Veronica Lee
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Interview: Joanna Scanlan
Actress tells Veronica Lee about the NHS and dark comedy - and why she's glad there are lighter times ahead.
Veronica Lee, The Independent, 10th February 2013Review: Great Night Out, ITV1
Whereas The Worst Week of My Life had an internal logic to it, Great Night Out's farce is scarcely believable, and I found myself counting the ways in which the opening-episode scenario simply couldn't have worked within its time-frame, which is never a good sign.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 12th January 2013The Wonderful Pantomime Dame, BBC Four
An affectionate history of the queens of misrule.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 21st December 2012Comedy in 2012: review of the year
Veronica Lee rounds up 2012 in comedy and reveals her highlights of the year. Highlights include Mark Thomas, Alan Davies and Susan Calman.
Veronica Lee, The Telegraph, 16th December 2012Best of 2012: Top 10 comedy DVDs
Our recommendations for the finest funnies to put in the Christmas stocking. Includes Dara O'Briain, Glenn Wool and Moone Boy.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 16th December 2012Susan Calman, Soho Theatre
Scottish comic has a serious message among the jokes.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 17th November 2012Doctor Brown: Befrdfgth, Soho Theatre, London
There are those who might be tempted to load the show with all manner of deep meanings about spirituality, parental responsibility and sexuality, but, as one member of the audience pointed out: "It's just a kids' show turned dirty." I couldn't have put it better myself.
Veronica Lee, The Independent, 4th November 2012Jenny Eclair, touring
Deliciously potty-mouthed comic on fine form.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 31st October 2012Russell Kane, Hammersmith Apollo
High-concept comedy needs razor-sharp timing and I suspect on other nights that's exactly what Russell Kane delivers, but here he fatally lost momentum an hour into an 80-minute show.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 29th October 2012Shappi Khorsandi, Soho Theatre
If the first rule of being a novelist is to write about what you know, then the first rule of comedy is to be yourself. And in that respect Shappi Khorsandi starts with an advantage, as being herself means she's warm and likeable and the audience are instantly on her side.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 19th October 2012