael Palin joined us to read Shaw's letter at Letters Live at London's Union Chapel back in [----]. George Bernard Shaw" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VS1sVhnZ2OA) 2024-10-11T13:37Z 371K followers, 250.7K engagements "Gillian Anderson reads Katherine Mansfield's charming letter about twins In [----] New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield wrote the following letter to her friend the American painter Anne Estelle Rice who was heavily pregnant with twins one of whom Mansfield had affectionately named Marigold. Gillian Anderson joined us to read this gorgeous letter at Letters Live's 10th anniversary show at London's Royal Albert Hall in November 2023" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Wu-tVid9tjs) 2024-03-21T20:17Z 288K followers, 24.3K engagements "Alan Carr reads a letter from Roald Dahl about a cantankerous bulldog When he wrote this letter to his mother Roald Dahl was working at the British Embassy in Washington D.C. -- one of hundreds of undercover agents employed by Britains MI6 foreign intelligence service to spy on the United States. Dahls debut novel The Gremlins had been published the year before and it would be another [--] years until his first childrens book James and the Giant Peach set on him on the path to becoming one of the most entertaining authors in history. What is clear from his countless letters home during World" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=amGgkLUvTsc) 2023-08-03T13:51Z 360K followers, 215K engagements "Ira Glass reads a powerful letter about American politics In [----] [--] years after President Nixons resignation due to the Watergate scandal the Washington Posts executive editor Ben Bradlee responded to some high school students with a brilliant letter. Ira Glass joined us to read it at Letters Live at The Town Hall in New York City in May [----]. Ben Bradlee" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bljMQfLH1MQ) 2024-08-16T16:55Z 371K followers, 24.2K engagements "Matt Berry Reads a letter from Elvis Presley to US President Richard Nixon Elvis Presley was an avid collector of police badges but there was one badge in particular he was desperate to get his hands on: a badge from the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. In fact the King of Rock n Roll was so keen to obtain one that in December [----] he took a flight to the White House in order to hand-deliver this letter written mid-flight in which he cunningly offered his services in the war on drugs as a Federal Agent at Large. His arrival at the White House gates proved effective. A few hours later" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c4tM7_A5LvI) 2022-01-19T17:27Z 383K followers, 193.9K engagements "Oscar Isaac reads a letter from his Star Wars forebear Sir Alec Guinness When Alec Guinness wrote this letter to his dear friend Anne Kaufman in April [----] and spoke so enthusiastically about his new play Yahoo he was known to most as a very dependable Academy Award-winning actor who regularly starred in the films of David Lean the acclaimed English director of such classics as Lawrence of Arabia and The Bridge on the River Kwai. However its the upcoming role to which he briefly but so amusingly alludes in this otherwise unremarkable letter the part of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars a film that" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=d9hfPMlF0TY) 2022-10-03T14:23Z 369K followers, 167.1K engagements "Sara Pascoe reads a hilarious letter asking for clarity on God's Law At the turn of the century the following letter was sent to Dr. Laura a US radio personality who regularly and publicly deemed homosexuality to be a mistake of nature. A copy of the letter soon reached the masses and now we bring it to you. Comedian and writer Sara Pascoe joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in March [----]. J Kent Ashcroft" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dkw7VdYQzuE) 2024-04-05T21:59Z 385K followers, 548.1K engagements "FKA Twigs & Minnie Driver read letters from the Ask Polly column about the secret fury of nice women Since [----] Heather Havrilesky has been delivering words of comfort to the dedicated readers of Ask Polly an advice column that started at The Awl and now publishes weekly on Substack in which the complexities of modern life are dissected with wit empathy and a healthy dose of tough love. Read it here: https://www.ask-polly.com/ FKA Twigs and Minnie Driver read one exchange of letters at a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fzC8J3TVkWQ) 2025-03-08T06:30Z 358K followers, 84.1K engagements "Helen McCrory reads a hilarious letter about women playing football The brilliant and much missed Helen McCrory joined us for a Letters Live show at the Union Chapel back in [----]. Here she is performing reader David Hickey's letter to the Independent sent in November [----] shortly after the England womens football team played Germany at Wembley. David Hickey the Independent 2014" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gKgMxbGIL3Q) 2023-08-11T15:41Z 326K followers, 58.4K engagements "Andy Serkis reads a brilliant letter from a chimpanzee to a scientist In May of [----] a Russian-born surgeon known widely as Monkey gland man arrived in London to much fanfare for Monkey gland man was famous for implanting thin slices of chimpanzee1 testicle into the scrotums of men supposedly for all manner of benefits e.g. prolonged lifespan increased sex drive and improved eyesight. Prior to Dr. Voronoffs arrival an article appeared in the London Daily News in which eminent bacteriologist Dr. Edward Bach warned the public against the aforementioned monkey-gland grafting not because it was a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gLNE2SNGMlM) 2024-11-21T16:02Z 357K followers, 49.3K engagements "Daisy Ridley reads an urgent letter to Planet Earth In [----] the Letters to the Earth campaign invited people around the world to put pen to paper and write letters in response to the climate and ecological emergency. Scottish artist and writer Fiona Glen wrote the following letter to Earth. Daisy Ridley joined us to read it at Letters Live at Wilderness Festival in Oxfordshire UK in August [----]. Fiona Glen. This letter is a part of the Letters to the Earth campaign which began in [----] when people around the world were invited to put pen to paper and write letters in response to the climate" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hf49abOhHcM) 2024-08-22T19:11Z 326K followers, 12.2K engagements "Ferdinand Kingsley performs a hilarious reading of a letter Mozart sent to his wife As Mozart travelled around Europe on a concert tour in [----] he carried with him a small picture of his beloved wife Constanza who remained at home and wrote to her often. This letter was sent just a week into his tour. Ferdinand Kingsley gave this hysterical reading at Wilderness Festival UK in August 2023" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hkmdTK2QxXU) 2023-10-12T08:00Z 327K followers, 30.7K engagements "Miriam Margolyes reads Ayn Rand's very stern letter to her niece In [----] with a burning desire to buy a new dress but no money to her name a young girl named Connie Papurt wrote to her famous aunt and asked to borrow $25. Her aunt was novelist Ayn Rand and Miriam Margoyles joined us at London's Royal Albert Hall in October [----] to read Rand's reply. Letter: Ayn Rand to Connie Papurt 22nd May [----] by Ayn Rand. Used by permission of Curtis Brown Ltd. Copyright [----] All Rights reserved" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wi84lJgsQ2E) 2023-02-03T16:49Z 356K followers, 185.9K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reads a notoriously grumpy Irish playwright's letter of complaint In July of [----] after attending a performance of Don Giovanni at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden renowned playwright and critic George Bernard Shaw wrote a letter of complaint to The Times. On November 16th [----] Benedict Cumberbatch joined us at the 10th anniversary edition of Letters Live in association with Montblanc at London's iconic Royal Albert Hall. George Bernard Shaw 1905" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-tGwDjwnNN0) 2023-11-20T16:54Z 391K followers, 238.2K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reads Alan Turing's letter to the mother of his first love Benedict Cumberbatch reads Alan Turnings letter to Mrs Morcom (18 February 1930) Alan Turing was a human being of exceptional intelligence a mathematical genius and worked as one of the leading code-breakers during World War II. He is also considered to be the "father of modern computing" thanks to his pioneering work in the field of computer science. In [----] before the term "Artificial Intelligence" had been coined he posed the question "Can computers think" and proposed the Turing Test. His achievements are" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0aL6JhDvqV4) 2015-03-26T18:22Z 396K followers, 63.7K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reads one of Alexei Navalny's final letters Last month Vladimir Putins most prominent critic Alexei Navalny paid the ultimate price for his beliefs dying in a West Siberian prison after years of relentless campaigning against corruption and a near-fatal poisoning. By the time of his death Navalny had been imprisoned for more than two years during which time he wrote to his supporters and the wider world through letters shared on his social media accounts. This is one of the last messages he wrote. Benedict Cumberbatch joined us to read it at Letters Live at the Royal" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=25qEVGqPwLk) 2024-03-07T22:49Z 391K followers, 423.9K engagements "Tom Blyth reads Kurt Vonnegut's beautiful ode to his mother On Mothers Day in [----] the novelist Kurt Vonnegut and his sister Allie found their mother dead at the family home in Indianapolis. Two weeks later grief-stricken Kurt wrote a letter to his fiance. Tom Blyth joined us to read this incredibly moving letter at Letters Live at Wilderness Festival Oxfordshire UK in August [----]. Kurt Vonnegut [----] used by permission of The Wylie Agency (UK) Limited" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZIP6RqGO5pY) 2024-08-31T11:04Z 397K followers, 25.1K engagements "Peter Capaldi reads a letter from WW1 Captain Reginald John Armes to his wife At The Freemasons Hall in March [----] Peter Capaldi reads an incredible letter from WW1 Captain Reginald John Armes to his wife. On Christmas Eve of [----] five months into World War I something amazing happened: thousands of British and German troops on the Western Front decided to put down their weapons and greet each other peacefully. For the next few days [------] men British and German chatted exchanged gifts sang carols played football. They also without fear were able to buried their dead. On the evening of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZQgR1h2Rogg) 2020-04-14T13:17Z 397K followers, 431.9K engagements "Dawn O'Porter reads a letter of complaint to Always maxi pads In [----] a woman named Wendi Aarons wrote a letter of complaint to James Thatcher the Brand Manager at Procter and Gamble. Dawn O'Porter joined us at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in October [----] to read it" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=buIhuHv2h3c) 2023-03-07T17:07Z 397K followers, 421.6K engagements "James Earl Jones reads Kurt Vonnegut's inspirational letter to a group of students In [----] a group of students at Xavier High School in New York City were given an assignment by their English teacher Ms. Lockwood that was to test their persuasive writing skills: they were asked to write to their favourite author and ask him or her to visit the school. Its a measure of his ongoing influence that five of those pupils chose Kurt Vonnegut the novelist responsible for amongst other highly-respected books Slaughterhouse-Five; sadly however he never made that trip. Instead he wrote a wonderful" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=guRkX2vEzHQ) 2024-09-20T19:17Z 394K followers, 63.5K engagements "Richard Feynman to Arline - Read by Oscar Isaac Richard Feynman was one of the most influential physicists of his generation and in [----] he and two colleagues were awarded the Nobel Prize. In June of [----] his 25-year-old wife and high-school sweetheart Arline passed away after succumbing to tuberculosis. [--] months later Richard wrote his late wife a love letter and sealed it in an envelope. It remained unopened until after his death in [----]. Letters Live returns to London Oct 4-8th [----]. More info at http://letterslive.com" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kVIx7luyuJw) 2016-10-02T19:36Z 395K followers, 253.9K engagements "Alan Carr reads a letter written by a very disgruntled airline passenger Mid-flight on December 21st [----] disgusted with the location of his seat due to its proximity to the lavatory a Continental Airlines passenger wrote and illustrated the following letter of complaint and sent it to the airline's headquarters. It soon found its way onto the Internet and has since been enjoyed by millions. Alan Carr joined us to read this hilarious letter at Letters Live in London's Union Chapel back in 2017" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lEd5OuVq9Jo) 2024-10-06T21:58Z 397K followers, 80.1K engagements "Edie Falco reads a letter to white supremacists In the wake of violence in Charlottesville in [----] a Salt Lake City resident named Jonna Ramey wrote an open letter to white nationalists that was titled What Is Wrong With You Her letter was published in The Salt Lake Tribune and was soon read by millions. At Letters Live at New York City's The Town Hall back in [----] acting legend Edie Falco joined us to read it. Letters Live returns to The Town Hall New York on 16th May [----] with another top secret line-up of performers. Get your ticket now and join us for this very special show:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=u1cyRkLb8G0) 2023-12-21T09:00Z 396K followers, 465.7K engagements ""Yours in distress" Benedict Cumberbatch reads Alan Turing's letter to Norman Routledge http://letterslive.com/ Letter taken from More Letters Of Note compiled by Shaun Usher (Canongate) http://www.canongate.tv/more-letters-of-note-hardback.html Alan Turing was a human being of exceptional intelligence a mathematical genius and worked as one of the leading code-breakers during World War II. He is also considered to be the "father of modern computing" thanks to his pioneering work in the field of computer science. In [----] before the term "Artificial Intelligence" had been coined he posed the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vZ7xC3LEhQI) 2015-03-19T11:00Z 397K followers, 217.5K engagements "The Crown's Emma Corrin reads a 13-year-old Jane Austen's letter The Loiterer was a weekly periodical that ran for [--] issues beginning in January [----] founded and written by Jane Austens brothers James and Henry. Two months after its debut the brothers received a letter of from one Sophia Sentiment who with tongue in cheek complained that The Loiterer contained nothing of interest to women. Sophia was in fact a 13-year-old Jane Austen. Her letter was reprinted in issue [--]. The Crown's Emma Corrin joined us to read the letter at our Royal Albert Hall show in October 2021" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vqYqqP4uHcc) 2021-12-16T16:39Z 391K followers, 88.2K engagements "Ian Wright reads Albert Camus' letter to the teacher that changed his life In [----] shortly after winning the Nobel Prize for Literature Albert Camus wrote a letter to the teacher who changed his life. Ian Wright joined us at the Royal Albert Hall in [----] to read this beautiful letter made particularly poignant as Ian is also someone who had a very significant teacher change the course of their life: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=omPdemwaNzQ Editions Gallimard and the Estate of Albert Camus Albert Camus to Louis Germain Translated from 'Le premier homme' Editions Gallimard (1995)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-A_3t1-JJhw) 2025-06-18T10:37Z 399K followers, 31.7K engagements "Letters Live from the Archive: International Women's Day - Olivia Colman Gillian Anderson + more Watch our Letters Live from the Archive film in celebration of International Women's Day featuring Olivia Colman Rose McGowan Daisy Ridley Gillian Anderson Ncuti Gatwa Jordan Stephens and many more phenomenal performers. Every year International Womens Day on March 8th provides an opportunity to shine a light on the continuing global fight for gender equality whilst also celebrating the innumerable achievements of this vast marginalised percentage of the population. In the years since Letters Live" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=06O0n48anKk) 2021-03-08T19:00Z 400K followers, 81K engagements "Myles Smith performs My First Heartbreak at the Royal Albert Hall Myles Smith performs My First Heartbreak at the Royal Albert Hall opening a very special Letters Live show in November [----]. (C) [----] Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive licence from It's Okay To Feel Limited. For more about Letters Live: Instagram: www.instagram/letterslive TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@letterslive For more about Myles Smith: Instagram: www.instagram.com/mylessmithuk TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@mylessmithuk" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2LjHlUXHmYk) 2025-12-22T20:10Z 400K followers, [----] engagements "James Corden reads a letter of complaint to Coca-Cola In [----] Coca-Cola did the unthinkable and changed the recipe of their flagship product. James Corden joined us at Letters Live in partnership with Cunard in January to read one of thousands of complaint letters their headquarters received" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5YJM3JLxvOY) 2026-02-11T10:52Z 400K followers, 13.7K engagements "Gillian Anderson reads Helen Keller's beautiful letter to the New York Symphony Orchestra On the evening of February 1st [----] the New York Symphony Orchestra played Beethoven's Ninth Symphony to a packed Carnegie Hall in New York. A couple of days later the orchestra received a stunning letter of thanks from the unlikeliest of sources: Helen Keller a renowned author and activist who despite having been deaf and blind from a young age had managed to hear their music on the radio through touch alone. Gillian Anderson joined us to read this gorgeous letter at Letters Live at the Freemason's Hall" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9bcDkyNM7EI) 2025-07-16T14:17Z 400K followers, 54.5K engagements "Nathan Lane reads the most beautiful coming out letter Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City books chronicle the lives and loves of a group of unique people living in San Francisco in the late 1970s. Probably the most beloved of these characters is Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver a gay man who in the second novel discovers that his parents have joined Anita Bryant's campaign in Florida to quell the rights of gays. He later writes a letter to his mother. The inimitable Nathan Lane joined us to read this amazing letter at Letters Live at The Town Hall in Midtown Manhattan last week. "Michael Tolliver" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=APyn8Otui_w) 2025-06-09T07:43Z 400K followers, 43K engagements "Taika Waititi reads a letter written to a dear friend KOKO Foundation Taika Waititi reads an incredible letter written to a dear friend. In [----] as she approached the end of her life celebrated theatre director Clare Venables received the following letter from her dear friend Peter Thomson. Taika joined us @kokocamden to read it at a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Peter Thomson [----] A Night at the Theatre was a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EDoAUi96X1k) 2025-02-07T17:51Z 401K followers, 28.1K engagements "Richard Gadd reads a brilliant letter sent in to the Guardian newspaper In October [----] the following letter was sent to the Guardian newspaper. Richard Gadd joined us to read it a special fundraising edition of Letters Live @kokocamden last year in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Rodney Smith" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EXXr-JWJFUg) 2025-05-11T17:19Z 400K followers, 23.5K engagements "Grace Campbell reads a letter of thanks to Adele In [----] Stephanie Pope wrote a letter of thanks to someone who had helped her during a dark period. Grace Campbell joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. Stephanie Pope" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FZsYD8rT0kM) 2025-04-29T08:47Z 399K followers, 14.5K engagements "Martin Stephen reads a letter thanking the RNLI for saving his life at sea In [----] fifty years after being rescued from the sea retired headmaster Martin Stephen wrote a letter of thanks to Dunbar Lifeboat Station. To read this incredible letter Martin Stephen himself joined us at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall on 12th December [----] a show that marked the 200th anniversary of the RNLI. Find out more about the essential work of the RNLI and please do consider donating to support them: https://rnli.org/letterslive Martin Stephen" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=G9xirmZoD5g) 2024-12-30T09:00Z 400K followers, 16.6K engagements "Taron Egerton reads Elton John's letter of advice to his 16-year-old self Fourteen years ago when he was [--] Elton John wrote a letter of advice to his 16-year-old self. At this year's Wilderness Festival none other than Taron Egerton who of course starred as Elton in Rocketman joined us to read it. WAB Global Limited; Elton John March 8th 2009" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=M4d-6Ncz9ew) 2023-10-26T14:53Z 400K followers, 43.1K engagements "Edie Falco reads Helen Keller's letter about 'seeing' the Empire State Building Helen Keller was by all accounts an incredible woman. Born in Alabama in [----] she was the author of [--] books including an autobiography published when she was just [--] and a tireless activist and lecturer who campaigned for numerous causes. She was also deaf and blind following an illness that changed her life when she was still a baby. In [----] after seeing a photograph of Keller atop the newly-opened Empire State Building in Manhattan Dr. John Finley President of the New York Association for the Blind wrote to her" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MyCQbMBPQ7w) 2024-11-30T17:50Z 399K followers, 16.6K engagements "Damian Lewis reads a letter from a pirate to the English Henry Every was an English sailor from Devon who in [----] led a mutiny aboard the Charles II and remade himself as a pirate. Renaming the ship Fancy he sailed into the Indian Ocean and swiftly became one of the most wanted men of his age. Whilst in the Comoros Islands he wrote this deceitful letter to passing English captains. Months later he helped orchestrate one of the most notorious attacks in maritime history Damian Lewis joined