27 March 2026<\/time>\n <\/p>\nAmanda Knox is turning to comedy to “find the ability to laugh at the bad things that have happened”.<\/p>\n
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Amanda Knox<\/p>\n
\nThe 38-year-old author’s gigs feature jokes about when she was in an Italian jail after being wrongfully convicted for the murder and sexual assault of her 21-year-old roommate, Meredith Kercher.<\/p>\n
\nAmanda and her then-boyfriend, Raffalle Sollecito, and Rudy Guede were also convicted after prosecutors alleged at the time that University of Leeds exchange student Meredith died in a “sex game gone wrong” at their home in Perugia, Italy, in November 2007.<\/p>\n
\nAmanda and Raffalle’s convictions were overturned and they were released in 2011 whereupon she returned to the United States before the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation definitively acquitted Amanda and Raffalle of Meredith’s murder and sexual assault in 2015.<\/p>\n
\nRudy ultimately served 16 years for the murder and sexual assault of Meredith.<\/p>\n
\nAmanda – who has two young children with her husband, Christopher Robinson – is sharing her story through comedy and in one gag, she joked that jail hardships were nothing compared to the challenges of being a mom.<\/p>\n
\nShe said: “I think that finding the ability to laugh at the bad things that have happened to you and find the absurdity in the human condition (is very important).<\/p>\n
\n“I really love how comedy allows me to feel connected to other people. It\u2019s a way of turning the temperature down a little bit and making fun of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nIn August 2025, streaming giant Hulu created a biographical drama miniseries called The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox – in which the titular figure served as an executive producer alongside 52-year-old Monica Lewinsky.<\/p>\n
\nGrace Van Patten, 29, played Amanda, and the latter said the actress’ performance let her “grieve”.<\/p>\n
\nAt the time, Amanda explained to People: “I felt like I could finally grieve the young person that I was. <\/p>\n
\n“Someone recently said that what happened is someone stole my sparkle. They didn’t just steal my freedom, they stole my sparkle. And seeing her bring it back again – I’m just so grateful to her, that she’s honoured that for me.”<\/p>\n
\nAnd Amanda had “chills” over Grace’s “ability to just take on the whimsy but the gravitas of this role”.<\/p>\n
\nAmanda added: “Not just me. Everyone I know who has seen this has just been like, ‘How did she do that? How?’ <\/p>\n
\n“She is incredible, and I’m so grateful to her because I feel like that is something that I’ve struggled with for so long, is how much people have rendered me two-dimensional. <\/p>\n
\n“And she finally honours that young person that I was and the person I am today.”<\/p>\n
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