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Nicola Dempsey

Nicola Dempsey

  • Writer and musical comedian

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Flo & Joan add songs to drag show Death Drop

Musical sisters punch up West End romp.

Chortle, 19th May 2021

The sisters who became ferociously funny comedy duos

When you've shared jokes since childhood, you can be brutally honest with each other. Flo & Joan and Ruby Wax's daughters, Maddy and Marina Bye, on becoming family double acts.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 28th July 2020

Lockdown Comedy 1: where to get your laughs this week

Live stand-up, podcasts and not the Eurovision Song Contest.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 27th April 2020

New online comedy cabaret night fronted by Jayde Adams

Jayde Adams welcomes viewers to a weekly interactive cabaret night streamed as live across social media.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th April 2020

Chortle Awards 2020 winners

Jessica Fostekew has won Best Show and the Breakthrough prize in the Chortle Awards. Other winners include Zoe Lyons, Bob Mortimer, Brodi Snook, The Delightful Sausage, Flo & Joan, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean and Rhod Gilbert.

British Comedy Guide, 18th March 2020

Chortle Awards 2020 nominees

Bob Mortimer, Greg Davies, Katherine Ryan, Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Allen are amongst the nominees for the Chortle Awards 2020. Jonny Pelham, Jessica Fostekew and Catherine Cohen have two nods.

British Comedy Guide, 27th February 2020

Flo & Joan, Soho Theatre review

Musical duo say Bros 'inspired' the show.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 20th January 2020

Live review: Flo & Joan, Soho Theatre

Flo & Joan's publicist asked me to ensure that I put an ampersand and not the full word "and" between their names when I wrote this review. I guess the musical comedy duo want to exert the same sort of precision over their billing as they do over their lyrics.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th January 2020

Flo & Joan review

The charming musical misfits are funniest at their most absurd, serving up numbers that range from klezmer to folderol folk.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 15th January 2020

Comedy sisters Flo & Joan on their new show

Musical comedy sisters Flo and Joan are back in the Capital with their latest show.

London Live, 10th January 2020

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