us to read this brilliant letter with aplomb at Letters Live in association with Cunard at London's Queen" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ObUEYgE6Yb8) 2026-01-28T18:18Z 400K followers, 41.6K engagements "Himesh Patel reads a letter to Richard Branson: 'How can you live like this' In [----] after a disappointing 10-hour Virgin flight from Mumbai to Heathrow a young man named Oliver Beal sent the following letter of complaint to Richard Branson along with photos to illustrate his ordeal. Weeks later Richard Branson called Oliver personally to apologise. Himesh Patel read this letter brilliantly at our show at the Union Chapel London on 4th March 2020" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=R8x_44vFO2c) 2020-03-25T12:34Z 397K followers, 388.9K engagements "Olivia Colman reads a letter responding to an unsolicited penis photograph In June [----] British writer Sarah-Louise Jordan became the latest in an impossibly long line of women to be sent without so much as a warning an unsolicited photograph of a penis belonging to a romantic stranger. Thankfully for us Sarah-Louise chose to respond by letter. At Letters Live at Women of the World Festival Southbank Centre in March [----] Olivia Colman joined us to read this letter" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RCSYBeWuDhw) 2022-07-02T09:08Z 399K followers, 816K engagements "Bella Ramsey reads a moving letter to themself Last year Bella Ramsey wrote a letter to themself. We were honoured to welcome Bella to Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall last week to read their incredibly moving letter. And we're delighted to be able to share it with you in full here. Bella Ramsey 2003" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SWT9w1PkYCE) 2024-12-16T13:26Z 399K followers, 19K engagements "An urgent letter to the future read by Benedict Cumberbatch Written by Kurt Vonnegut in [----] #kurtvonnegut #benedictcumberbatch #climatechange" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WHTXXuUdPKg) 2025-01-08T10:54Z 400K followers, 28.6K engagements "Sue Perkins reads a tribute to her beloved dog Pickles In our humble opinion this is one of the best letters about pets ever written. Here's Sue Perkins reading her own wonderful hilarious letter to her beloved dog Pickles. Originally read at the Union Chapel London" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZgSkYRclttI) 2021-04-12T10:44Z 400K followers, 106.3K engagements "Ade Edmonson reads Proust's complaint about some very loud neighbours. In July [----] weeks before vacating his apartment French novelist Marcel Proust wrote to his friend Jacques Porel who was also the son of Prousts then-landlady. Ade Edmondson joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Roundhouse theatre in July 2021" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_7srmRQ31Ac) 2025-01-23T14:42Z 399K followers, 22.4K engagements "Louise Brealey reads Beatrix Potter's charming letter with the FIRST EVER mention of Peter Rabbit In [----] 26-year-old Beatrix Potter wrote to Noel the five-year-old son of her friend Annie Moore and began the tale of four rabbits which in fact featured the first ever appearance of Peter Rabbit the character for which Potter would one day become famous. The resulting story The Tale of Peter Rabbit has since become one of the most popular children's books of all time. Louise Brealey joined us at Letters Live at London's Freemasons' Hall back in [----] to read this totally charming lettter" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bJNNFrJE1NA) 2025-09-04T10:27Z 400K followers, 13.3K engagements "Himesh Patel reads the most hilarious response to a university rejection letter When Paul Devlin was in high school applying for a university place he noticed a grammatical error in a rejection letter sent to him by Harvard. Hehad no choice but to reject their rejection. The event was so therapeutic that Paul then decided to respond to all universities rejections with the following letter which soon became so popular that it was reprinted in the New York Times in [----]. Himesh Patel joined us at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in October [----] to read this letter. Enjoyed this Watch" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=efpUPgbuejI) 2023-02-18T12:00Z 399K followers, 1M engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch and Jude Law read letters about some VERY potent whiskey In [----] American lawyer and famed orator Robert G. Ingersoll sent a bottle of whiskey to his future son-in-law. He also sent him a letter explaining the whiskeys many fine attributes - a letter so loved and shared by all who read it that it was soon printed in American newspaper The Nation. But when it was read by Rev. Dr. J. M. Buckley editor of The Christian Advocate he responded with a letter of his own. Jude Law and Benedict Cumberbatch joined us at a Letters Live show at the Freemasons' Hall in London to read" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fhWbKKoau8E) 2023-07-20T14:49Z 400K followers, 128.7K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reveals the winner of our letter writing competition This summer Letters Live and the Times launched the Dear London letter writing competition supported by Montblanc and now we have the winning letter Over to Benedict Cumberbatch one of our judges to reveal the winner. The competition asked for letters to London and over [----] of you wrote incredible missives to the city its people and its places and sent them both digitally and via post in droves. The winning letter writer will be invited to the Letters Live show at the Royal Albert Hall on November 28th and their letter" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gCVhHOTllBk) 2025-10-28T17:47Z 400K followers, 12.6K engagements "Laura Linney reads Fay Wray's beautiful letter to King Kong Fay Wray cemented her Hollywood stardom in [----] with her unforgettable performance as Ann Darrow the young woman who finds herself the object of an enormous ape's affections in the cinematic masterpiece King Kong. Fifty years after capturing the imaginations of audiences worldwide Wray wrote her memoir and it began with a letter. None other than Laura Linney joined us to read it at Letters Live at The Town Hall in New York City last week. The Estate of Fay Wray" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h1XHoC0l06Y) 2025-06-06T17:00Z 399K followers, 17K engagements "Rose McGowan reads a powerful letter from a daughter to her late mother In [----] 52-year-old Long Island resident Joan Cook Carpenter passed away after succumbing to breast cancer a battle she had chosen to keep from her loved ones until her final days. In [----] a decade after Joan's death her 29-year-old daughter novelist Karin Cook wrote her a letter. In [----] at Letters Live at The Town Hall in Midtown Manhattan New York City Rose McGowan joined us to bring this incredible letter to life. Letters Live returns to The Town Hall NYC for three back-to-back nights from May 31st - June 2nd 2025." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iW7lB0s6Id8) 2024-12-21T16:16Z 400K followers, 11.5K engagements "Himesh Patel reads a brilliant letter about the MANY uses of books In [----] English novelist Ford Madox Ford was asked to write a piece of a few hundred words on the uses of books for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He responded to that request by letter which Himesh Patel joined us to read at Letters Live at London's Roundhouse in 2021" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lwudaBMVJqA) 2025-03-04T18:09Z 400K followers, 17.4K engagements "Lolly Adefope performs a tragic tale of love with an alarming number of birds Lolly Adefope performs a festive yet tragic tale of love with an alarming number of birds #christmas #lollyadefope #12daysofchristmas" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lyFtx3Tv6Eg) 2024-12-26T23:53Z 400K followers, 10.1K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch Olivia Colman Sharon Horgan read letters on Dogs vs. Cats In [----] a series of letters were sent to and reprinted in the Guardian newspaper in response to one of the more pressing geopolitical issues of the day. Benedict Cumberbatch Jarvis Cocker Olivia Colman Sharon Horgan Jeremy Corbyn and more read these letters at our event at the Union Chapel London in March [----]. Benedict Cumberbatch Jarvis Cocker Olivia Colman Sharon Horgan Jeremy Corbyn labour conservatives general election Benedict Cumberbatch Jarvis Cocker Olivia Colman Sharon Horgan Jeremy Corbyn labour" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nFKwdxUv7Hc) 2019-12-09T11:59Z 400K followers, 298.6K engagements "Sanjeev Bhaskar reads Spike Milligan's hilarious letter home during WWII During World War II Spike Milligan famously served as a signalman with the Royal Artillery. He wrote home often and in September [----] secretly stationed in Italy he sent the following letter to his family. Sanjeev Bhaskar joined us at the Letters Live 10th anniversary show in November [----] at the Royal Albert Hall in London to read it. Spike Milligan Productions 1978" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pOQYtGBUsxE) 2023-12-14T16:36Z 400K followers, 405.8K engagements "Asim Chaudhry reads an ancient Chinese ultimatum to some unruly crocodiles In the year [---] renowned Tang dynasty poet and politician Han Yu moved to the remote region of Chaozhou where he was to serve as governor. No sooner had he arrived than he learned of a grave problem plaguing the local population: a gang of gigantic crocodiles in a nearby river were wreaking havoc upon the locals killing its residents and livestock. Han Yu responded by writing the following letter to the crocodiles an ultimatum he then burnt on the river bank so as to deliver it to these unruly beasts. Asim Chaudhry" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=q6zEOkwq3gY) 2025-03-20T14:32Z 400K followers, 31.1K engagements "Nish Kumar reads Gustave Flaubert's letter about an ordeal in Paris French novelist Gustave Flaubert was never one to endure discomfort quietly. In July [----] shortly after a night in Paris that had tested every last nerve he wrote to his friends Edmond and Jules de Goncourt and relived the whole ordeal. Nish Kumar joined us to read Flaubert's letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in November 2025" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qokenne7D4U) 2025-12-04T15:15Z 400K followers, 10.1K engagements "Jason Biggs reads a letter about a very unfortunate incident in a public bathroom In [----] the following letter was sent to the Superior Health Insurance company by a customer whose name has been withheld for reasons that will soon become obvious. Jason Biggs joined us at Letters Live in New York at The Town Hall in Manhattan in June 2025" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vk3_RdU80eU) 2025-07-31T08:40Z 401K followers, 42.5K engagements "Geri Halliwell-Horner reads a reply from a feminist to an unsolicited declaration of love Born in Paris in [----] Flora Tristan was a feminist socialist and writer whose radical ideas shaped the early womens rights movement. In [----] five years after publication of her daring novel Mphis Tristan was approached by a man named Charles Fillieu with an unsolicited declaration of love. Stunned to have been so boldly addressed Tristan responded with a scathing letter of her own. Geri Halliwell-Horner joined to read this magnificent letter at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall on 12th December 2024." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=y47jxDFnwbE) 2024-12-19T15:18Z 400K followers, 19.5K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reads a letter of apology from a father to his children In [----] Stuart Capstick deputy director at the Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations in Cardiff wrote a letter to his children. Benedict Cumberbatch joined us to read it at Letters Live in March [----] at London's Royal Albert Hall. Copyright: Stuart Capstick [----] This letter is a part of the Letters to the Earth campaign which began in [----] when the British public were invited to put pen to paper and write letters in response to the climate and ecological emergency. It is published in their book 'Letters" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yJvczRkQHK0) 2024-04-21T15:15Z 400K followers, 100.5K engagements "Matt Berry reads a husband's plea to his wife about their intimate relations Matt Berry performs a hilarious reading of a letter sent in [----] by a man named Don to his wife regarding the frequency of their intimate relations. Performed as part of Love Letters Live at Shoreditch Town Hall on 14th February [----]. Matt Berry London Letters Live Benedict Cumberbatch Letters of Note Shoreditch Town Hall Valentine's Day Letters Matt Berry London Letters Live Benedict Cumberbatch Letters of Note Shoreditch Town Hall Valentine's Day Letters" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7ojfmL_xSrU) 2021-02-12T15:42Z 401K followers, 2.5M engagements "Jude Law reading Fred Allen's letter to the State of New York Insurance Dept. Jude Law reads Fred Allen's [----] letter to the State of New York Insurance Department. Born in Cambridge Massachusetts in [----] it was during the Golden Age of Radio in the 1930s that American comedian and radio host Fred Allen became a household name. His success on the airwaves is undisputed as at the peak of its gag-filled 17-year run The Fred Allen Show boasted upwards of [--] million listeners. But it wasnt until a decade after his death upon publication of a collection of his greatest letters that the public" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NI0MP4KPpH8) 2021-03-21T11:36Z 401K followers, 963.4K engagements "Matt Berry reads a truly brutal letter from Robert Crumb Swedish jazz saxophonist Mats Gustafsson once sent some of his music to legendary illustrator and famed record collector Robert Crumb; Crumb baffled pulled no punches and responded with the brutally honest letter you will now hear. In [----] in honour of this critique Gustafsson named his next album Torturing the Saxophone and proudly reprinted this letter amongst the liner notes. At Letters Live at the Freemason's Hall in London Matt Berry joined us to perform a hilarious reading of this letter" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gRrG-7ItqdY) 2022-09-16T23:00Z 401K followers, 451.7K engagements "Dear Mama - Read by Ian McKellen Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City books chronicle the lives and loves of a group of unique people living in San Francisco in the late 1970s. Probably the most beloved of these characters is Michael Tolliver a gay man who discovers that his parents have joined Anita Bryant's campaign in Florida to quell the rights of gays. He then writes them a letter read here for Letters Live by Sir Ian McKellen" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tv5BbtECCeE) 2017-10-11T11:56Z 401K followers, 227K engagements "Jude Law reads a letter demanding money from The Ritz hotel In [----] The Ritz hotel in London was sent the following letter by Sting impersonator Owen James. Jude Law joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in 2019" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=v5QLoRiQbqY) 2025-05-31T15:00Z 401K followers, 56.5K engagements "Patti Smith performs Wing in New York City The legendary Patti Smith performs her song Wing accompanied on the piano by her daughter Jesse Paris Smith at Letters Live at The Town Hall in New York City in May [----]. Please enjoy this marvellous performance of a song that was rather fittingly originally a letter written by Patti to a then 7-year-old Jesse" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wXkHKDe0uZs) 2025-01-06T09:40Z 401K followers, 26.2K engagements "Rob Brydon reads a hilarious letter from Groucho Marx to his brother In [----] having repeatedly failed to get a written reply a frustrated Groucho Marx once again wrote to his brother Chico. Rob Brydon joined us to read it back in July [----] at Letters Live at London's Union Chapel" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Grpbmswozzk) 2024-12-07T15:02Z 401K followers, 85.9K engagements "Sarah Cooper reads a hilarious letter about ice hockey In April of this year award-winning comedy writer Sahar Rizvi wrote an open letter to a stranger she regularly spotted at the hockeysomeone with whom she felt an immediate and unspoken connection. Sarah Cooper joined us to read it at Letters Live at the Town Hall NYC in June [----]. Sahar Rivzi 2025" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0xhvZJ4rma4) 2025-08-25T17:02Z 401K followers, 21.2K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch and Jessie Buckley read love letters between Albert Camus and Maria Casars As [----] ended days before Albert Camus' fatal car crash he and actress Maria Casars exchanged what would become their final letters after fifteen years of love. Jessie Buckley and Benedict Cumberbatch joined us to read these beautiful letters at the Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. Editions Gallimard and the Estate of Albert Camus Albert Camus to Louis Germain Translated from 'Le premier homme' Editions Gallimard (1995)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2VwhN7lVCpg) 2025-11-14T16:38Z 401K followers, 37.5K engagements "Louise Brealey reads a letter about a very unusual Christmas gift In [----] English novelist Sylvia Townsend Warner called upon her characteristic wit to thank a friend for what might have seemed a mundane Christmas gifta matchbox. Louise Brealey joined us to read this brilliant letter particularly relevant for anyone about to be bestowed with a less-than-desirable gift at Letters Live in New York City in June [----]. The Estate of Sylvia Townsend Warner and Valentine Ackland" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9-JI2e-RI60) 2025-12-24T15:52Z 401K followers, 13.8K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch invites you to write a letter London means something different to everyone. A memory. A moment. A place. A person. A feeling. In our letter writing competition Dear London in partnership with The Times and supported by Montblanc were inviting people from across the globe to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and write a personal letter to the city we call home. It could be a love letter to a particular bus route. A note of thanks to a neighbour. A farewell to a flat. A gentle rant aimed at the pigeons. A tribute to a bridge a bench a bakery or a blurry night youll" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BM4q0YilYQA) 2025-07-22T07:57Z 401K followers, 53.4K engagements "Felicity Jones reads Emma Thompson's incredible letter about misogyny in Hollywood In [----] Emma Thompson wrote to the producers of a film in which she was due to star in response to their hiring of John Lasseter who recently left Disney/Pixar following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. Felicity Jones joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Union Chapel back in March [----]. Emma Thompson 2019" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SgMWDdV7Tio) 2025-02-13T14:34Z 401K followers, 80K engagements "FKA Twigs & Minnie Driver read letters from the Ask Polly column about the secret fury of nice women Since [----] Heather Havrilesky has been delivering words of comfort to the dedicated readers of Ask Polly an advice column that started at The Awl and now publishes weekly on Substack in which the complexities of modern life are dissected with wit empathy and a healthy dose of tough love. Read it here: https://www.ask-polly.com/ FKA Twigs and Minnie Driver read one exchange of letters at a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TOEEHUjBwNQ) 2025-04-10T16:07Z 401K followers, 38.5K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reads the winning letter from our Dear London competition Our competition-winning letter was performed live on stage by Benedict Cumberbatch at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in November [----]. Letters Live partnered with the Times and Montblanc to inspire writing through our Dear London competition where we asked you to pen your own letters to London. Chosen from thousands of entries the winner was Kerrin-Lee Nell. Kerrin-Lee Nell 2025" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W9vRftBkMS8) 2025-12-03T19:06Z 401K followers, 45.6K engagements "Peter Dinklage reads a love letter to New York City Renowned monologist Spalding Gray was [--] when he arrived in New York beginning a love affair with the city that would last the remainder of his life. He wrote the following letter in [----] the day after the World Trade Center towers were brought crashing to the ground. To read it we were joined by Peter Dinklage at Letters Live in New York hosted at The Town Hall Midtown Manhattan on May 16th [----]. Spalding Gray 2001" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=X9SmWeb1Zz8) 2024-06-07T08:31Z 401K followers, 105.6K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reads a letter to a man blow-drying his balls at the gym In December of [----] a writer named Ross Beeley addressed the following open letter to a fellow gym-goer. Benedict Cumberbatch joined us to read this extraordinary letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. Ross Beeley 2011" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YHT39XcYVDk) 2025-01-17T12:24Z 401K followers, 222.8K engagements "Damian Lewis reads John le Carr's love letter to his wife British novelist John le Carr married Jane Eustace in [----] and together they raised three sons while he established himself as a master of the espionage genre. He sent her the following letter in [----] fifteen years into their marriage. Damian Lewis read this letter at a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Credit: John le Carr to his wife 13th March [----] from: John le Carr A Private Spy: The Letters of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yab4ZOlqyUI) 2025-03-13T00:00Z 401K followers, 30.6K engagements "Marisa Abela reads Vita Sackville-Wests love letter to Virginia Woolf English novelist Vita Sackville-Wests marriage to Sir Harold Nicolson was the very definition of an open one with both partners happily enjoying same-sex extramarital relationships for much of the [--] years they spent together. In January of [----] Vita reluctantly departed London for Persia where she was to stay for four long months. As she travelled by train she wrote a longing letter to the lover she had left behind: Virginia Woolf. Marisa Abela joined us at KOKO Camden to read it at a special fundraising edition of Letters" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=b-lKULpl5-o) 2025-02-17T17:38Z 401K followers, 33.3K engagements "Laurence Fishburne reads a former slave's incredible letter to his old master In [----] Jourdon Anderson and his wife escaped a life of slavery and moved to Ohio. A year later he received a desperate letter from the man who used to own him in which he was asked to return to work on his now ailing plantation. Jourdon's magnificent reply performed here by none