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Veronica Lee

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Veronica is an award-winning writer and critic who contributes on theatre and comedy to the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, Observer and London Evening Standard.

Articles By Veronica Lee

Mark Watson's Carpool Comedy Club, Henley-Marlow review - Nish Kumar sticks it to the Tories

Monday, 17 May 2021 Read more...

Some Kind of Heaven review - a Florida retirement community yields its secrets

Thursday, 13 May 2021 Read more...

Mark Watson's Carpool Comedy Club, the Hop Farm review - strong kick-off to 2021 live comedy

Monday, 03 May 2021 Read more...

Comedy podcasts round-up 5: politics, relationships and spoofery

Thursday, 29 April 2021 Read more...

The Importance of Being Earnest online review - Oscar Wilde updated for the Nando's generation

Wednesday, 21 April 2021 Read more...

Citizen Lane review - fascinating dramadoc about Irish arts benefactor

Friday, 16 April 2021 Read more...

Loyiso Gola, Netflix review - South African muses on race, religion and friendship

Wednesday, 07 April 2021 Read more...

Working From Home online review - Johnny Vegas and Jason Byrne in a strong line-up

Wednesday, 31 March 2021 Read more...

Comedy podcasts round-up 4: plus a vodcast and some retro audio

Monday, 22 March 2021 Read more...

Chinese Arts Now Festival review - comedy of the diaspora

Saturday, 13 March 2021 Read more...

Coming 2 America review - Eddie Murphy returns as African Prince Akeem

Friday, 05 March 2021 Read more...

Stand Up and Deliver, Channel 4 review - how to make a comic

Friday, 26 February 2021 Read more...

Rachel Parris and Marcus Brigstocke's Tuesday Night Club review - daft and good-hearted

Wednesday, 24 February 2021 Read more...

First Night Funnies, Leicester Comedy Festival review - uneven start to 2021's online gathering

Monday, 08 February 2021 Read more...

Comedy podcasts round-up 3: from home and abroad

Wednesday, 03 February 2021 Read more...

Back, Channel 4 review - return of sibling-rivalry comedy with Mitchell and Webb

Friday, 22 January 2021 Read more...

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Alison Spittle, Monkey Barrel ★★★

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Folkestone Triennial 2025 - landscape, seascape, art lovers...

A rare cloud form envelopes the headland and to the east and the west Folkestone is cut off from the known world. This mist shortens...

Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Rhys Darby / Alex Stringer

Rhys Darby, Pleasance Courtyard ★★★★

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