Veronica Lee
- Journalist
Press clippings Page 41
The Sarah Millican Television Programme, BBC Two
A so-so start to the stand-up's debut series.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 9th March 2012Watson & Oliver, BBC Two
Comedy duo make an instant impact with debut series.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 21st February 2012Watson & Oliver review
Sketch comedy by its very nature is hit and miss, and in this opener Watson & Oliver had only one dud (the point of the Barrowman gag, where they vied for his attentions, was a little too predictable) but the quality of the other sketches more than made up for that. A hit, a palpable hit.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 21st February 2012Watson & Oliver: It's hi from me...and hi from her
Veronica Lee meets the double act reared on classic TV comedy whose daft, character-led sketches will be coming to a front room near you.
Veronica Lee, The Independent, 19th February 2012Heard the one about the posh comedian? You will
The new wave at the Fringe don't hide where their best lines came from.
Veronica Lee, The Independent, 21st August 2011Edinburgh Festival 2011: Steve-O interview
The Jackass star tells Veronica Lee he's on a mission in Edinburgh, to prove he's "still a nutcase".
Veronica Lee, The Telegraph, 16th August 2011Two old Etonians taking over
Anyone catching the dozens of Edinburgh Fringe previews in London in the past few weeks will have been struck by the preponderance of well-rounded vowels and unashamedly clever comedy. And none come posher than sketch duo Totally Tom, two Old Etonians who were at the school at the same time as Prince Harry, and who are being tipped for huge success.
Veronica Lee, Evening Standard, 2nd August 2011Why do American comics risk performing in Britain?
Back home, they have fame and fortune. So why do American stand-ups risk the perils of British gigs?
Veronica Lee, The Independent, 29th May 2011Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, BBC Two
One of the great pleasures of being a critic is watching a career develop, and Stewart Lee's is one that I've had the pleasure of, so to speak, for many years. I'm not a Stewart Lee completist but I enjoyed his early days on television with comedy partner Richard Herring in Fist of Fun (just about to be released on DVD for the first time) and This Morning With Richard Not Judy, his solo stand-up shows, his work on the wonderfully subversive Jerry Springer: The Opera and much, much more in between.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 5th May 2011Jeremy Lion: not in front of the children
The puppet is scary, the props are useless, and then there's the Special Brew. Justin Edwards on his return to the Fringe as Jeremy Lion.
Veronica Lee, The Telegraph, 16th August 2010