other than Laurence Fishburne at Letters Live at The Town Hall in New York back in [----] was dictated by Jourdon and reprinted in numerous newspapers. Jourdon Anderson never returned to Big Spring Tennessee. He passed away in [----] aged 81" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=evi_i7R0SFQ) 2023-11-09T22:17Z 401K followers, 2.6M engagements "Common reads James Baldwin's incredible letter of advice In early [----] [---] years after Abraham Lincoln called for the release of all Confederate slaves by way of the Emancipation Proclamation author James Baldwin wrote the following moving letter to his 14-year-old nephew James and offered some advice. Common joined us to read this phenomenal letter at The Town Hall in New York City in May [----]. James Baldwin to his nephew excerpts from My Dungeon Shook and Down at the Cross from The Fire Next Time. Copyright [----] [----] by James Baldwin" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gIK1CbDI-Do) 2024-08-01T19:20Z 401K followers, 42.9K engagements "Stephen Fry reads Nick Cave's stirring letter about ChatGPT and human creativity In August of this year as part of his Red Hand Files correspondence project legendary musician Nick Cave was asked questions about creativity and ChatGPT by two fans Leon and Charlie. Nick replied with a single letter which Stephen Fry joined us to read at the 10th anniversary Letters Live show at London's Royal Albert Hall in November [----]. Nick Cave Red Hand Files" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iGJcF4bLKd4) 2023-11-21T14:58Z 401K followers, 798.3K engagements "Thom Yorke performs Free In The Knowledge at the Royal Albert Hall Thom Yorke performs Free In The Knowledge a song from his new side project The Smile (with Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemets' Tom Skinner) at the Royal Albert Hall opening a very special Letters Live show. This was Thom's first performance in front of a live audience since lockdown and so was an extra special moment to open our return to this iconic venue. For more about The Smile: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesmiletheband/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesmiletheband https://www.thesmiletheband.com/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=n489zkNfjvE) 2021-12-20T15:49Z 401K followers, 808K engagements "Lolly Adefope reads a hilarious series of letters telling a tragic festive tale The series of letters you are about to hear tell a festive yet tragic tale of love misjudged romantic gestures and an alarming number of birds. Lolly Adefope joined us at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall earlier in December to read them with a little cameo from Asim Chaudhry. Please enjoy. John Julius Norwich. Reproduced with permission of the Licensor through PLSclear" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nBRvdCAgL4s) 2024-12-26T09:00Z 401K followers, 97.9K engagements "Alan Carr reads a gossipy letter from Carry On star Kenneth Williams In July of [----] Carry On star Kenneth Williams wrote to his friend Eric Peel with some gossip. Alan Carr joined us to read this letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. Kenneth Williams to Eric Peel the Estate of Kenneth Williams" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nDevbau2OZI) 2025-03-30T19:15Z 401K followers, 103.9K engagements "Thom Yorke reads a letter about men in suits Thom Yorke joined us at Letters Live at London's Union Chapel in [----] to read a brilliant letter from Henry Stewart to the Guardian newspaper sent in August [----]. For more from Thom watch his first performance in front of a live audience after lockdown at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in [----]. Watch Thom perform Free In The Knowledge now: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=n489zkNfjvE" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rH8HP0zl7DY) 2023-05-25T10:42Z 401K followers, 108.2K engagements "Richard Ayoade reads a stream of anxious letters by Franz Kafka Judging by the endless stream of anxious letters he sent to his fiance Felice Bauer it's a wonder novelist Franz Kafka found time for anything besides fretting about the mail. Richard Ayoade joined us to read this particular string of letters sent in [----] as part of Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. From: LETTERS TO FELICE by Franz Kafka translated by James Stern and Elisabeth Duckworth. Used by permission of Schocken Books an imprint of The Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group a division of Penguin Random" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sjD93xVrZsM) 2025-07-03T10:47Z 401K followers, 147K engagements "Taika Waititi reads a hilarious letter about a speeding ticket When Auckland resident Justin Lee received the above speeding ticket back in [----] he noticed a typo: according to said notice the infringement in question had taken place [--] years beforehand in [----] on the day he was born. His entertaining response was read by Taika Waititi at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in 2019" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yRUtyCzfuI0) 2022-10-21T09:08Z 401K followers, 3.5M engagements "Miriam Margolyes reads Queen Victoria's letter to her daughter In May of [----] four months after the birth of Princess Victorias first child with German Emperor Frederick Fritz III she received a letter from her mother Queen Victoria. Miriam Margolyes read this letter at our Royal Albert Hall show in October 2022" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2ekfsMrCYiA) 2022-12-31T07:30Z 401K followers, 179.9K engagements "Olivia Colman reads a hilarious seventeenth century letter from a wife to her husband On March 3rd [----] the one time Lord Mayor of London Sir John Spencer died leaving behind a vast fortune to be inherited not by his daughter Elizabeth whom he had often treated terribly but to her husband Lord William Comptonan amount so large in fact that Compton was said to have lost his way for some time. It was in [----] when Comptons health was restored that Elizabeth wrote him the following letter and listed the many ways in which was to spend some of her late fathers money. Olivia Colman joined us to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4pIrkEsh7Vo) 2023-06-29T12:42Z 401K followers, 997.2K engagements "Olivia Colman reads a letter from Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother The brilliant Olivia Colman reads a letter written by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother to her 'darling' mother-in-law Queen Mary recounting the events of [--] September [----] when German bombs hit Buckingham Palace when he King George IV was in residence. Originally read at the Royal Albert Hall in 2019" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5jHTOInw6KQ) 2021-10-28T15:54Z 401K followers, 1.7M engagements "Chiwetel Ejiofor reads possibly the funniest letter of recommendation ever In March of [----] the following letter of recommmendation written by the president of Pendleton Tool and Die Company about an unusal employee was reprinted in New Yorker magazine. Chiwetel Ejiofor joined us to read this hilarious letter at Letters Live at the Alexandra Palace Theatre back in December [----]. Kurt Luchs The New Yorker 1999" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9P0ePOlBsDA) 2024-10-20T18:40Z 401K followers, 722.5K engagements "Claire Foy reads a hilarious letter from Phyllida Law to her mother-in-law Here's Claire Foy with a terrific reading of a hilarious letter Scottish actress Phyllida Law wrote to her mother-in-law originally performed at the Union Chhapel London" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=U2jQLjEmWMM) 2021-04-19T16:27Z 401K followers, 633.2K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reads Sol LeWitt's letter to Eva Hesse In [----] pioneering American artists Sol LeWitt and Eva Hesse met for the first time and became close friends. In [----] Eva found herself facing a creative block during a period of self-doubt and told Sol of her frustrating predicament. Sol replied with this letter. Read by Benedict Cumberbatch for Letters Live at the Freemason's Hall in London. [----] The LeWitt Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VnSMIgsPj5M) 2016-09-26T15:44Z 401K followers, 1.4M engagements "Joanna Lumley reads Vita Sackville-West's letter to Virginia Woolf Watch the inimitable Joanna Lumley reading Vita Sackville-West's longing letter to her lover Virginia Woolf. Originally read at Letters Live at Shoreditch Town Hall on Valentine's Day 2020" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_7-7tGMMzdc) 2021-08-03T08:33Z 401K followers, 52.9K engagements "Tom Odell performs Black Friday at the Royal Albert Hall Tom Odell opened Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall this month with a very special performance of his new single Black Friday. Tom was joined by an octet of incredibly talented musicians: David OLeary - violin Victoria Lyon - violin Everton Nelson - violin Marianne Haynes - violin Abbie Fenna - viola Trona Milne - viola Ren Ford - cello Benn Cunningham - double bass" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eos_8z3dNYA) 2023-11-24T19:26Z 401K followers, 272K engagements "Tony Robinson reads a hilariously grumpy letter from a father to a son Sunday Times racing correspondent Roger Mortimer spent [--] years writing to his only son Charlie and in [----] many of those amusing touching exasperated gossip-filled missives were collected to form the book Dear Lupin. This is just one written in [----] when Charlie was working away from home. None other than Sir Tony Robinson joined us to read this brilliantly funny letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in March 2024" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rs1bUQuGZ8k) 2024-05-09T11:26Z 401K followers, 314.5K engagements "Keegan-Michael Key reads a letter from the Smithsonian to a man donating 'artefacts' from his garden Legend has it that in [----] a letter was sent by the Smithsonian Institute to a man who regularly and very kindly donated artefacts discovered in his back garden. Actor comedian and producer Keegan-Michael Key joined us to read this rather special letter at London's Royal Albert Hall in October 2021" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zb4VyIJ4-mY) 2022-02-18T18:21Z 401K followers, 1.5M engagements "James Corden reads a letter of complaint to Coca-Cola In [----] Coca-Cola did the unthinkable and changed the recipe of their flagship product. James Corden joined us at Letters Live in partnership with Cunard in January to read one of thousands of complaint letters their headquarters received" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5YJM3JLxvOY) 2026-02-11T10:52Z 400K followers, 13.7K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reads a FIERY letter of complaint to a bank Anyone whos ever been frustrated when trying to deal with their bank will find comfort in this letter read by Benedict Cumberbatch. Written by an exasperated account holder who had recently tried and failed to pay in a cheque this letter was performed at Letters Live in partnership with Cunard last month. Peter Wear" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DFzqSMfnbvo) 2026-02-11T10:47Z 401K followers, 192.3K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reads a funny letter from a frustrated bank customer Anyone who has ever attempted to deal with a bank will find comfort in the following letter written by a frustrated account holder who had recently tried and failed to pay in a cheque. Benedict Cumberbatch joined us to read this brilliant letter at Letters Live in association with Cunard at London's Southbank Centre in January [----]. Peter Wear 1999" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GNXnmDy4jmg) 2026-02-03T15:49Z 401K followers, 142.7K engagements "Damian Lewis reads a letter from a pirate to the English Henry Every was an English sailor from Devon who in [----] led a mutiny aboard the Charles II and remade himself as a pirate. Renaming the ship Fancy he sailed into the Indian Ocean and swiftly became one of the most wanted men of his age. Whilst in the Comoros Islands he wrote this deceitful letter to passing English captains. Months later he helped orchestrate one of the most notorious attacks in maritime history Damian Lewis joined us to read this brilliant letter with aplomb at Letters Live in association with Cunard at London's Queen" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ObUEYgE6Yb8) 2026-01-28T18:18Z 400K followers, 41.6K engagements "James Corden reads a HILARIOUS letter of complaint to Coca-Cola In [----] Coca-Cola did the unthinkable and changed the recipe of their flagship product replacing it with New Coke. To say it went badly would be an understatement. The following letter of complaint is one of thousands to soon reach headquarters. Within three months the old recipe had been reintroduced. James Corden joined us to read this letter at Letters Live in association with Cunard at London's Southbank Centre" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iyKOnl8Kuu4) 2026-01-26T18:13Z 401K followers, 18.6K engagements "Simon Amstell reads a hilarious letter of thanks to his mum Simon Amstell joined us at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in November [----] to read a letter to his mum Tina who was in the audience. Please enjoy. Simon Amstell 2025" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fSuLFPjr7uk) 2026-01-20T15:46Z 401K followers, 17.7K engagements "Louise Brealey reads a letter about a very unusual Christmas gift In [----] English novelist Sylvia Townsend Warner called upon her characteristic wit to thank a friend for what might have seemed a mundane Christmas gifta matchbox. Louise Brealey joined us to read this brilliant letter particularly relevant for anyone about to be bestowed with a less-than-desirable gift at Letters Live in New York City in June [----]. The Estate of Sylvia Townsend Warner and Valentine Ackland" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9-JI2e-RI60) 2025-12-24T15:52Z 401K followers, 13.8K engagements "Myles Smith performs My First Heartbreak at the Royal Albert Hall Myles Smith performs My First Heartbreak at the Royal Albert Hall opening a very special Letters Live show in November [----]. (C) [----] Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive licence from It's Okay To Feel Limited. For more about Letters Live: Instagram: www.instagram/letterslive TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@letterslive For more about Myles Smith: Instagram: www.instagram.com/mylessmithuk TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@mylessmithuk" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2LjHlUXHmYk) 2025-12-22T20:10Z 400K followers, [----] engagements "Nish Kumar reads Gustave Flaubert's letter about an ordeal in Paris French novelist Gustave Flaubert was never one to endure discomfort quietly. In July [----] shortly after a night in Paris that had tested every last nerve he wrote to his friends Edmond and Jules de Goncourt and relived the whole ordeal. Nish Kumar joined us to read Flaubert's letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in November 2025" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qokenne7D4U) 2025-12-04T15:15Z 400K followers, 10.1K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reads the winning letter from our Dear London competition Our competition-winning letter was performed live on stage by Benedict Cumberbatch at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in November [----]. Letters Live partnered with the Times and Montblanc to inspire writing through our Dear London competition where we asked you to pen your own letters to London. Chosen from thousands of entries the winner was Kerrin-Lee Nell. Kerrin-Lee Nell 2025" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W9vRftBkMS8) 2025-12-03T19:06Z 401K followers, 45.6K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch and Jessie Buckley read love letters between Albert Camus and Maria Casars As [----] ended days before Albert Camus' fatal car crash he and actress Maria Casars exchanged what would become their final letters after fifteen years of love. Jessie Buckley and Benedict Cumberbatch joined us to read these beautiful letters at the Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. Editions Gallimard and the Estate of Albert Camus Albert Camus to Louis Germain Translated from 'Le premier homme' Editions Gallimard (1995)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2VwhN7lVCpg) 2025-11-14T16:38Z 401K followers, 37.5K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reveals the winner of our letter writing competition This summer Letters Live and the Times launched the Dear London letter writing competition supported by Montblanc and now we have the winning letter Over to Benedict Cumberbatch one of our judges to reveal the winner. The competition asked for letters to London and over [----] of you wrote incredible missives to the city its people and its places and sent them both digitally and via post in droves. The winning letter writer will be invited to the Letters Live show at the Royal Albert Hall on November 28th and their letter" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gCVhHOTllBk) 2025-10-28T17:47Z 400K followers, 12.6K engagements "Nathan Lane reads an utterly hilarious letter about masturbation When he wasnt writing Oscar-winning screenplays or defying the Hollywood blacklist Dalton Trumbo was often crafting letters worthy of the stage. He wrote this one in [----] to his teenage son along with two books. Nathan Lane joined us to read this hilarious letter at Letters Live New York in May [----] reprising the role of Trumbo which he played in the Off-Broadway play Trumbo: Red White & Blacklisted later adapted into the [----] documentary film Trumbo. Dalton Trumbo 1958" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=40EGN8qCBlc) 2025-10-19T17:11Z 401K followers, 183.1K engagements "Taika Waititi reads Spike Milligan's hilarious letter home from WWII During World War II Spike Milligan famously served as a signalman with the Royal Artillery. He wrote home often and in September [----] secretly stationed in Italy he sent the following letter to his family. Taika joined us @kokocamden to read it at a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Spike Milligan Productions [----] A Night at the Theatre was a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mQGGOK2meMo) 2025-09-26T14:37Z 401K followers, 74.3K engagements "Louise Brealey reads Beatrix Potter's charming letter with the FIRST EVER mention of Peter Rabbit In [----] 26-year-old Beatrix Potter wrote to Noel the five-year-old son of her friend Annie Moore and began the tale of four rabbits which in fact featured the first ever appearance of Peter Rabbit the character for which Potter would one day become famous. The resulting story The Tale of Peter Rabbit has since become one of the most popular children's books of all time. Louise Brealey joined us at Letters Live at London's Freemasons' Hall back in [----] to read this totally charming lettter" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bJNNFrJE1NA) 2025-09-04T10:27Z 400K followers, 13.3K engagements "Sarah Cooper reads a hilarious letter about ice hockey In April of this year award-winning comedy writer Sahar Rizvi wrote an open letter to a stranger she regularly spotted at the hockeysomeone with whom she felt an immediate and unspoken connection. Sarah Cooper joined us to read it at Letters Live at the Town Hall NYC in June [----]. Sahar Rivzi 2025" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0xhvZJ4rma4) 2025-08-25T17:02Z 401K followers, 21.2K engagements "Sharon Horgan reads a letter of complaint about Always Maxi-Pads In [----] a lady named Wendi Aarons wrote a rather fiesty letter of complaint to the Brand Manager at Procter and Gamble. Sharon Horgan read this hilarious letter at Letters Live at the Union Chapel in London back in [----]. Wendi Aarons 2007" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FxC34A-nYas) 2025-08-15T18:32Z 401K followers, 85.4K engagements "Jason Biggs reads a letter about a very unfortunate incident in a public bathroom In [----] the following letter was sent to the Superior Health Insurance company by a customer whose name has been withheld for reasons that will soon become obvious. Jason Biggs joined us at Letters Live in New York at The Town Hall in Manhattan in June 2025" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vk3_RdU80eU) 2025-07-31T08:40Z 401K followers, 42.5K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch invites you to write a letter London means something different to everyone. A memory. A moment. A place. A person. A feeling. In our letter writing competition Dear London in partnership with The Times and supported by Montblanc were inviting people from across the globe to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and write a personal letter to the city we call home. It could be a love letter to a particular bus route. A note of thanks to a neighbour. A farewell to a flat. A gentle rant aimed at the pigeons. A tribute to a bridge a bench a bakery or a blurry night youll" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BM4q0YilYQA) 2025-07-22T07:57Z 401K followers, 53.4K engagements "Gillian Anderson reads Helen Keller's beautiful letter to the New York Symphony Orchestra On the evening of February 1st [----] the New York Symphony Orchestra played Beethoven's Ninth Symphony to a packed Carnegie Hall in New York. A couple of days later the orchestra received a stunning letter of thanks from the unlikeliest of sources: Helen Keller a renowned author and activist who despite having been deaf and blind from a young age had managed to hear their music on the radio through touch alone. Gillian Anderson joined us to read this gorgeous letter at Letters Live at the Freemason's Hall" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9bcDkyNM7EI) 2025-07-16T14:17Z 400K followers, 54.5K engagements "Richard Ayoade reads a stream of anxious letters by Franz Kafka Judging by the endless stream of anxious letters he sent to his fiance Felice Bauer it's a wonder novelist Franz Kafka found time for anything besides fretting about the mail. Richard Ayoade joined us to read this particular string of letters sent in [----] as part of Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. From: LETTERS TO FELICE by Franz Kafka translated by James Stern and Elisabeth Duckworth. Used by permission of Schocken Books an imprint of The Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group a division of Penguin Random" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sjD93xVrZsM) 2025-07-03T10:47Z 401K followers, 147K engagements "Ian Wright reads Albert Camus' letter to the teacher that changed his life In [----] shortly after winning the Nobel Prize for Literature Albert Camus wrote a letter to the teacher who changed his life. Ian Wright joined us at the Royal Albert Hall in [----] to read this beautiful letter made particularly poignant as Ian is also someone who had a very significant teacher