Veronica Lee
- Journalist
Press clippings Page 24
Leicester Comedy Festival Gala Preview Show review
The event's 25th incarnation.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 15th January 2018Best of 2017: comedy
The shows that have stayed with me.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 28th December 2017300 Years of French and Saunders, BBC1 review
What joy that Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders were persuaded by the BBC to celebrate their 30 (ish) years as a comedy duo with this programme - and that this sweet confection was shown on Christmas Day. It was a pleasing mix of old clips and new material, and a reminder that when F&S are good, they are very, very good.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 26th December 2017The League of Gentlemen, BBC2 review
Triumphant return of iconic dark comedy.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 21st December 2017Meet the three comics taking on their critics
Wild Bore is described by its creators as "a playful riposte to critics", and it certainly made an impact at the Edinburgh Fringe this year. Its actors deliver much of the show while baring their bottoms to the audience and, perhaps unsurprisingly, it ran the gamut of one- to five-star reviews, as critics had fun with cheeky, bum-based puns.
Veronica Lee, The Telegraph, 21st November 2017The Elvis Dead, Soho Theatre review
A high-concept show delivered with a lo-fi sensibility, The Elvis Dead is a hoot from start to finish.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 20th November 2017Natalie Palamides, Soho Theatre review
It's not often the publicity material for a comedy show has a health advisory attached: if you are allergic to eggs you may have to give Natalie Palamides' show Laid - which won best newcomer at the lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards at the Fringe in August - a miss, and that would be a shame.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 13th November 2017John Bishop, O2 review
veryman comedy with a hint of subversion.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 6th November 2017Kerry Godliman, Touring review
She's canny on the differences between "girl" friendships" and "bloke" friendships (or indeed man flu and woman flu), and the idiocy of the trend for adult colouring books; she also throws in some emoji jokes for good measure. This is standard fare for comics, but Godliman, nicely foul-mouthed when she wants to be, is caustic when required.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 20th October 2017Mat Ewins, Soho Theatre review
Multimedia show with twists in the tale.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 16th October 2017