British Comedy Guide
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Joanna Neary

Joanna Neary

  • Actor, stand-up comedian and writer

Press clippings

Wosson Cornwall is a groundbreaking hit and miss

It's a sign of the ubiquitous broadcast appeal - some would call it overkill - of Cornwall that it now has a dedicated sketch show on BBC Radio 4.

Lee Trewhela, Cornwall Live, 29th April 2023

Review: The Laugharne Weekend

Although there was plenty of top rate comedy slotted in between the art, I have to be honest. The funniest set actually came from a musician.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th April 2023

Dawn French joins Radio 4 Cornish sketch show Wosson Cornwall

Dawn French stars in Cornish sketch show Wosson Cornwall, coming to Radio 4 next month. French joins a cast that includes Edward Rowe, Joanna Neary and Tamsyn Kelly, with the writing team featuring Morwenna Banks, Paul Kerensa, James Henry and Max Davis.

British Comedy Guide, 13th March 2023

Pleasance announces final Edinburgh Fringe shows

The Pleasance has announced their final batch of shows for this year's Edinburgh Fringe.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th June 2022

Comedy podcasts round-up 5

Politics, relationships and spoofery.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 29th April 2021

Room Next Door star Michael Spicer gets Radio 4 show

Radio 4 is to broadcast Michael Spicer: Before Next Door, a comedy based on comedian Michael Spicer's rise to internet stardom via his Room Next Door videos.

British Comedy Guide, 29th May 2020

Greater Manchester Fringe shows announced

Robin Ince and Ben Moor will have shows at the festival.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th February 2020

Alternative Comedy Memorial Society review

Where do safe hands and pop-up anarchy meet to conspire and create - and hopefully amuse in new and interesting ways? The Alterative Comedy Memorial Society!

Victoria Nangle, The Latest, 13th June 2018

Working Christmas review

The story keeps your attention, as our characters become more rounded - and crucially more vulnerable - while the playfulness of the performers provides a suitably festive wrapping for that engaging yarn.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th December 2017

Focus on: The Topsy-Turvy Hotel

Jo Caird talks to comic Jo Neary about bringing a kids show to the Fringe for the first time and adapting her characters for young audiences

Jo Caird, Fest Mag, 22nd July 2017

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