change the course of their life: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=omPdemwaNzQ Editions Gallimard and the Estate of Albert Camus Albert Camus to Louis Germain Translated from 'Le premier homme' Editions Gallimard (1995)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-A_3t1-JJhw) 2025-06-18T10:37Z 399K followers, 31.7K engagements "Nathan Lane reads the most beautiful coming out letter Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City books chronicle the lives and loves of a group of unique people living in San Francisco in the late 1970s. Probably the most beloved of these characters is Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver a gay man who in the second novel discovers that his parents have joined Anita Bryant's campaign in Florida to quell the rights of gays. He later writes a letter to his mother. The inimitable Nathan Lane joined us to read this amazing letter at Letters Live at The Town Hall in Midtown Manhattan last week. "Michael Tolliver" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=APyn8Otui_w) 2025-06-09T07:43Z 400K followers, 43K engagements "Laura Linney reads Fay Wray's beautiful letter to King Kong Fay Wray cemented her Hollywood stardom in [----] with her unforgettable performance as Ann Darrow the young woman who finds herself the object of an enormous ape's affections in the cinematic masterpiece King Kong. Fifty years after capturing the imaginations of audiences worldwide Wray wrote her memoir and it began with a letter. None other than Laura Linney joined us to read it at Letters Live at The Town Hall in New York City last week. The Estate of Fay Wray" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h1XHoC0l06Y) 2025-06-06T17:00Z 399K followers, 17K engagements "Jude Law reads a letter demanding money from The Ritz hotel In [----] The Ritz hotel in London was sent the following letter by Sting impersonator Owen James. Jude Law joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in 2019" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=v5QLoRiQbqY) 2025-05-31T15:00Z 401K followers, 56.5K engagements "Cate Blanchett reads a wonderfully bizarre letter to a stranger It wasnt just in her paintings that Spanish surrealist Remedios Varo explored the mysticalas this playful letter to a stranger shows. Cate Blanchett joined us to read it a special fundraising edition of Letters Live @kokocamden last year in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Margaret Carson and Remedois Varo" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RcTIwlc3RN8) 2025-05-15T07:56Z 401K followers, 66.7K engagements "Richard Gadd reads a brilliant letter sent in to the Guardian newspaper In October [----] the following letter was sent to the Guardian newspaper. Richard Gadd joined us to read it a special fundraising edition of Letters Live @kokocamden last year in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Rodney Smith" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EXXr-JWJFUg) 2025-05-11T17:19Z 400K followers, 23.5K engagements "Grace Campbell reads a letter of thanks to Adele In [----] Stephanie Pope wrote a letter of thanks to someone who had helped her during a dark period. Grace Campbell joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. Stephanie Pope" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FZsYD8rT0kM) 2025-04-29T08:47Z 399K followers, 14.5K engagements "Matt Berry reads a letter from South Park creators to the MPAA Prior to the release of South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut in [----] the movie's creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker were asked repeatedly by the MPAA to alter the film in order for it to gain an R rating rather than an NC-17. Matt Stone responded to this request with this memo. Matt Berry joined us to read it at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall London in December [----]. Matt Stone to MPAA Matt Stone" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cXn_24Wb3q0) 2025-04-19T17:32Z 401K followers, 815.6K engagements "FKA Twigs & Minnie Driver read letters from the Ask Polly column about the secret fury of nice women Since [----] Heather Havrilesky has been delivering words of comfort to the dedicated readers of Ask Polly an advice column that started at The Awl and now publishes weekly on Substack in which the complexities of modern life are dissected with wit empathy and a healthy dose of tough love. Read it here: https://www.ask-polly.com/ FKA Twigs and Minnie Driver read one exchange of letters at a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TOEEHUjBwNQ) 2025-04-10T16:07Z 401K followers, 38.5K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reads Rik Mayall's letter of complaint about Band Aid On November 25th [----] dozens of the brightest stars on the British music scene descended upon SARM West Studios in London to unite as Band Aid a supergroup brought together by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to record the song "Do They Know It's Christmas" in a wildly successful effort to raise money for those suffering in the devastating famine in Ethiopia. The day after the recording session the Young Ones Rik Mayall wrote a letter of complaint to Geldof. This letter was performed at a special fundraising edition of Letters" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yfnQ8-t2Gw0) 2025-04-07T16:01Z 401K followers, 404.4K engagements "Alan Carr reads a gossipy letter from Carry On star Kenneth Williams In July of [----] Carry On star Kenneth Williams wrote to his friend Eric Peel with some gossip. Alan Carr joined us to read this letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. Kenneth Williams to Eric Peel the Estate of Kenneth Williams" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nDevbau2OZI) 2025-03-30T19:15Z 401K followers, 103.9K engagements "Asim Chaudhry reads an ancient Chinese ultimatum to some unruly crocodiles In the year [---] renowned Tang dynasty poet and politician Han Yu moved to the remote region of Chaozhou where he was to serve as governor. No sooner had he arrived than he learned of a grave problem plaguing the local population: a gang of gigantic crocodiles in a nearby river were wreaking havoc upon the locals killing its residents and livestock. Han Yu responded by writing the following letter to the crocodiles an ultimatum he then burnt on the river bank so as to deliver it to these unruly beasts. Asim Chaudhry" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=q6zEOkwq3gY) 2025-03-20T14:32Z 400K followers, 31.1K engagements "Damian Lewis reads John le Carr's love letter to his wife British novelist John le Carr married Jane Eustace in [----] and together they raised three sons while he established himself as a master of the espionage genre. He sent her the following letter in [----] fifteen years into their marriage. Damian Lewis read this letter at a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Credit: John le Carr to his wife 13th March [----] from: John le Carr A Private Spy: The Letters of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yab4ZOlqyUI) 2025-03-13T00:00Z 401K followers, 30.6K engagements "Himesh Patel reads a brilliant letter about the MANY uses of books In [----] English novelist Ford Madox Ford was asked to write a piece of a few hundred words on the uses of books for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He responded to that request by letter which Himesh Patel joined us to read at Letters Live at London's Roundhouse in 2021" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lwudaBMVJqA) 2025-03-04T18:09Z 400K followers, 17.4K engagements "Marisa Abela reads Vita Sackville-Wests love letter to Virginia Woolf English novelist Vita Sackville-Wests marriage to Sir Harold Nicolson was the very definition of an open one with both partners happily enjoying same-sex extramarital relationships for much of the [--] years they spent together. In January of [----] Vita reluctantly departed London for Persia where she was to stay for four long months. As she travelled by train she wrote a longing letter to the lover she had left behind: Virginia Woolf. Marisa Abela joined us at KOKO Camden to read it at a special fundraising edition of Letters" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=b-lKULpl5-o) 2025-02-17T17:38Z 401K followers, 33.3K engagements "Felicity Jones reads Emma Thompson's incredible letter about misogyny in Hollywood In [----] Emma Thompson wrote to the producers of a film in which she was due to star in response to their hiring of John Lasseter who recently left Disney/Pixar following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. Felicity Jones joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Union Chapel back in March [----]. Emma Thompson 2019" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SgMWDdV7Tio) 2025-02-13T14:34Z 401K followers, 80K engagements "Taika Waititi reads a letter written to a dear friend KOKO Foundation Taika Waititi reads an incredible letter written to a dear friend. In [----] as she approached the end of her life celebrated theatre director Clare Venables received the following letter from her dear friend Peter Thomson. Taika joined us @kokocamden to read it at a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Peter Thomson [----] A Night at the Theatre was a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EDoAUi96X1k) 2025-02-07T17:51Z 401K followers, 28.1K engagements "Ade Edmonson reads Proust's complaint about some very loud neighbours. In July [----] weeks before vacating his apartment French novelist Marcel Proust wrote to his friend Jacques Porel who was also the son of Prousts then-landlady. Ade Edmondson joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Roundhouse theatre in July 2021" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_7srmRQ31Ac) 2025-01-23T14:42Z 399K followers, 22.4K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reads a letter to a man blow-drying his balls at the gym In December of [----] a writer named Ross Beeley addressed the following open letter to a fellow gym-goer. Benedict Cumberbatch joined us to read this extraordinary letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. Ross Beeley 2011" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YHT39XcYVDk) 2025-01-17T12:24Z 401K followers, 222.8K engagements "Thom Yorke reads a letter about receiving a surprising text message Thom Yorke reads a letter about receiving a surprising text message #thomyorke #radiohead #funny" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wS49gZ8dSAM) 2025-01-08T11:12Z 401K followers, 842.4K engagements "An urgent letter to the future read by Benedict Cumberbatch Written by Kurt Vonnegut in [----] #kurtvonnegut #benedictcumberbatch #climatechange" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WHTXXuUdPKg) 2025-01-08T10:54Z 400K followers, 28.6K engagements "Patti Smith performs Wing in New York City The legendary Patti Smith performs her song Wing accompanied on the piano by her daughter Jesse Paris Smith at Letters Live at The Town Hall in New York City in May [----]. Please enjoy this marvellous performance of a song that was rather fittingly originally a letter written by Patti to a then 7-year-old Jesse" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wXkHKDe0uZs) 2025-01-06T09:40Z 401K followers, 26.2K engagements "Martin Stephen reads a letter thanking the RNLI for saving his life at sea In [----] fifty years after being rescued from the sea retired headmaster Martin Stephen wrote a letter of thanks to Dunbar Lifeboat Station. To read this incredible letter Martin Stephen himself joined us at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall on 12th December [----] a show that marked the 200th anniversary of the RNLI. Find out more about the essential work of the RNLI and please do consider donating to support them: https://rnli.org/letterslive Martin Stephen" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=G9xirmZoD5g) 2024-12-30T09:00Z 400K followers, 16.6K engagements "Lolly Adefope performs a tragic tale of love with an alarming number of birds Lolly Adefope performs a festive yet tragic tale of love with an alarming number of birds #christmas #lollyadefope #12daysofchristmas" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lyFtx3Tv6Eg) 2024-12-26T23:53Z 400K followers, 10.1K engagements "Lolly Adefope reads a hilarious series of letters telling a tragic festive tale The series of letters you are about to hear tell a festive yet tragic tale of love misjudged romantic gestures and an alarming number of birds. Lolly Adefope joined us at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall earlier in December to read them with a little cameo from Asim Chaudhry. Please enjoy. John Julius Norwich. Reproduced with permission of the Licensor through PLSclear" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nBRvdCAgL4s) 2024-12-26T09:00Z 401K followers, 97.9K engagements "Benedict Cumberbatch reads Kurt Vonnegut's letter to the future In [----] the great American novelist Kurt Vonnegut wrote a letter to the people of the future. Benedict Cumberbatch read this remarkably precient letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall on 12th December [----]. A Letter to the Next Generation' Copyright Kurt Vonnegut [----] used by permission of The Wylie Agency (UK) Limited" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KhhTr8wH2P4) 2024-12-22T16:00Z 401K followers, 265.1K engagements "Rose McGowan reads a powerful letter from a daughter to her late mother In [----] 52-year-old Long Island resident Joan Cook Carpenter passed away after succumbing to breast cancer a battle she had chosen to keep from her loved ones until her final days. In [----] a decade after Joan's death her 29-year-old daughter novelist Karin Cook wrote her a letter. In [----] at Letters Live at The Town Hall in Midtown Manhattan New York City Rose McGowan joined us to bring this incredible letter to life. Letters Live returns to The Town Hall NYC for three back-to-back nights from May 31st - June 2nd 2025." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iW7lB0s6Id8) 2024-12-21T16:16Z 400K followers, 11.5K engagements "Geri Halliwell-Horner reads a reply from a feminist to an unsolicited declaration of love Born in Paris in [----] Flora Tristan was a feminist socialist and writer whose radical ideas shaped the early womens rights movement. In [----] five years after publication of her daring novel Mphis Tristan was approached by a man named Charles Fillieu with an unsolicited declaration of love. Stunned to have been so boldly addressed Tristan responded with a scathing letter of her own. Geri Halliwell-Horner joined to read this magnificent letter at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall on 12th December 2024." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=y47jxDFnwbE) 2024-12-19T15:18Z 400K followers, 19.5K engagements "Bella Ramsey reads a moving letter to themself Last year Bella Ramsey wrote a letter to themself. We were honoured to welcome Bella to Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall last week to read their incredibly moving letter. And we're delighted to be able to share it with you in full here. Bella Ramsey 2003" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SWT9w1PkYCE) 2024-12-16T13:26Z 399K followers, 19K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"Olivia Colman reads a raunchy letter of complaint to Paul Newman As well as being a multi-award winning Hollywood actor Paul Newman was also the founder of Newmans Own a food company known and admired for donating all of its profits to charity. Like any other business however they receive complaints and in [----] Newman was sent the following letter by a frustrated customer. Olivia Colman joined us to read this rather unusual letter of complaint at Wilderness Festival Oxfordshire UK in August 2024"
YouTube Link 2024-08-08T17:39Z 401K followers, 241.8K engagements
"Matt Berry reads a letter from South Park creators to the MPAA Prior to the release of South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut in [----] the movie's creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker were asked repeatedly by the MPAA to alter the film in order for it to gain an R rating rather than an NC-17. Matt Stone responded to this request with this memo. Matt Berry joined us to read it at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall London in December [----]. Matt Stone to MPAA Matt Stone"
YouTube Link 2025-04-19T17:32Z 401K followers, 815.6K engagements
"Rory Stewart reads a letter from Eton about Boris Johnson's conduct at school On 3rd of October [----] Rory Stewart took to the stage at the Royal Albert Hall to read for the first time at Letters Live and also resign from the Conservative Party. The letter. In [----] the headmaster at Eton College wrote a letter to the father of one of his pupils. That pupil now happens to be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Rory Stewart Letters Live Royal Albert Hall Boris Johnson Benedict Cumberbatch Conservative London Politics UK Rory Stewart Letters Live Royal Albert Hall Boris Johnson Benedict"
YouTube Link 2019-10-04T10:34Z 401K followers, 228.3K engagements
"Gillian Anderson reads a letter of advice to her 16-year-old self In [----] Gillian Anderson wrote a letter of advice to her 16-year-old self. At Letters Live in London's Royal Albert Hall in October [----] Gillian joined us to read it"
YouTube Link 2022-02-12T10:36Z 401K followers, 96.5K engagements
"Woody Harrelson reads a letter about a very grumpy cat One afternoon in [----] a balding cat was thrust upon novelist John Cheever by his old friend Josie Herbst who explained that she could no longer keep him. Cheever reluctantly homed the cat but they didnt get on; so much so that Cheevers friendship with Herbst soon deteriorated. The rift finally healed in [----] when Cheever sent Herbst the letter you're about to hear. At Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in November [----] Woody Harrelson joined us to give this hilarious reading of Cheever's letter. Benjamin Cheever [----] used by"
YouTube Link 2024-07-11T09:38Z 401K followers, 663.8K engagements
"Miriam Margolyes reads a letter from a disgruntled care home resident Miriam Margolyes reads a [----] thank you letter with a difference from 97-year-old nursing home resident Mary Grant from County Down Ireland. Originally read at Letters Live at the Freemasons Hall London"
YouTube Link 2021-11-25T14:03Z 401K followers, 472K engagements
"Nathan Lane reads an utterly hilarious letter about masturbation When he wasnt writing Oscar-winning screenplays or defying the Hollywood blacklist Dalton Trumbo was often crafting letters worthy of the stage. He wrote this one in [----] to his teenage son along with two books. Nathan Lane joined us to read this hilarious letter at Letters Live New York in May [----] reprising the role of Trumbo which he played in the Off-Broadway play Trumbo: Red White & Blacklisted later adapted into the [----] documentary film Trumbo. Dalton Trumbo 1958"
YouTube Link 2025-10-19T17:11Z 401K followers, 183.1K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reads a FIERY letter of complaint to a bank Anyone whos ever been frustrated when trying to deal with their bank will find comfort in this letter read by Benedict Cumberbatch. Written by an exasperated account holder who had recently tried and failed to pay in a cheque this letter was performed at Letters Live in partnership with Cunard last month. Peter Wear"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T10:47Z 401K followers, 192.3K engagements
"Thom Yorke reads a hilarious letter about a surprising text message The letter you're about to watch was published in the Daily Telegraph in May [----]. Beloved musician Thom Yorke joined us at Letters Live at London's Union Chapel back in March [----] to read it. David Lavelle"
YouTube Link 2024-11-02T21:33Z 401K followers, 125.5K engagements
"Sharon Horgan reads a letter of complaint about Always Maxi-Pads In [----] a lady named Wendi Aarons wrote a rather fiesty letter of complaint to the Brand Manager at Procter and Gamble. Sharon Horgan read this hilarious letter at Letters Live at the Union Chapel in London back in [----]. Wendi Aarons 2007"
YouTube Link 2025-08-15T18:32Z 401K followers, 85.4K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reads a funny letter from a frustrated bank customer Anyone who has ever attempted to deal with a bank will find comfort in the following letter written by a frustrated account holder who had recently tried and failed to pay in a cheque. Benedict Cumberbatch joined us to read this brilliant letter at Letters Live in association with Cunard at London's Southbank Centre in January [----]. Peter Wear 1999"
YouTube Link 2026-02-03T15:49Z 401K followers, 142.7K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reads Kurt Vonnegut's letter to the future In [----] the great American novelist Kurt Vonnegut wrote a letter to the people of the future. Benedict Cumberbatch read this remarkably precient letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall on 12th December [----]. A Letter to the Next Generation' Copyright Kurt Vonnegut [----] used by permission of The Wylie Agency (UK) Limited"
YouTube Link 2024-12-22T16:00Z 401K followers, 265.1K engagements
"Cate Blanchett reads a wonderfully bizarre letter to a stranger It wasnt just in her paintings that Spanish surrealist Remedios Varo explored the mysticalas this playful letter to a stranger shows. Cate Blanchett joined us to read it a special fundraising edition of Letters Live @kokocamden last year in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Margaret Carson and Remedois Varo"
YouTube Link 2025-05-15T07:56Z 401K followers, 66.7K engagements
"Olivia Colman reads a novelist's (rather funny) complaint letter to a funeral parlour In [----] shortly after the death of her father celebrated novelist Lydia Davis wrote a letter of complaint to a funeral parlour. Olivia Colman joined us at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in London in November [----] to read it. Copyright: Lydia Davis to a Funeral parlour from: The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis Lydia Davis 2009"
YouTube Link 2023-11-18T16:15Z 401K followers, 346.6K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reads a hilarious letter of apology to a hotel In March of [----] [--] years after being banned from the Empress Hotel in British Columbia Novia Scotia resident Nick Burchill wrote them a letter and asked for forgiveness. Three days later by which point his letter had been reprinted online and read by millions the ban was lifted. Benedict Cumberbatch performed this letter at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall London in October [----]. Letter Nick Burchill"
YouTube Link 2023-01-21T10:40Z 401K followers, 2.6M engagements
"Peter Dinklage reads a very funny letter in defence of beavers In December [----] as a result of an official complaint from a neighbour a Michigan resident named Stephen Tvedten received indirectly a stern warning from the regions Department of Environmental Quality in the form of a letter a letter in which he was given six weeks to remove two unauthorized and hazardous dams from the stream on his property or else face prosecution. Tvedtens amusing response soon made the local news. The case was quickly dropped. Peter Dinklage joined us at Letters Live at The Town Hall NYC to read this"
YouTube Link 2024-07-18T15:50Z 401K followers, 863.2K engagements
"Simon Amstell reads a hilarious letter of thanks to his mum Simon Amstell joined us at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in November [----] to read a letter to his mum Tina who was in the audience. Please enjoy. Simon Amstell 2025"
YouTube Link 2026-01-20T15:46Z 401K followers, 17.7K engagements
"James Corden reads a HILARIOUS letter of complaint to Coca-Cola In [----] Coca-Cola did the unthinkable and changed the recipe of their flagship product replacing it with New Coke. To say it went badly would be an understatement. The following letter of complaint is one of thousands to soon reach headquarters. Within three months the old recipe had been reintroduced. James Corden joined us to read this letter at Letters Live in association with Cunard at London's Southbank Centre"
YouTube Link 2026-01-26T18:13Z 401K followers, 18.6K engagements
"Taika Waititi reads Spike Milligan's hilarious letter home from WWII During World War II Spike Milligan famously served as a signalman with the Royal Artillery. He wrote home often and in September [----] secretly stationed in Italy he sent the following letter to his family. Taika joined us @kokocamden to read it at a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Spike Milligan Productions [----] A Night at the Theatre was a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in"
YouTube Link 2025-09-26T14:37Z 401K followers, 74.3K engagements
"Matt Berry and Peter Capaldi read a FIERY letter exchange Possibly one of our favourite letter exchanges ever and at London's Freemasons' Hall back in [----] Matt Berry and Peter Capaldi joined us to give an incredible hilarious reading. In [----] the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire instructed his army to attack a fortress belonging to the Zaporozhian Cossacks. They were quickly and heavily defeated. Rather than surrender the Sultan then wrote to the Cossacks and demanded that they submit to him. This fiery exchange was the result"
YouTube Link 2023-07-13T13:33Z 401K followers, 1.5M engagements
"Thom Yorke reads a letter about receiving a surprising text message Thom Yorke reads a letter about receiving a surprising text message #thomyorke #radiohead #funny"
YouTube Link 2025-01-08T11:12Z 401K followers, 842.4K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reads Rik Mayall's letter of complaint about Band Aid On November 25th [----] dozens of the brightest stars on the British music scene descended upon SARM West Studios in London to unite as Band Aid a supergroup brought together by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to record the song "Do They Know It's Christmas" in a wildly successful effort to raise money for those suffering in the devastating famine in Ethiopia. The day after the recording session the Young Ones Rik Mayall wrote a letter of complaint to Geldof. This letter was performed at a special fundraising edition of Letters"
YouTube Link 2025-04-07T16:01Z 401K followers, 404.4K engagements
"Brian Cox reads Hunter S. Thompson's complaint letter In [----] displeased to see a trusted news programme removed from his local station American journalist Hunter S. Thompson wrote a complaint to its manager Dave Allen who replied with a complaint of his own about the coarse language in Hunters complaint. So Hunter wrote again and none other than Brian Cox (a.k.a. Succession's Logan Roy) read the letter at our Royal Albert Hall show in October 2020"
YouTube Link 2022-02-02T09:38Z 362K followers, 521K engagements
"Carey Mulligan reads a letter to the Daily Telegraph written by a suffragette On February 26th [----] a letter appeared in the Daily Telegraph written by a suffragette named Bertha Brewster. Carey Mulligan read it at Letters Live at the Freemason's Hall London"
YouTube Link 2022-03-18T18:52Z 352K followers, 15K engagements
"Taron Egerton reads a love letter written by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas In July of [----] months after meeting 22-year-old dancer Caitlin Macnamara Welsh poet Dylan Thomas wrote her the love letter you will now hear. They married the next year and so began a tempestuous relationship that was fuelled by excesses of all kinds. Taron Egerton joined us to give a brilliant reading of this letter at Wilderness Festival [----] in the Oxfordshire countryside UK. The Dylan Thomas Trust"
YouTube Link 2024-02-09T18:40Z [--] followers, 29.4K engagements
"Damian Lewis reads a hilarious letter from a girls' football team coach When he sent the letter you're about to watch in March of [----] Michael Kinahan was the coach of a football team in Massachusetts consisting of seven-year-old girls. Sadly for him many of the letters recipientsthe girls parentsfailed to see the funny side of his playful letter and complained to league officials. Kinahan resigned from the role days later. Damian Lewis joined us to read Michael's letter at a Letters Live show on March 6th in the week of International Women's Day at London's Royal Albert Hall"
YouTube Link 2024-03-28T20:02Z 342K followers, 227.2K engagements
"Garbage's Shirley Manson reads a powerful feminist letter to her niece On February 26th [----] at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles Scottish musician and actor Shirley Manson perhaps best known as the lead singer of the American rock band Garbage read a letter to her niece"
YouTube Link 2022-05-20T17:50Z 338K followers, 11.9K engagements
"Colin Firth & Taron Edgerton read Rudyard Kipling's letters to his 17-year-old son When World War I broke out in [----] fiercely patriotic The Jungle Book author Rudyard Kipling encouraged his 17-year-old son John to fight for their country. John did just that and in August of the next year now a fully-trained soldier in the Irish Guard he made his way to France where his father was already working as a war correspondent. John Kipling kept in touch with his parents by letter and Rudyard Kipling wrote back to his son daily as evidenced by the following exchange. Tragically just a month after"
YouTube Link 2021-06-19T18:55Z 356K followers, 207.2K engagements
"Emma Corrin reads Zelda Fitzgerald's beautiful love letter to her husband In the summer of [----] after a series of challenging mental health struggles Zelda Fitzgerald was admitted to the Prangins Clinic in Switzerland where she would undergo treatment without any visitors. Whilst there she wrote many longing letters to her husband F. Scott Fitzgerald. To read just one actor Emma Corrin joined us at our Sunday afternoon show at Wilderness Festival [----] UK"
YouTube Link 2023-09-22T15:40Z 254K followers, [---] engagements
"Angela Rayner reads a hilarious letter about Rishi Sunak's government In February [----] the following letter was sent to the Guardian newspaper. To read it the Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Angela Rayner joined us at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in March [----] - at a special show to celebrate International Women's Day. Terry OHara to the Guardian"
YouTube Link 2024-03-11T09:10Z 299K followers, 20.6K engagements
"Alan Carr reads a letter to an insurance company describing a sticky situation The inimitable Alan Carr reads a letter to an insurance company from 'Name Withheld' describing a rather sticky situation. Originally performed at the Union Chapel London on March 6th 2020"
YouTube Link 2021-03-26T19:16Z 367K followers, 1.2M engagements
"Jude Law reads a letter from a father to his newborn son The son of an Irish actor Fergal Keane began his career in journalism straight out of school at age [--]. Within [--] years he was a correspondent for the BBC first in Northern Ireland and then in South Africa and Asia winning numerous awards for his war dispatches as well as his books and other works. He read his Letter to Daniel on the BBC [--] radio program From Our Own Correspondent shortly after his sons birth. Despite concerns his deeply personal missive was inappropriately emotional for the staid BBC it was an immediate hit with the"
YouTube Link 2021-06-18T07:30Z 339K followers, 63.8K engagements
"Stephen Fry reads a letter about a deplorable incident at the BBC Proms in [----] the BBC's music controller Robert Ponsonby was very unimpressed by the behaviour of an audience member at the Royal Albert Hall during the BBC Proms. Ponsonby wrote a letter to the Hall's General Manager Mr Anthony Charlton. Here's Stephen Fry reading the letter at Letters Live's debut show at the Royal Albert Hall back in [----]. Letters Live is back at the Royal Albert Hall with another top-secret star-studded line-up on October 30th. Limited tickets available in support of the National Literacy Trust:"
YouTube Link 2021-10-18T11:40Z 368K followers, 825.2K engagements
"Letters Live at Freemasons' Hall Covent Garden (March/April 2015) http://letterslive.com/ Music by Tom Odell: 'The Letter' written by Wayne Carson. LETTERS LIVE at Freemasons' Hall London was our most ambitious series of events yet with Benedict Cumberbatch & Louise Brealey in starring roles. Across four nights each show featured a unique line up of artists reading memorable letters to our sold out audiences. Guests included Joss Ackland Ellie Bamber Sanjeev Bhaskar Matt Berry Samantha Bond Russell Brand Simon Callow Gemma Chan Olivia Colman Lisa Dwan Joanne Froggatt Sally Hawkins Tom"
YouTube Link 2015-05-13T09:52Z 356K followers, 97.5K engagements
"Harnaam Kaur reads her own powerful letter about self love Harnaam Kaur is a motivational speaker who at a young age was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome a condition that causes a hormonal imbalance leaving her with extra facial hair. Shortly after her GCSEs after years of torment she began to let her beard grow. In [----] she wrote this letter to her younger self. At the Letters Live 10th anniversary show at the Royal Albert Hall in London Harnaam Kaur herself joined us to read this powerful letter. Harnaam Kaur"
YouTube Link 2024-01-05T18:07Z 227K followers, [----] engagements
""P.S. This is my favorite memo ever" Matt Berry reads Matt Stone memo to the MPAA LETTERS LIVE: http://letterslive.com/ Letter taken from More Letters Of Note compiled by Shaun Usher (Canongate) http://www.canongate.tv/more-letters-of-note-hardback.html Warning: If you're easily offended please don't watch the following video. Thanks. Prior to the release of South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut in [----] the movie's creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker were asked repeatedly by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to alter the film in order for it to gain an R rating rather than an"
YouTube Link 2015-07-22T14:12Z 360K followers, 1.6M engagements
"Matt Berry reads a husband's plea to his wife about their intimate relations #mattberry #shorts Matt Berry performs a hilarious reading of a letter sent in [----] by a man named Don to his wife regarding the frequency of their intimate relations. Performed as part of Love Letters Live at Shoreditch Town Hall on 14th February 2020"
YouTube Link 2024-09-11T19:33Z 325K followers, [----] engagements
"Harriet Walter reads a letter to the Lady Selling Seashells by the Seashore In [----] armed with some urgent questions about a marketing mishap Thatcher Jensen wrote a letter to one of the most famous women in the world. Dame Harriet Walter joined us to read this hilarious letter at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in March [----]. Thatcher Jensen 2017"
YouTube Link 2024-07-28T17:51Z 326K followers, 41.9K engagements
"Sir Ben Kingsley reads a letter written by Gandhi to Hitler Sir Ben Kingsley reads a letter written by Mahatma Gandhi to Adolf Hitler orginally read at Letters Live at the Freemasons Hall in London"
YouTube Link 2022-06-22T12:00Z 380K followers, 384.6K engagements
"Gerald Durrell to Lee McGeorge - Read by Tom Hiddleston Conservationist and author Gerald Durrell and Lee McGeorge first met in 1977; two years later they were married. By the time Durrell died in [----] they had travelled the world together on numerous conservation expeditions and co-written two books: A Practical Guide for the Amateur Naturalist and Durrell in Russia. In [----] a year after they first met Gerald Durrell wrote a love letter to his future wife"
YouTube Link 2017-02-09T11:54Z 357K followers, 282.4K engagements
"Ione Wells reads her letter to her attacker As she walked home one evening in April [----] a young student named Ione Wells was dragged to the ground and sexually assaulted. The attacker was later caught and prosecuted. Shortly afterwards Ione wrote a letter to her assaulter. Ione Wells now Political Correspondent for the BBC joined us at our Royal Albert Hall show in October [----] to read this incredible letter"
YouTube Link 2022-03-08T11:44Z 356K followers, 15.2K engagements
"Ferdinand Kingsley reads Dylan Thomas' letter about being far too hot In August of [----] as he holidayed on the Mediterranean island of Elba Welsh poet Dylan Thomas wrote home to his patron Margaret Taylor and described as only he could the sweltering heat in which he was enveloped. Ferdinand Kingsley joined us at Wilderness Festival [----] in Oxfordshire UK to give a brilliant reading of this letter"
YouTube Link 2024-09-27T21:07Z 325K followers, 11.6K engagements
"Sanjeev Bhaskar reads Spike Milligan's hilarious letter replying to some reader feedback In February of [----] a well-meaning teacher named Stephen Gard wrote to Spike Milligan after reading Monty the third installment Spikes memoirs which focused on his life as a soldier in World War II and asked some questions about the book. Spike replied with this letter read brilliantly by Sanjeev Bhaskar at Letters Live at London's Freemason's Hall back in [----]. Spike Milligan Productions"
YouTube Link 2024-10-24T18:23Z 356K followers, 170.6K engagements
"Michael Palin reads a letter to a friend after the loss of their leg In [----] whilst serving in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers during World War I Irish author St. John Ervine suffered an injury that resulted in the amputation of a leg. Soon after he received a letter of support from his friend George Bernard Shaw. Michael Palin joined us to read Shaw's letter at Letters Live at London's Union Chapel back in [----]. George Bernard Shaw"
YouTube Link 2024-10-11T13:37Z 371K followers, 250.7K engagements
"Gillian Anderson reads Katherine Mansfield's charming letter about twins In [----] New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield wrote the following letter to her friend the American painter Anne Estelle Rice who was heavily pregnant with twins one of whom Mansfield had affectionately named Marigold. Gillian Anderson joined us to read this gorgeous letter at Letters Live's 10th anniversary show at London's Royal Albert Hall in November 2023"
YouTube Link 2024-03-21T20:17Z 288K followers, 24.3K engagements
"Alan Carr reads a letter from Roald Dahl about a cantankerous bulldog When he wrote this letter to his mother Roald Dahl was working at the British Embassy in Washington D.C. -- one of hundreds of undercover agents employed by Britains MI6 foreign intelligence service to spy on the United States. Dahls debut novel The Gremlins had been published the year before and it would be another [--] years until his first childrens book James and the Giant Peach set on him on the path to becoming one of the most entertaining authors in history. What is clear from his countless letters home during World"
YouTube Link 2023-08-03T13:51Z 360K followers, 215K engagements
"Ira Glass reads a powerful letter about American politics In [----] [--] years after President Nixons resignation due to the Watergate scandal the Washington Posts executive editor Ben Bradlee responded to some high school students with a brilliant letter. Ira Glass joined us to read it at Letters Live at The Town Hall in New York City in May [----]. Ben Bradlee"
YouTube Link 2024-08-16T16:55Z 371K followers, 24.2K engagements
"Matt Berry Reads a letter from Elvis Presley to US President Richard Nixon Elvis Presley was an avid collector of police badges but there was one badge in particular he was desperate to get his hands on: a badge from the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. In fact the King of Rock n Roll was so keen to obtain one that in December [----] he took a flight to the White House in order to hand-deliver this letter written mid-flight in which he cunningly offered his services in the war on drugs as a Federal Agent at Large. His arrival at the White House gates proved effective. A few hours later"
YouTube Link 2022-01-19T17:27Z 383K followers, 193.9K engagements
"Oscar Isaac reads a letter from his Star Wars forebear Sir Alec Guinness When Alec Guinness wrote this letter to his dear friend Anne Kaufman in April [----] and spoke so enthusiastically about his new play Yahoo he was known to most as a very dependable Academy Award-winning actor who regularly starred in the films of David Lean the acclaimed English director of such classics as Lawrence of Arabia and The Bridge on the River Kwai. However its the upcoming role to which he briefly but so amusingly alludes in this otherwise unremarkable letter the part of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars a film that"
YouTube Link 2022-10-03T14:23Z 369K followers, 167.1K engagements
"Sara Pascoe reads a hilarious letter asking for clarity on God's Law At the turn of the century the following letter was sent to Dr. Laura a US radio personality who regularly and publicly deemed homosexuality to be a mistake of nature. A copy of the letter soon reached the masses and now we bring it to you. Comedian and writer Sara Pascoe joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in March [----]. J Kent Ashcroft"
YouTube Link 2024-04-05T21:59Z 385K followers, 548.1K engagements
"FKA Twigs & Minnie Driver read letters from the Ask Polly column about the secret fury of nice women Since [----] Heather Havrilesky has been delivering words of comfort to the dedicated readers of Ask Polly an advice column that started at The Awl and now publishes weekly on Substack in which the complexities of modern life are dissected with wit empathy and a healthy dose of tough love. Read it here: https://www.ask-polly.com/ FKA Twigs and Minnie Driver read one exchange of letters at a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity"
YouTube Link 2025-03-08T06:30Z 358K followers, 84.1K engagements
"Helen McCrory reads a hilarious letter about women playing football The brilliant and much missed Helen McCrory joined us for a Letters Live show at the Union Chapel back in [----]. Here she is performing reader David Hickey's letter to the Independent sent in November [----] shortly after the England womens football team played Germany at Wembley. David Hickey the Independent 2014"
YouTube Link 2023-08-11T15:41Z 326K followers, 58.4K engagements
"Andy Serkis reads a brilliant letter from a chimpanzee to a scientist In May of [----] a Russian-born surgeon known widely as Monkey gland man arrived in London to much fanfare for Monkey gland man was famous for implanting thin slices of chimpanzee1 testicle into the scrotums of men supposedly for all manner of benefits e.g. prolonged lifespan increased sex drive and improved eyesight. Prior to Dr. Voronoffs arrival an article appeared in the London Daily News in which eminent bacteriologist Dr. Edward Bach warned the public against the aforementioned monkey-gland grafting not because it was a"
YouTube Link 2024-11-21T16:02Z 357K followers, 49.3K engagements
"Daisy Ridley reads an urgent letter to Planet Earth In [----] the Letters to the Earth campaign invited people around the world to put pen to paper and write letters in response to the climate and ecological emergency. Scottish artist and writer Fiona Glen wrote the following letter to Earth. Daisy Ridley joined us to read it at Letters Live at Wilderness Festival in Oxfordshire UK in August [----]. Fiona Glen. This letter is a part of the Letters to the Earth campaign which began in [----] when people around the world were invited to put pen to paper and write letters in response to the climate"
YouTube Link 2024-08-22T19:11Z 326K followers, 12.2K engagements
"Ferdinand Kingsley performs a hilarious reading of a letter Mozart sent to his wife As Mozart travelled around Europe on a concert tour in [----] he carried with him a small picture of his beloved wife Constanza who remained at home and wrote to her often. This letter was sent just a week into his tour. Ferdinand Kingsley gave this hysterical reading at Wilderness Festival UK in August 2023"
YouTube Link 2023-10-12T08:00Z 327K followers, 30.7K engagements
"Miriam Margolyes reads Ayn Rand's very stern letter to her niece In [----] with a burning desire to buy a new dress but no money to her name a young girl named Connie Papurt wrote to her famous aunt and asked to borrow $25. Her aunt was novelist Ayn Rand and Miriam Margoyles joined us at London's Royal Albert Hall in October [----] to read Rand's reply. Letter: Ayn Rand to Connie Papurt 22nd May [----] by Ayn Rand. Used by permission of Curtis Brown Ltd. Copyright [----] All Rights reserved"
YouTube Link 2023-02-03T16:49Z 356K followers, 185.9K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reads a notoriously grumpy Irish playwright's letter of complaint In July of [----] after attending a performance of Don Giovanni at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden renowned playwright and critic George Bernard Shaw wrote a letter of complaint to The Times. On November 16th [----] Benedict Cumberbatch joined us at the 10th anniversary edition of Letters Live in association with Montblanc at London's iconic Royal Albert Hall. George Bernard Shaw 1905"
YouTube Link 2023-11-20T16:54Z 391K followers, 238.2K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reads Alan Turing's letter to the mother of his first love Benedict Cumberbatch reads Alan Turnings letter to Mrs Morcom (18 February 1930) Alan Turing was a human being of exceptional intelligence a mathematical genius and worked as one of the leading code-breakers during World War II. He is also considered to be the "father of modern computing" thanks to his pioneering work in the field of computer science. In [----] before the term "Artificial Intelligence" had been coined he posed the question "Can computers think" and proposed the Turing Test. His achievements are"
YouTube Link 2015-03-26T18:22Z 396K followers, 63.7K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reads one of Alexei Navalny's final letters Last month Vladimir Putins most prominent critic Alexei Navalny paid the ultimate price for his beliefs dying in a West Siberian prison after years of relentless campaigning against corruption and a near-fatal poisoning. By the time of his death Navalny had been imprisoned for more than two years during which time he wrote to his supporters and the wider world through letters shared on his social media accounts. This is one of the last messages he wrote. Benedict Cumberbatch joined us to read it at Letters Live at the Royal"
YouTube Link 2024-03-07T22:49Z 391K followers, 423.9K engagements
"Tom Blyth reads Kurt Vonnegut's beautiful ode to his mother On Mothers Day in [----] the novelist Kurt Vonnegut and his sister Allie found their mother dead at the family home in Indianapolis. Two weeks later grief-stricken Kurt wrote a letter to his fiance. Tom Blyth joined us to read this incredibly moving letter at Letters Live at Wilderness Festival Oxfordshire UK in August [----]. Kurt Vonnegut [----] used by permission of The Wylie Agency (UK) Limited"
YouTube Link 2024-08-31T11:04Z 397K followers, 25.1K engagements
"Peter Capaldi reads a letter from WW1 Captain Reginald John Armes to his wife At The Freemasons Hall in March [----] Peter Capaldi reads an incredible letter from WW1 Captain Reginald John Armes to his wife. On Christmas Eve of [----] five months into World War I something amazing happened: thousands of British and German troops on the Western Front decided to put down their weapons and greet each other peacefully. For the next few days [------] men British and German chatted exchanged gifts sang carols played football. They also without fear were able to buried their dead. On the evening of"
YouTube Link 2020-04-14T13:17Z 397K followers, 431.9K engagements
"Dawn O'Porter reads a letter of complaint to Always maxi pads In [----] a woman named Wendi Aarons wrote a letter of complaint to James Thatcher the Brand Manager at Procter and Gamble. Dawn O'Porter joined us at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in October [----] to read it"
YouTube Link 2023-03-07T17:07Z 397K followers, 421.6K engagements
"James Earl Jones reads Kurt Vonnegut's inspirational letter to a group of students In [----] a group of students at Xavier High School in New York City were given an assignment by their English teacher Ms. Lockwood that was to test their persuasive writing skills: they were asked to write to their favourite author and ask him or her to visit the school. Its a measure of his ongoing influence that five of those pupils chose Kurt Vonnegut the novelist responsible for amongst other highly-respected books Slaughterhouse-Five; sadly however he never made that trip. Instead he wrote a wonderful"
YouTube Link 2024-09-20T19:17Z 394K followers, 63.5K engagements
"Richard Feynman to Arline - Read by Oscar Isaac Richard Feynman was one of the most influential physicists of his generation and in [----] he and two colleagues were awarded the Nobel Prize. In June of [----] his 25-year-old wife and high-school sweetheart Arline passed away after succumbing to tuberculosis. [--] months later Richard wrote his late wife a love letter and sealed it in an envelope. It remained unopened until after his death in [----]. Letters Live returns to London Oct 4-8th [----]. More info at http://letterslive.com"
YouTube Link 2016-10-02T19:36Z 395K followers, 253.9K engagements
"Alan Carr reads a letter written by a very disgruntled airline passenger Mid-flight on December 21st [----] disgusted with the location of his seat due to its proximity to the lavatory a Continental Airlines passenger wrote and illustrated the following letter of complaint and sent it to the airline's headquarters. It soon found its way onto the Internet and has since been enjoyed by millions. Alan Carr joined us to read this hilarious letter at Letters Live in London's Union Chapel back in 2017"
YouTube Link 2024-10-06T21:58Z 397K followers, 80.1K engagements
"Edie Falco reads a letter to white supremacists In the wake of violence in Charlottesville in [----] a Salt Lake City resident named Jonna Ramey wrote an open letter to white nationalists that was titled What Is Wrong With You Her letter was published in The Salt Lake Tribune and was soon read by millions. At Letters Live at New York City's The Town Hall back in [----] acting legend Edie Falco joined us to read it. Letters Live returns to The Town Hall New York on 16th May [----] with another top secret line-up of performers. Get your ticket now and join us for this very special show:"
YouTube Link 2023-12-21T09:00Z 396K followers, 465.7K engagements
""Yours in distress" Benedict Cumberbatch reads Alan Turing's letter to Norman Routledge http://letterslive.com/ Letter taken from More Letters Of Note compiled by Shaun Usher (Canongate) http://www.canongate.tv/more-letters-of-note-hardback.html Alan Turing was a human being of exceptional intelligence a mathematical genius and worked as one of the leading code-breakers during World War II. He is also considered to be the "father of modern computing" thanks to his pioneering work in the field of computer science. In [----] before the term "Artificial Intelligence" had been coined he posed the"
YouTube Link 2015-03-19T11:00Z 397K followers, 217.5K engagements
"The Crown's Emma Corrin reads a 13-year-old Jane Austen's letter The Loiterer was a weekly periodical that ran for [--] issues beginning in January [----] founded and written by Jane Austens brothers James and Henry. Two months after its debut the brothers received a letter of from one Sophia Sentiment who with tongue in cheek complained that The Loiterer contained nothing of interest to women. Sophia was in fact a 13-year-old Jane Austen. Her letter was reprinted in issue [--]. The Crown's Emma Corrin joined us to read the letter at our Royal Albert Hall show in October 2021"
YouTube Link 2021-12-16T16:39Z 391K followers, 88.2K engagements
"Ian Wright reads Albert Camus' letter to the teacher that changed his life In [----] shortly after winning the Nobel Prize for Literature Albert Camus wrote a letter to the teacher who changed his life. Ian Wright joined us at the Royal Albert Hall in [----] to read this beautiful letter made particularly poignant as Ian is also someone who had a very significant teacher change the course of their life: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=omPdemwaNzQ Editions Gallimard and the Estate of Albert Camus Albert Camus to Louis Germain Translated from 'Le premier homme' Editions Gallimard (1995)"
YouTube Link 2025-06-18T10:37Z 399K followers, 31.7K engagements
"Letters Live from the Archive: International Women's Day - Olivia Colman Gillian Anderson + more Watch our Letters Live from the Archive film in celebration of International Women's Day featuring Olivia Colman Rose McGowan Daisy Ridley Gillian Anderson Ncuti Gatwa Jordan Stephens and many more phenomenal performers. Every year International Womens Day on March 8th provides an opportunity to shine a light on the continuing global fight for gender equality whilst also celebrating the innumerable achievements of this vast marginalised percentage of the population. In the years since Letters Live"
YouTube Link 2021-03-08T19:00Z 400K followers, 81K engagements
"Myles Smith performs My First Heartbreak at the Royal Albert Hall Myles Smith performs My First Heartbreak at the Royal Albert Hall opening a very special Letters Live show in November [----]. (C) [----] Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive licence from It's Okay To Feel Limited. For more about Letters Live: Instagram: www.instagram/letterslive TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@letterslive For more about Myles Smith: Instagram: www.instagram.com/mylessmithuk TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@mylessmithuk"
YouTube Link 2025-12-22T20:10Z 400K followers, [----] engagements
"James Corden reads a letter of complaint to Coca-Cola In [----] Coca-Cola did the unthinkable and changed the recipe of their flagship product. James Corden joined us at Letters Live in partnership with Cunard in January to read one of thousands of complaint letters their headquarters received"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T10:52Z 400K followers, 13.7K engagements
"Gillian Anderson reads Helen Keller's beautiful letter to the New York Symphony Orchestra On the evening of February 1st [----] the New York Symphony Orchestra played Beethoven's Ninth Symphony to a packed Carnegie Hall in New York. A couple of days later the orchestra received a stunning letter of thanks from the unlikeliest of sources: Helen Keller a renowned author and activist who despite having been deaf and blind from a young age had managed to hear their music on the radio through touch alone. Gillian Anderson joined us to read this gorgeous letter at Letters Live at the Freemason's Hall"
YouTube Link 2025-07-16T14:17Z 400K followers, 54.5K engagements
"Nathan Lane reads the most beautiful coming out letter Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City books chronicle the lives and loves of a group of unique people living in San Francisco in the late 1970s. Probably the most beloved of these characters is Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver a gay man who in the second novel discovers that his parents have joined Anita Bryant's campaign in Florida to quell the rights of gays. He later writes a letter to his mother. The inimitable Nathan Lane joined us to read this amazing letter at Letters Live at The Town Hall in Midtown Manhattan last week. "Michael Tolliver"
YouTube Link 2025-06-09T07:43Z 400K followers, 43K engagements
"Taika Waititi reads a letter written to a dear friend KOKO Foundation Taika Waititi reads an incredible letter written to a dear friend. In [----] as she approached the end of her life celebrated theatre director Clare Venables received the following letter from her dear friend Peter Thomson. Taika joined us @kokocamden to read it at a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Peter Thomson [----] A Night at the Theatre was a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in"
YouTube Link 2025-02-07T17:51Z 401K followers, 28.1K engagements
"Richard Gadd reads a brilliant letter sent in to the Guardian newspaper In October [----] the following letter was sent to the Guardian newspaper. Richard Gadd joined us to read it a special fundraising edition of Letters Live @kokocamden last year in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Rodney Smith"
YouTube Link 2025-05-11T17:19Z 400K followers, 23.5K engagements
"Grace Campbell reads a letter of thanks to Adele In [----] Stephanie Pope wrote a letter of thanks to someone who had helped her during a dark period. Grace Campbell joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. Stephanie Pope"
YouTube Link 2025-04-29T08:47Z 399K followers, 14.5K engagements
"Martin Stephen reads a letter thanking the RNLI for saving his life at sea In [----] fifty years after being rescued from the sea retired headmaster Martin Stephen wrote a letter of thanks to Dunbar Lifeboat Station. To read this incredible letter Martin Stephen himself joined us at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall on 12th December [----] a show that marked the 200th anniversary of the RNLI. Find out more about the essential work of the RNLI and please do consider donating to support them: https://rnli.org/letterslive Martin Stephen"
YouTube Link 2024-12-30T09:00Z 400K followers, 16.6K engagements
"Taron Egerton reads Elton John's letter of advice to his 16-year-old self Fourteen years ago when he was [--] Elton John wrote a letter of advice to his 16-year-old self. At this year's Wilderness Festival none other than Taron Egerton who of course starred as Elton in Rocketman joined us to read it. WAB Global Limited; Elton John March 8th 2009"
YouTube Link 2023-10-26T14:53Z 400K followers, 43.1K engagements
"Edie Falco reads Helen Keller's letter about 'seeing' the Empire State Building Helen Keller was by all accounts an incredible woman. Born in Alabama in [----] she was the author of [--] books including an autobiography published when she was just [--] and a tireless activist and lecturer who campaigned for numerous causes. She was also deaf and blind following an illness that changed her life when she was still a baby. In [----] after seeing a photograph of Keller atop the newly-opened Empire State Building in Manhattan Dr. John Finley President of the New York Association for the Blind wrote to her"
YouTube Link 2024-11-30T17:50Z 399K followers, 16.6K engagements
"Damian Lewis reads a letter from a pirate to the English Henry Every was an English sailor from Devon who in [----] led a mutiny aboard the Charles II and remade himself as a pirate. Renaming the ship Fancy he sailed into the Indian Ocean and swiftly became one of the most wanted men of his age. Whilst in the Comoros Islands he wrote this deceitful letter to passing English captains. Months later he helped orchestrate one of the most notorious attacks in maritime history Damian Lewis joined us to read this brilliant letter with aplomb at Letters Live in association with Cunard at London's Queen"
YouTube Link 2026-01-28T18:18Z 400K followers, 41.6K engagements
"Himesh Patel reads a letter to Richard Branson: 'How can you live like this' In [----] after a disappointing 10-hour Virgin flight from Mumbai to Heathrow a young man named Oliver Beal sent the following letter of complaint to Richard Branson along with photos to illustrate his ordeal. Weeks later Richard Branson called Oliver personally to apologise. Himesh Patel read this letter brilliantly at our show at the Union Chapel London on 4th March 2020"
YouTube Link 2020-03-25T12:34Z 397K followers, 388.9K engagements
"Olivia Colman reads a letter responding to an unsolicited penis photograph In June [----] British writer Sarah-Louise Jordan became the latest in an impossibly long line of women to be sent without so much as a warning an unsolicited photograph of a penis belonging to a romantic stranger. Thankfully for us Sarah-Louise chose to respond by letter. At Letters Live at Women of the World Festival Southbank Centre in March [----] Olivia Colman joined us to read this letter"
YouTube Link 2022-07-02T09:08Z 399K followers, 816K engagements
"Bella Ramsey reads a moving letter to themself Last year Bella Ramsey wrote a letter to themself. We were honoured to welcome Bella to Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall last week to read their incredibly moving letter. And we're delighted to be able to share it with you in full here. Bella Ramsey 2003"
YouTube Link 2024-12-16T13:26Z 399K followers, 19K engagements
"An urgent letter to the future read by Benedict Cumberbatch Written by Kurt Vonnegut in [----] #kurtvonnegut #benedictcumberbatch #climatechange"
YouTube Link 2025-01-08T10:54Z 400K followers, 28.6K engagements
"Sue Perkins reads a tribute to her beloved dog Pickles In our humble opinion this is one of the best letters about pets ever written. Here's Sue Perkins reading her own wonderful hilarious letter to her beloved dog Pickles. Originally read at the Union Chapel London"
YouTube Link 2021-04-12T10:44Z 400K followers, 106.3K engagements
"Ade Edmonson reads Proust's complaint about some very loud neighbours. In July [----] weeks before vacating his apartment French novelist Marcel Proust wrote to his friend Jacques Porel who was also the son of Prousts then-landlady. Ade Edmondson joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Roundhouse theatre in July 2021"
YouTube Link 2025-01-23T14:42Z 399K followers, 22.4K engagements
"Louise Brealey reads Beatrix Potter's charming letter with the FIRST EVER mention of Peter Rabbit In [----] 26-year-old Beatrix Potter wrote to Noel the five-year-old son of her friend Annie Moore and began the tale of four rabbits which in fact featured the first ever appearance of Peter Rabbit the character for which Potter would one day become famous. The resulting story The Tale of Peter Rabbit has since become one of the most popular children's books of all time. Louise Brealey joined us at Letters Live at London's Freemasons' Hall back in [----] to read this totally charming lettter"
YouTube Link 2025-09-04T10:27Z 400K followers, 13.3K engagements
"Himesh Patel reads the most hilarious response to a university rejection letter When Paul Devlin was in high school applying for a university place he noticed a grammatical error in a rejection letter sent to him by Harvard. Hehad no choice but to reject their rejection. The event was so therapeutic that Paul then decided to respond to all universities rejections with the following letter which soon became so popular that it was reprinted in the New York Times in [----]. Himesh Patel joined us at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in October [----] to read this letter. Enjoyed this Watch"
YouTube Link 2023-02-18T12:00Z 399K followers, 1M engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch and Jude Law read letters about some VERY potent whiskey In [----] American lawyer and famed orator Robert G. Ingersoll sent a bottle of whiskey to his future son-in-law. He also sent him a letter explaining the whiskeys many fine attributes - a letter so loved and shared by all who read it that it was soon printed in American newspaper The Nation. But when it was read by Rev. Dr. J. M. Buckley editor of The Christian Advocate he responded with a letter of his own. Jude Law and Benedict Cumberbatch joined us at a Letters Live show at the Freemasons' Hall in London to read"
YouTube Link 2023-07-20T14:49Z 400K followers, 128.7K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reveals the winner of our letter writing competition This summer Letters Live and the Times launched the Dear London letter writing competition supported by Montblanc and now we have the winning letter Over to Benedict Cumberbatch one of our judges to reveal the winner. The competition asked for letters to London and over [----] of you wrote incredible missives to the city its people and its places and sent them both digitally and via post in droves. The winning letter writer will be invited to the Letters Live show at the Royal Albert Hall on November 28th and their letter"
YouTube Link 2025-10-28T17:47Z 400K followers, 12.6K engagements
"Laura Linney reads Fay Wray's beautiful letter to King Kong Fay Wray cemented her Hollywood stardom in [----] with her unforgettable performance as Ann Darrow the young woman who finds herself the object of an enormous ape's affections in the cinematic masterpiece King Kong. Fifty years after capturing the imaginations of audiences worldwide Wray wrote her memoir and it began with a letter. None other than Laura Linney joined us to read it at Letters Live at The Town Hall in New York City last week. The Estate of Fay Wray"
YouTube Link 2025-06-06T17:00Z 399K followers, 17K engagements
"Rose McGowan reads a powerful letter from a daughter to her late mother In [----] 52-year-old Long Island resident Joan Cook Carpenter passed away after succumbing to breast cancer a battle she had chosen to keep from her loved ones until her final days. In [----] a decade after Joan's death her 29-year-old daughter novelist Karin Cook wrote her a letter. In [----] at Letters Live at The Town Hall in Midtown Manhattan New York City Rose McGowan joined us to bring this incredible letter to life. Letters Live returns to The Town Hall NYC for three back-to-back nights from May 31st - June 2nd 2025."
YouTube Link 2024-12-21T16:16Z 400K followers, 11.5K engagements
"Himesh Patel reads a brilliant letter about the MANY uses of books In [----] English novelist Ford Madox Ford was asked to write a piece of a few hundred words on the uses of books for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He responded to that request by letter which Himesh Patel joined us to read at Letters Live at London's Roundhouse in 2021"
YouTube Link 2025-03-04T18:09Z 400K followers, 17.4K engagements
"Lolly Adefope performs a tragic tale of love with an alarming number of birds Lolly Adefope performs a festive yet tragic tale of love with an alarming number of birds #christmas #lollyadefope #12daysofchristmas"
YouTube Link 2024-12-26T23:53Z 400K followers, 10.1K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch Olivia Colman Sharon Horgan read letters on Dogs vs. Cats In [----] a series of letters were sent to and reprinted in the Guardian newspaper in response to one of the more pressing geopolitical issues of the day. Benedict Cumberbatch Jarvis Cocker Olivia Colman Sharon Horgan Jeremy Corbyn and more read these letters at our event at the Union Chapel London in March [----]. Benedict Cumberbatch Jarvis Cocker Olivia Colman Sharon Horgan Jeremy Corbyn labour conservatives general election Benedict Cumberbatch Jarvis Cocker Olivia Colman Sharon Horgan Jeremy Corbyn labour"
YouTube Link 2019-12-09T11:59Z 400K followers, 298.6K engagements
"Sanjeev Bhaskar reads Spike Milligan's hilarious letter home during WWII During World War II Spike Milligan famously served as a signalman with the Royal Artillery. He wrote home often and in September [----] secretly stationed in Italy he sent the following letter to his family. Sanjeev Bhaskar joined us at the Letters Live 10th anniversary show in November [----] at the Royal Albert Hall in London to read it. Spike Milligan Productions 1978"
YouTube Link 2023-12-14T16:36Z 400K followers, 405.8K engagements
"Asim Chaudhry reads an ancient Chinese ultimatum to some unruly crocodiles In the year [---] renowned Tang dynasty poet and politician Han Yu moved to the remote region of Chaozhou where he was to serve as governor. No sooner had he arrived than he learned of a grave problem plaguing the local population: a gang of gigantic crocodiles in a nearby river were wreaking havoc upon the locals killing its residents and livestock. Han Yu responded by writing the following letter to the crocodiles an ultimatum he then burnt on the river bank so as to deliver it to these unruly beasts. Asim Chaudhry"
YouTube Link 2025-03-20T14:32Z 400K followers, 31.1K engagements
"Nish Kumar reads Gustave Flaubert's letter about an ordeal in Paris French novelist Gustave Flaubert was never one to endure discomfort quietly. In July [----] shortly after a night in Paris that had tested every last nerve he wrote to his friends Edmond and Jules de Goncourt and relived the whole ordeal. Nish Kumar joined us to read Flaubert's letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in November 2025"
YouTube Link 2025-12-04T15:15Z 400K followers, 10.1K engagements
"Jason Biggs reads a letter about a very unfortunate incident in a public bathroom In [----] the following letter was sent to the Superior Health Insurance company by a customer whose name has been withheld for reasons that will soon become obvious. Jason Biggs joined us at Letters Live in New York at The Town Hall in Manhattan in June 2025"
YouTube Link 2025-07-31T08:40Z 401K followers, 42.5K engagements
"Geri Halliwell-Horner reads a reply from a feminist to an unsolicited declaration of love Born in Paris in [----] Flora Tristan was a feminist socialist and writer whose radical ideas shaped the early womens rights movement. In [----] five years after publication of her daring novel Mphis Tristan was approached by a man named Charles Fillieu with an unsolicited declaration of love. Stunned to have been so boldly addressed Tristan responded with a scathing letter of her own. Geri Halliwell-Horner joined to read this magnificent letter at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall on 12th December 2024."
YouTube Link 2024-12-19T15:18Z 400K followers, 19.5K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reads a letter of apology from a father to his children In [----] Stuart Capstick deputy director at the Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations in Cardiff wrote a letter to his children. Benedict Cumberbatch joined us to read it at Letters Live in March [----] at London's Royal Albert Hall. Copyright: Stuart Capstick [----] This letter is a part of the Letters to the Earth campaign which began in [----] when the British public were invited to put pen to paper and write letters in response to the climate and ecological emergency. It is published in their book 'Letters"
YouTube Link 2024-04-21T15:15Z 400K followers, 100.5K engagements
"Matt Berry reads a husband's plea to his wife about their intimate relations Matt Berry performs a hilarious reading of a letter sent in [----] by a man named Don to his wife regarding the frequency of their intimate relations. Performed as part of Love Letters Live at Shoreditch Town Hall on 14th February [----]. Matt Berry London Letters Live Benedict Cumberbatch Letters of Note Shoreditch Town Hall Valentine's Day Letters Matt Berry London Letters Live Benedict Cumberbatch Letters of Note Shoreditch Town Hall Valentine's Day Letters"
YouTube Link 2021-02-12T15:42Z 401K followers, 2.5M engagements
"Jude Law reading Fred Allen's letter to the State of New York Insurance Dept. Jude Law reads Fred Allen's [----] letter to the State of New York Insurance Department. Born in Cambridge Massachusetts in [----] it was during the Golden Age of Radio in the 1930s that American comedian and radio host Fred Allen became a household name. His success on the airwaves is undisputed as at the peak of its gag-filled 17-year run The Fred Allen Show boasted upwards of [--] million listeners. But it wasnt until a decade after his death upon publication of a collection of his greatest letters that the public"
YouTube Link 2021-03-21T11:36Z 401K followers, 963.4K engagements
"Matt Berry reads a truly brutal letter from Robert Crumb Swedish jazz saxophonist Mats Gustafsson once sent some of his music to legendary illustrator and famed record collector Robert Crumb; Crumb baffled pulled no punches and responded with the brutally honest letter you will now hear. In [----] in honour of this critique Gustafsson named his next album Torturing the Saxophone and proudly reprinted this letter amongst the liner notes. At Letters Live at the Freemason's Hall in London Matt Berry joined us to perform a hilarious reading of this letter"
YouTube Link 2022-09-16T23:00Z 401K followers, 451.7K engagements
"Dear Mama - Read by Ian McKellen Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City books chronicle the lives and loves of a group of unique people living in San Francisco in the late 1970s. Probably the most beloved of these characters is Michael Tolliver a gay man who discovers that his parents have joined Anita Bryant's campaign in Florida to quell the rights of gays. He then writes them a letter read here for Letters Live by Sir Ian McKellen"
YouTube Link 2017-10-11T11:56Z 401K followers, 227K engagements
"Jude Law reads a letter demanding money from The Ritz hotel In [----] The Ritz hotel in London was sent the following letter by Sting impersonator Owen James. Jude Law joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in 2019"
YouTube Link 2025-05-31T15:00Z 401K followers, 56.5K engagements
"Patti Smith performs Wing in New York City The legendary Patti Smith performs her song Wing accompanied on the piano by her daughter Jesse Paris Smith at Letters Live at The Town Hall in New York City in May [----]. Please enjoy this marvellous performance of a song that was rather fittingly originally a letter written by Patti to a then 7-year-old Jesse"
YouTube Link 2025-01-06T09:40Z 401K followers, 26.2K engagements
"Rob Brydon reads a hilarious letter from Groucho Marx to his brother In [----] having repeatedly failed to get a written reply a frustrated Groucho Marx once again wrote to his brother Chico. Rob Brydon joined us to read it back in July [----] at Letters Live at London's Union Chapel"
YouTube Link 2024-12-07T15:02Z 401K followers, 85.9K engagements
"Sarah Cooper reads a hilarious letter about ice hockey In April of this year award-winning comedy writer Sahar Rizvi wrote an open letter to a stranger she regularly spotted at the hockeysomeone with whom she felt an immediate and unspoken connection. Sarah Cooper joined us to read it at Letters Live at the Town Hall NYC in June [----]. Sahar Rivzi 2025"
YouTube Link 2025-08-25T17:02Z 401K followers, 21.2K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch and Jessie Buckley read love letters between Albert Camus and Maria Casars As [----] ended days before Albert Camus' fatal car crash he and actress Maria Casars exchanged what would become their final letters after fifteen years of love. Jessie Buckley and Benedict Cumberbatch joined us to read these beautiful letters at the Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. Editions Gallimard and the Estate of Albert Camus Albert Camus to Louis Germain Translated from 'Le premier homme' Editions Gallimard (1995)"
YouTube Link 2025-11-14T16:38Z 401K followers, 37.5K engagements
"Louise Brealey reads a letter about a very unusual Christmas gift In [----] English novelist Sylvia Townsend Warner called upon her characteristic wit to thank a friend for what might have seemed a mundane Christmas gifta matchbox. Louise Brealey joined us to read this brilliant letter particularly relevant for anyone about to be bestowed with a less-than-desirable gift at Letters Live in New York City in June [----]. The Estate of Sylvia Townsend Warner and Valentine Ackland"
YouTube Link 2025-12-24T15:52Z 401K followers, 13.8K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch invites you to write a letter London means something different to everyone. A memory. A moment. A place. A person. A feeling. In our letter writing competition Dear London in partnership with The Times and supported by Montblanc were inviting people from across the globe to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and write a personal letter to the city we call home. It could be a love letter to a particular bus route. A note of thanks to a neighbour. A farewell to a flat. A gentle rant aimed at the pigeons. A tribute to a bridge a bench a bakery or a blurry night youll"
YouTube Link 2025-07-22T07:57Z 401K followers, 53.4K engagements
"Felicity Jones reads Emma Thompson's incredible letter about misogyny in Hollywood In [----] Emma Thompson wrote to the producers of a film in which she was due to star in response to their hiring of John Lasseter who recently left Disney/Pixar following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. Felicity Jones joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Union Chapel back in March [----]. Emma Thompson 2019"
YouTube Link 2025-02-13T14:34Z 401K followers, 80K engagements
"FKA Twigs & Minnie Driver read letters from the Ask Polly column about the secret fury of nice women Since [----] Heather Havrilesky has been delivering words of comfort to the dedicated readers of Ask Polly an advice column that started at The Awl and now publishes weekly on Substack in which the complexities of modern life are dissected with wit empathy and a healthy dose of tough love. Read it here: https://www.ask-polly.com/ FKA Twigs and Minnie Driver read one exchange of letters at a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity"
YouTube Link 2025-04-10T16:07Z 401K followers, 38.5K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reads the winning letter from our Dear London competition Our competition-winning letter was performed live on stage by Benedict Cumberbatch at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in November [----]. Letters Live partnered with the Times and Montblanc to inspire writing through our Dear London competition where we asked you to pen your own letters to London. Chosen from thousands of entries the winner was Kerrin-Lee Nell. Kerrin-Lee Nell 2025"
YouTube Link 2025-12-03T19:06Z 401K followers, 45.6K engagements
"Peter Dinklage reads a love letter to New York City Renowned monologist Spalding Gray was [--] when he arrived in New York beginning a love affair with the city that would last the remainder of his life. He wrote the following letter in [----] the day after the World Trade Center towers were brought crashing to the ground. To read it we were joined by Peter Dinklage at Letters Live in New York hosted at The Town Hall Midtown Manhattan on May 16th [----]. Spalding Gray 2001"
YouTube Link 2024-06-07T08:31Z 401K followers, 105.6K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reads a letter to a man blow-drying his balls at the gym In December of [----] a writer named Ross Beeley addressed the following open letter to a fellow gym-goer. Benedict Cumberbatch joined us to read this extraordinary letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. Ross Beeley 2011"
YouTube Link 2025-01-17T12:24Z 401K followers, 222.8K engagements
"Damian Lewis reads John le Carr's love letter to his wife British novelist John le Carr married Jane Eustace in [----] and together they raised three sons while he established himself as a master of the espionage genre. He sent her the following letter in [----] fifteen years into their marriage. Damian Lewis read this letter at a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Credit: John le Carr to his wife 13th March [----] from: John le Carr A Private Spy: The Letters of"
YouTube Link 2025-03-13T00:00Z 401K followers, 30.6K engagements
"Marisa Abela reads Vita Sackville-Wests love letter to Virginia Woolf English novelist Vita Sackville-Wests marriage to Sir Harold Nicolson was the very definition of an open one with both partners happily enjoying same-sex extramarital relationships for much of the [--] years they spent together. In January of [----] Vita reluctantly departed London for Persia where she was to stay for four long months. As she travelled by train she wrote a longing letter to the lover she had left behind: Virginia Woolf. Marisa Abela joined us at KOKO Camden to read it at a special fundraising edition of Letters"
YouTube Link 2025-02-17T17:38Z 401K followers, 33.3K engagements
"Laurence Fishburne reads a former slave's incredible letter to his old master In [----] Jourdon Anderson and his wife escaped a life of slavery and moved to Ohio. A year later he received a desperate letter from the man who used to own him in which he was asked to return to work on his now ailing plantation. Jourdon's magnificent reply performed here by none other than Laurence Fishburne at Letters Live at The Town Hall in New York back in [----] was dictated by Jourdon and reprinted in numerous newspapers. Jourdon Anderson never returned to Big Spring Tennessee. He passed away in [----] aged 81"
YouTube Link 2023-11-09T22:17Z 401K followers, 2.6M engagements
"Common reads James Baldwin's incredible letter of advice In early [----] [---] years after Abraham Lincoln called for the release of all Confederate slaves by way of the Emancipation Proclamation author James Baldwin wrote the following moving letter to his 14-year-old nephew James and offered some advice. Common joined us to read this phenomenal letter at The Town Hall in New York City in May [----]. James Baldwin to his nephew excerpts from My Dungeon Shook and Down at the Cross from The Fire Next Time. Copyright [----] [----] by James Baldwin"
YouTube Link 2024-08-01T19:20Z 401K followers, 42.9K engagements
"Stephen Fry reads Nick Cave's stirring letter about ChatGPT and human creativity In August of this year as part of his Red Hand Files correspondence project legendary musician Nick Cave was asked questions about creativity and ChatGPT by two fans Leon and Charlie. Nick replied with a single letter which Stephen Fry joined us to read at the 10th anniversary Letters Live show at London's Royal Albert Hall in November [----]. Nick Cave Red Hand Files"
YouTube Link 2023-11-21T14:58Z 401K followers, 798.3K engagements
"Thom Yorke performs Free In The Knowledge at the Royal Albert Hall Thom Yorke performs Free In The Knowledge a song from his new side project The Smile (with Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemets' Tom Skinner) at the Royal Albert Hall opening a very special Letters Live show. This was Thom's first performance in front of a live audience since lockdown and so was an extra special moment to open our return to this iconic venue. For more about The Smile: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesmiletheband/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesmiletheband https://www.thesmiletheband.com/"
YouTube Link 2021-12-20T15:49Z 401K followers, 808K engagements
"Lolly Adefope reads a hilarious series of letters telling a tragic festive tale The series of letters you are about to hear tell a festive yet tragic tale of love misjudged romantic gestures and an alarming number of birds. Lolly Adefope joined us at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall earlier in December to read them with a little cameo from Asim Chaudhry. Please enjoy. John Julius Norwich. Reproduced with permission of the Licensor through PLSclear"
YouTube Link 2024-12-26T09:00Z 401K followers, 97.9K engagements
"Alan Carr reads a gossipy letter from Carry On star Kenneth Williams In July of [----] Carry On star Kenneth Williams wrote to his friend Eric Peel with some gossip. Alan Carr joined us to read this letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. Kenneth Williams to Eric Peel the Estate of Kenneth Williams"
YouTube Link 2025-03-30T19:15Z 401K followers, 103.9K engagements
"Thom Yorke reads a letter about men in suits Thom Yorke joined us at Letters Live at London's Union Chapel in [----] to read a brilliant letter from Henry Stewart to the Guardian newspaper sent in August [----]. For more from Thom watch his first performance in front of a live audience after lockdown at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in [----]. Watch Thom perform Free In The Knowledge now: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=n489zkNfjvE"
YouTube Link 2023-05-25T10:42Z 401K followers, 108.2K engagements
"Richard Ayoade reads a stream of anxious letters by Franz Kafka Judging by the endless stream of anxious letters he sent to his fiance Felice Bauer it's a wonder novelist Franz Kafka found time for anything besides fretting about the mail. Richard Ayoade joined us to read this particular string of letters sent in [----] as part of Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. From: LETTERS TO FELICE by Franz Kafka translated by James Stern and Elisabeth Duckworth. Used by permission of Schocken Books an imprint of The Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group a division of Penguin Random"
YouTube Link 2025-07-03T10:47Z 401K followers, 147K engagements
"Taika Waititi reads a hilarious letter about a speeding ticket When Auckland resident Justin Lee received the above speeding ticket back in [----] he noticed a typo: according to said notice the infringement in question had taken place [--] years beforehand in [----] on the day he was born. His entertaining response was read by Taika Waititi at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in 2019"
YouTube Link 2022-10-21T09:08Z 401K followers, 3.5M engagements
"Miriam Margolyes reads Queen Victoria's letter to her daughter In May of [----] four months after the birth of Princess Victorias first child with German Emperor Frederick Fritz III she received a letter from her mother Queen Victoria. Miriam Margolyes read this letter at our Royal Albert Hall show in October 2022"
YouTube Link 2022-12-31T07:30Z 401K followers, 179.9K engagements
"Olivia Colman reads a hilarious seventeenth century letter from a wife to her husband On March 3rd [----] the one time Lord Mayor of London Sir John Spencer died leaving behind a vast fortune to be inherited not by his daughter Elizabeth whom he had often treated terribly but to her husband Lord William Comptonan amount so large in fact that Compton was said to have lost his way for some time. It was in [----] when Comptons health was restored that Elizabeth wrote him the following letter and listed the many ways in which was to spend some of her late fathers money. Olivia Colman joined us to"
YouTube Link 2023-06-29T12:42Z 401K followers, 997.2K engagements
"Olivia Colman reads a letter from Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother The brilliant Olivia Colman reads a letter written by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother to her 'darling' mother-in-law Queen Mary recounting the events of [--] September [----] when German bombs hit Buckingham Palace when he King George IV was in residence. Originally read at the Royal Albert Hall in 2019"
YouTube Link 2021-10-28T15:54Z 401K followers, 1.7M engagements
"Chiwetel Ejiofor reads possibly the funniest letter of recommendation ever In March of [----] the following letter of recommmendation written by the president of Pendleton Tool and Die Company about an unusal employee was reprinted in New Yorker magazine. Chiwetel Ejiofor joined us to read this hilarious letter at Letters Live at the Alexandra Palace Theatre back in December [----]. Kurt Luchs The New Yorker 1999"
YouTube Link 2024-10-20T18:40Z 401K followers, 722.5K engagements
"Claire Foy reads a hilarious letter from Phyllida Law to her mother-in-law Here's Claire Foy with a terrific reading of a hilarious letter Scottish actress Phyllida Law wrote to her mother-in-law originally performed at the Union Chhapel London"
YouTube Link 2021-04-19T16:27Z 401K followers, 633.2K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reads Sol LeWitt's letter to Eva Hesse In [----] pioneering American artists Sol LeWitt and Eva Hesse met for the first time and became close friends. In [----] Eva found herself facing a creative block during a period of self-doubt and told Sol of her frustrating predicament. Sol replied with this letter. Read by Benedict Cumberbatch for Letters Live at the Freemason's Hall in London. [----] The LeWitt Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York"
YouTube Link 2016-09-26T15:44Z 401K followers, 1.4M engagements
"Joanna Lumley reads Vita Sackville-West's letter to Virginia Woolf Watch the inimitable Joanna Lumley reading Vita Sackville-West's longing letter to her lover Virginia Woolf. Originally read at Letters Live at Shoreditch Town Hall on Valentine's Day 2020"
YouTube Link 2021-08-03T08:33Z 401K followers, 52.9K engagements
"Tom Odell performs Black Friday at the Royal Albert Hall Tom Odell opened Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall this month with a very special performance of his new single Black Friday. Tom was joined by an octet of incredibly talented musicians: David OLeary - violin Victoria Lyon - violin Everton Nelson - violin Marianne Haynes - violin Abbie Fenna - viola Trona Milne - viola Ren Ford - cello Benn Cunningham - double bass"
YouTube Link 2023-11-24T19:26Z 401K followers, 272K engagements
"Tony Robinson reads a hilariously grumpy letter from a father to a son Sunday Times racing correspondent Roger Mortimer spent [--] years writing to his only son Charlie and in [----] many of those amusing touching exasperated gossip-filled missives were collected to form the book Dear Lupin. This is just one written in [----] when Charlie was working away from home. None other than Sir Tony Robinson joined us to read this brilliantly funny letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in March 2024"
YouTube Link 2024-05-09T11:26Z 401K followers, 314.5K engagements
"Keegan-Michael Key reads a letter from the Smithsonian to a man donating 'artefacts' from his garden Legend has it that in [----] a letter was sent by the Smithsonian Institute to a man who regularly and very kindly donated artefacts discovered in his back garden. Actor comedian and producer Keegan-Michael Key joined us to read this rather special letter at London's Royal Albert Hall in October 2021"
YouTube Link 2022-02-18T18:21Z 401K followers, 1.5M engagements
"James Corden reads a letter of complaint to Coca-Cola In [----] Coca-Cola did the unthinkable and changed the recipe of their flagship product. James Corden joined us at Letters Live in partnership with Cunard in January to read one of thousands of complaint letters their headquarters received"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T10:52Z 400K followers, 13.7K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reads a FIERY letter of complaint to a bank Anyone whos ever been frustrated when trying to deal with their bank will find comfort in this letter read by Benedict Cumberbatch. Written by an exasperated account holder who had recently tried and failed to pay in a cheque this letter was performed at Letters Live in partnership with Cunard last month. Peter Wear"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T10:47Z 401K followers, 192.3K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reads a funny letter from a frustrated bank customer Anyone who has ever attempted to deal with a bank will find comfort in the following letter written by a frustrated account holder who had recently tried and failed to pay in a cheque. Benedict Cumberbatch joined us to read this brilliant letter at Letters Live in association with Cunard at London's Southbank Centre in January [----]. Peter Wear 1999"
YouTube Link 2026-02-03T15:49Z 401K followers, 142.7K engagements
"Damian Lewis reads a letter from a pirate to the English Henry Every was an English sailor from Devon who in [----] led a mutiny aboard the Charles II and remade himself as a pirate. Renaming the ship Fancy he sailed into the Indian Ocean and swiftly became one of the most wanted men of his age. Whilst in the Comoros Islands he wrote this deceitful letter to passing English captains. Months later he helped orchestrate one of the most notorious attacks in maritime history Damian Lewis joined us to read this brilliant letter with aplomb at Letters Live in association with Cunard at London's Queen"
YouTube Link 2026-01-28T18:18Z 400K followers, 41.6K engagements
"James Corden reads a HILARIOUS letter of complaint to Coca-Cola In [----] Coca-Cola did the unthinkable and changed the recipe of their flagship product replacing it with New Coke. To say it went badly would be an understatement. The following letter of complaint is one of thousands to soon reach headquarters. Within three months the old recipe had been reintroduced. James Corden joined us to read this letter at Letters Live in association with Cunard at London's Southbank Centre"
YouTube Link 2026-01-26T18:13Z 401K followers, 18.6K engagements
"Simon Amstell reads a hilarious letter of thanks to his mum Simon Amstell joined us at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in November [----] to read a letter to his mum Tina who was in the audience. Please enjoy. Simon Amstell 2025"
YouTube Link 2026-01-20T15:46Z 401K followers, 17.7K engagements
"Louise Brealey reads a letter about a very unusual Christmas gift In [----] English novelist Sylvia Townsend Warner called upon her characteristic wit to thank a friend for what might have seemed a mundane Christmas gifta matchbox. Louise Brealey joined us to read this brilliant letter particularly relevant for anyone about to be bestowed with a less-than-desirable gift at Letters Live in New York City in June [----]. The Estate of Sylvia Townsend Warner and Valentine Ackland"
YouTube Link 2025-12-24T15:52Z 401K followers, 13.8K engagements
"Myles Smith performs My First Heartbreak at the Royal Albert Hall Myles Smith performs My First Heartbreak at the Royal Albert Hall opening a very special Letters Live show in November [----]. (C) [----] Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive licence from It's Okay To Feel Limited. For more about Letters Live: Instagram: www.instagram/letterslive TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@letterslive For more about Myles Smith: Instagram: www.instagram.com/mylessmithuk TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@mylessmithuk"
YouTube Link 2025-12-22T20:10Z 400K followers, [----] engagements
"Nish Kumar reads Gustave Flaubert's letter about an ordeal in Paris French novelist Gustave Flaubert was never one to endure discomfort quietly. In July [----] shortly after a night in Paris that had tested every last nerve he wrote to his friends Edmond and Jules de Goncourt and relived the whole ordeal. Nish Kumar joined us to read Flaubert's letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in November 2025"
YouTube Link 2025-12-04T15:15Z 400K followers, 10.1K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reads the winning letter from our Dear London competition Our competition-winning letter was performed live on stage by Benedict Cumberbatch at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in November [----]. Letters Live partnered with the Times and Montblanc to inspire writing through our Dear London competition where we asked you to pen your own letters to London. Chosen from thousands of entries the winner was Kerrin-Lee Nell. Kerrin-Lee Nell 2025"
YouTube Link 2025-12-03T19:06Z 401K followers, 45.6K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch and Jessie Buckley read love letters between Albert Camus and Maria Casars As [----] ended days before Albert Camus' fatal car crash he and actress Maria Casars exchanged what would become their final letters after fifteen years of love. Jessie Buckley and Benedict Cumberbatch joined us to read these beautiful letters at the Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. Editions Gallimard and the Estate of Albert Camus Albert Camus to Louis Germain Translated from 'Le premier homme' Editions Gallimard (1995)"
YouTube Link 2025-11-14T16:38Z 401K followers, 37.5K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reveals the winner of our letter writing competition This summer Letters Live and the Times launched the Dear London letter writing competition supported by Montblanc and now we have the winning letter Over to Benedict Cumberbatch one of our judges to reveal the winner. The competition asked for letters to London and over [----] of you wrote incredible missives to the city its people and its places and sent them both digitally and via post in droves. The winning letter writer will be invited to the Letters Live show at the Royal Albert Hall on November 28th and their letter"
YouTube Link 2025-10-28T17:47Z 400K followers, 12.6K engagements
"Nathan Lane reads an utterly hilarious letter about masturbation When he wasnt writing Oscar-winning screenplays or defying the Hollywood blacklist Dalton Trumbo was often crafting letters worthy of the stage. He wrote this one in [----] to his teenage son along with two books. Nathan Lane joined us to read this hilarious letter at Letters Live New York in May [----] reprising the role of Trumbo which he played in the Off-Broadway play Trumbo: Red White & Blacklisted later adapted into the [----] documentary film Trumbo. Dalton Trumbo 1958"
YouTube Link 2025-10-19T17:11Z 401K followers, 183.1K engagements
"Taika Waititi reads Spike Milligan's hilarious letter home from WWII During World War II Spike Milligan famously served as a signalman with the Royal Artillery. He wrote home often and in September [----] secretly stationed in Italy he sent the following letter to his family. Taika joined us @kokocamden to read it at a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Spike Milligan Productions [----] A Night at the Theatre was a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in"
YouTube Link 2025-09-26T14:37Z 401K followers, 74.3K engagements
"Louise Brealey reads Beatrix Potter's charming letter with the FIRST EVER mention of Peter Rabbit In [----] 26-year-old Beatrix Potter wrote to Noel the five-year-old son of her friend Annie Moore and began the tale of four rabbits which in fact featured the first ever appearance of Peter Rabbit the character for which Potter would one day become famous. The resulting story The Tale of Peter Rabbit has since become one of the most popular children's books of all time. Louise Brealey joined us at Letters Live at London's Freemasons' Hall back in [----] to read this totally charming lettter"
YouTube Link 2025-09-04T10:27Z 400K followers, 13.3K engagements
"Sarah Cooper reads a hilarious letter about ice hockey In April of this year award-winning comedy writer Sahar Rizvi wrote an open letter to a stranger she regularly spotted at the hockeysomeone with whom she felt an immediate and unspoken connection. Sarah Cooper joined us to read it at Letters Live at the Town Hall NYC in June [----]. Sahar Rivzi 2025"
YouTube Link 2025-08-25T17:02Z 401K followers, 21.2K engagements
"Sharon Horgan reads a letter of complaint about Always Maxi-Pads In [----] a lady named Wendi Aarons wrote a rather fiesty letter of complaint to the Brand Manager at Procter and Gamble. Sharon Horgan read this hilarious letter at Letters Live at the Union Chapel in London back in [----]. Wendi Aarons 2007"
YouTube Link 2025-08-15T18:32Z 401K followers, 85.4K engagements
"Jason Biggs reads a letter about a very unfortunate incident in a public bathroom In [----] the following letter was sent to the Superior Health Insurance company by a customer whose name has been withheld for reasons that will soon become obvious. Jason Biggs joined us at Letters Live in New York at The Town Hall in Manhattan in June 2025"
YouTube Link 2025-07-31T08:40Z 401K followers, 42.5K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch invites you to write a letter London means something different to everyone. A memory. A moment. A place. A person. A feeling. In our letter writing competition Dear London in partnership with The Times and supported by Montblanc were inviting people from across the globe to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and write a personal letter to the city we call home. It could be a love letter to a particular bus route. A note of thanks to a neighbour. A farewell to a flat. A gentle rant aimed at the pigeons. A tribute to a bridge a bench a bakery or a blurry night youll"
YouTube Link 2025-07-22T07:57Z 401K followers, 53.4K engagements
"Gillian Anderson reads Helen Keller's beautiful letter to the New York Symphony Orchestra On the evening of February 1st [----] the New York Symphony Orchestra played Beethoven's Ninth Symphony to a packed Carnegie Hall in New York. A couple of days later the orchestra received a stunning letter of thanks from the unlikeliest of sources: Helen Keller a renowned author and activist who despite having been deaf and blind from a young age had managed to hear their music on the radio through touch alone. Gillian Anderson joined us to read this gorgeous letter at Letters Live at the Freemason's Hall"
YouTube Link 2025-07-16T14:17Z 400K followers, 54.5K engagements
"Richard Ayoade reads a stream of anxious letters by Franz Kafka Judging by the endless stream of anxious letters he sent to his fiance Felice Bauer it's a wonder novelist Franz Kafka found time for anything besides fretting about the mail. Richard Ayoade joined us to read this particular string of letters sent in [----] as part of Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. From: LETTERS TO FELICE by Franz Kafka translated by James Stern and Elisabeth Duckworth. Used by permission of Schocken Books an imprint of The Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group a division of Penguin Random"
YouTube Link 2025-07-03T10:47Z 401K followers, 147K engagements
"Ian Wright reads Albert Camus' letter to the teacher that changed his life In [----] shortly after winning the Nobel Prize for Literature Albert Camus wrote a letter to the teacher who changed his life. Ian Wright joined us at the Royal Albert Hall in [----] to read this beautiful letter made particularly poignant as Ian is also someone who had a very significant teacher change the course of their life: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=omPdemwaNzQ Editions Gallimard and the Estate of Albert Camus Albert Camus to Louis Germain Translated from 'Le premier homme' Editions Gallimard (1995)"
YouTube Link 2025-06-18T10:37Z 399K followers, 31.7K engagements
"Nathan Lane reads the most beautiful coming out letter Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City books chronicle the lives and loves of a group of unique people living in San Francisco in the late 1970s. Probably the most beloved of these characters is Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver a gay man who in the second novel discovers that his parents have joined Anita Bryant's campaign in Florida to quell the rights of gays. He later writes a letter to his mother. The inimitable Nathan Lane joined us to read this amazing letter at Letters Live at The Town Hall in Midtown Manhattan last week. "Michael Tolliver"
YouTube Link 2025-06-09T07:43Z 400K followers, 43K engagements
"Laura Linney reads Fay Wray's beautiful letter to King Kong Fay Wray cemented her Hollywood stardom in [----] with her unforgettable performance as Ann Darrow the young woman who finds herself the object of an enormous ape's affections in the cinematic masterpiece King Kong. Fifty years after capturing the imaginations of audiences worldwide Wray wrote her memoir and it began with a letter. None other than Laura Linney joined us to read it at Letters Live at The Town Hall in New York City last week. The Estate of Fay Wray"
YouTube Link 2025-06-06T17:00Z 399K followers, 17K engagements
"Jude Law reads a letter demanding money from The Ritz hotel In [----] The Ritz hotel in London was sent the following letter by Sting impersonator Owen James. Jude Law joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in 2019"
YouTube Link 2025-05-31T15:00Z 401K followers, 56.5K engagements
"Cate Blanchett reads a wonderfully bizarre letter to a stranger It wasnt just in her paintings that Spanish surrealist Remedios Varo explored the mysticalas this playful letter to a stranger shows. Cate Blanchett joined us to read it a special fundraising edition of Letters Live @kokocamden last year in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Margaret Carson and Remedois Varo"
YouTube Link 2025-05-15T07:56Z 401K followers, 66.7K engagements
"Richard Gadd reads a brilliant letter sent in to the Guardian newspaper In October [----] the following letter was sent to the Guardian newspaper. Richard Gadd joined us to read it a special fundraising edition of Letters Live @kokocamden last year in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Rodney Smith"
YouTube Link 2025-05-11T17:19Z 400K followers, 23.5K engagements
"Grace Campbell reads a letter of thanks to Adele In [----] Stephanie Pope wrote a letter of thanks to someone who had helped her during a dark period. Grace Campbell joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. Stephanie Pope"
YouTube Link 2025-04-29T08:47Z 399K followers, 14.5K engagements
"Matt Berry reads a letter from South Park creators to the MPAA Prior to the release of South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut in [----] the movie's creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker were asked repeatedly by the MPAA to alter the film in order for it to gain an R rating rather than an NC-17. Matt Stone responded to this request with this memo. Matt Berry joined us to read it at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall London in December [----]. Matt Stone to MPAA Matt Stone"
YouTube Link 2025-04-19T17:32Z 401K followers, 815.6K engagements
"FKA Twigs & Minnie Driver read letters from the Ask Polly column about the secret fury of nice women Since [----] Heather Havrilesky has been delivering words of comfort to the dedicated readers of Ask Polly an advice column that started at The Awl and now publishes weekly on Substack in which the complexities of modern life are dissected with wit empathy and a healthy dose of tough love. Read it here: https://www.ask-polly.com/ FKA Twigs and Minnie Driver read one exchange of letters at a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity"
YouTube Link 2025-04-10T16:07Z 401K followers, 38.5K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reads Rik Mayall's letter of complaint about Band Aid On November 25th [----] dozens of the brightest stars on the British music scene descended upon SARM West Studios in London to unite as Band Aid a supergroup brought together by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to record the song "Do They Know It's Christmas" in a wildly successful effort to raise money for those suffering in the devastating famine in Ethiopia. The day after the recording session the Young Ones Rik Mayall wrote a letter of complaint to Geldof. This letter was performed at a special fundraising edition of Letters"
YouTube Link 2025-04-07T16:01Z 401K followers, 404.4K engagements
"Alan Carr reads a gossipy letter from Carry On star Kenneth Williams In July of [----] Carry On star Kenneth Williams wrote to his friend Eric Peel with some gossip. Alan Carr joined us to read this letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. Kenneth Williams to Eric Peel the Estate of Kenneth Williams"
YouTube Link 2025-03-30T19:15Z 401K followers, 103.9K engagements
"Asim Chaudhry reads an ancient Chinese ultimatum to some unruly crocodiles In the year [---] renowned Tang dynasty poet and politician Han Yu moved to the remote region of Chaozhou where he was to serve as governor. No sooner had he arrived than he learned of a grave problem plaguing the local population: a gang of gigantic crocodiles in a nearby river were wreaking havoc upon the locals killing its residents and livestock. Han Yu responded by writing the following letter to the crocodiles an ultimatum he then burnt on the river bank so as to deliver it to these unruly beasts. Asim Chaudhry"
YouTube Link 2025-03-20T14:32Z 400K followers, 31.1K engagements
"Damian Lewis reads John le Carr's love letter to his wife British novelist John le Carr married Jane Eustace in [----] and together they raised three sons while he established himself as a master of the espionage genre. He sent her the following letter in [----] fifteen years into their marriage. Damian Lewis read this letter at a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Credit: John le Carr to his wife 13th March [----] from: John le Carr A Private Spy: The Letters of"
YouTube Link 2025-03-13T00:00Z 401K followers, 30.6K engagements
"Himesh Patel reads a brilliant letter about the MANY uses of books In [----] English novelist Ford Madox Ford was asked to write a piece of a few hundred words on the uses of books for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He responded to that request by letter which Himesh Patel joined us to read at Letters Live at London's Roundhouse in 2021"
YouTube Link 2025-03-04T18:09Z 400K followers, 17.4K engagements
"Marisa Abela reads Vita Sackville-Wests love letter to Virginia Woolf English novelist Vita Sackville-Wests marriage to Sir Harold Nicolson was the very definition of an open one with both partners happily enjoying same-sex extramarital relationships for much of the [--] years they spent together. In January of [----] Vita reluctantly departed London for Persia where she was to stay for four long months. As she travelled by train she wrote a longing letter to the lover she had left behind: Virginia Woolf. Marisa Abela joined us at KOKO Camden to read it at a special fundraising edition of Letters"
YouTube Link 2025-02-17T17:38Z 401K followers, 33.3K engagements
"Felicity Jones reads Emma Thompson's incredible letter about misogyny in Hollywood In [----] Emma Thompson wrote to the producers of a film in which she was due to star in response to their hiring of John Lasseter who recently left Disney/Pixar following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. Felicity Jones joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Union Chapel back in March [----]. Emma Thompson 2019"
YouTube Link 2025-02-13T14:34Z 401K followers, 80K engagements
"Taika Waititi reads a letter written to a dear friend KOKO Foundation Taika Waititi reads an incredible letter written to a dear friend. In [----] as she approached the end of her life celebrated theatre director Clare Venables received the following letter from her dear friend Peter Thomson. Taika joined us @kokocamden to read it at a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in support of @thekokofoundation a registered charity dedicated to changing lives and creating transformative opportunities. Peter Thomson [----] A Night at the Theatre was a special fundraising edition of Letters Live in"
YouTube Link 2025-02-07T17:51Z 401K followers, 28.1K engagements
"Ade Edmonson reads Proust's complaint about some very loud neighbours. In July [----] weeks before vacating his apartment French novelist Marcel Proust wrote to his friend Jacques Porel who was also the son of Prousts then-landlady. Ade Edmondson joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Roundhouse theatre in July 2021"
YouTube Link 2025-01-23T14:42Z 399K followers, 22.4K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reads a letter to a man blow-drying his balls at the gym In December of [----] a writer named Ross Beeley addressed the following open letter to a fellow gym-goer. Benedict Cumberbatch joined us to read this extraordinary letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in December [----]. Ross Beeley 2011"
YouTube Link 2025-01-17T12:24Z 401K followers, 222.8K engagements
"Thom Yorke reads a letter about receiving a surprising text message Thom Yorke reads a letter about receiving a surprising text message #thomyorke #radiohead #funny"
YouTube Link 2025-01-08T11:12Z 401K followers, 842.4K engagements
"An urgent letter to the future read by Benedict Cumberbatch Written by Kurt Vonnegut in [----] #kurtvonnegut #benedictcumberbatch #climatechange"
YouTube Link 2025-01-08T10:54Z 400K followers, 28.6K engagements
"Patti Smith performs Wing in New York City The legendary Patti Smith performs her song Wing accompanied on the piano by her daughter Jesse Paris Smith at Letters Live at The Town Hall in New York City in May [----]. Please enjoy this marvellous performance of a song that was rather fittingly originally a letter written by Patti to a then 7-year-old Jesse"
YouTube Link 2025-01-06T09:40Z 401K followers, 26.2K engagements
"Martin Stephen reads a letter thanking the RNLI for saving his life at sea In [----] fifty years after being rescued from the sea retired headmaster Martin Stephen wrote a letter of thanks to Dunbar Lifeboat Station. To read this incredible letter Martin Stephen himself joined us at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall on 12th December [----] a show that marked the 200th anniversary of the RNLI. Find out more about the essential work of the RNLI and please do consider donating to support them: https://rnli.org/letterslive Martin Stephen"
YouTube Link 2024-12-30T09:00Z 400K followers, 16.6K engagements
"Lolly Adefope performs a tragic tale of love with an alarming number of birds Lolly Adefope performs a festive yet tragic tale of love with an alarming number of birds #christmas #lollyadefope #12daysofchristmas"
YouTube Link 2024-12-26T23:53Z 400K followers, 10.1K engagements
"Lolly Adefope reads a hilarious series of letters telling a tragic festive tale The series of letters you are about to hear tell a festive yet tragic tale of love misjudged romantic gestures and an alarming number of birds. Lolly Adefope joined us at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall earlier in December to read them with a little cameo from Asim Chaudhry. Please enjoy. John Julius Norwich. Reproduced with permission of the Licensor through PLSclear"
YouTube Link 2024-12-26T09:00Z 401K followers, 97.9K engagements
"Benedict Cumberbatch reads Kurt Vonnegut's letter to the future In [----] the great American novelist Kurt Vonnegut wrote a letter to the people of the future. Benedict Cumberbatch read this remarkably precient letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall on 12th December [----]. A Letter to the Next Generation' Copyright Kurt Vonnegut [----] used by permission of The Wylie Agency (UK) Limited"
YouTube Link 2024-12-22T16:00Z 401K followers, 265.1K engagements
"Rose McGowan reads a powerful letter from a daughter to her late mother In [----] 52-year-old Long Island resident Joan Cook Carpenter passed away after succumbing to breast cancer a battle she had chosen to keep from her loved ones until her final days. In [----] a decade after Joan's death her 29-year-old daughter novelist Karin Cook wrote her a letter. In [----] at Letters Live at The Town Hall in Midtown Manhattan New York City Rose McGowan joined us to bring this incredible letter to life. Letters Live returns to The Town Hall NYC for three back-to-back nights from May 31st - June 2nd 2025."
YouTube Link 2024-12-21T16:16Z 400K followers, 11.5K engagements
"Geri Halliwell-Horner reads a reply from a feminist to an unsolicited declaration of love Born in Paris in [----] Flora Tristan was a feminist socialist and writer whose radical ideas shaped the early womens rights movement. In [----] five years after publication of her daring novel Mphis Tristan was approached by a man named Charles Fillieu with an unsolicited declaration of love. Stunned to have been so boldly addressed Tristan responded with a scathing letter of her own. Geri Halliwell-Horner joined to read this magnificent letter at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall on 12th December 2024."
YouTube Link 2024-12-19T15:18Z 400K followers, 19.5K engagements
"Bella Ramsey reads a moving letter to themself Last year Bella Ramsey wrote a letter to themself. We were honoured to welcome Bella to Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall last week to read their incredibly moving letter. And we're delighted to be able to share it with you in full here. Bella Ramsey 2003"
YouTube Link 2024-12-16T13:26Z 399K followers, 19K engagements
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