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Comedy Reviews

'We are bowled over!' Thank you for your messages of love and support

Tom Birchenough

We are bowled over! 

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Nick Helm, Touring review - brash comic shows his vulnerable side

Veronica Lee

Comedy is strange old thing; it’s supposed to be funny ha-ha, but the laughs can often come from a dark place, as evidenced by Nick Helm’s latest show (which I saw at the Arts Depot in London). His mental health has been a backdrop to previous show, but No One Gets Out Alive is his most personal yet as he references the end of an important relationship some years ago, and charts how his television breakthrough proved to be a false dawn in his career.

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Kerry Godliman, G-Live review - she's livid but delivers the laughs

Veronica Lee

Kerry Godliman is livid, she tells us. Spider webs catching in her hair, the state of the world, her teenage children; you name it, they – and much, much more – irritate her. But she’s hoping it’s a temporary state, as she puts her current maelstrom of emotions down to the fact that she’s going through the perimenopause. And while it may not be a barrel of laughs for her, it provides plenty in Bandwidth.

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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Cat Cohen / Lachlan Werner / KC Shornima

Veronica Lee

Cat Cohen, Pleasance Courtyard

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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Emmanuel Sonubi / Joz Norris

Veronica Lee

Emmanuel Sonubi, Pleasance Courtyard

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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Eric Rushton / Bella Hull

Veronica Lee

Eric Rushton, Monkey Barrel ★ 

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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Lily Blumkin / Shamik Chakrabarti

Veronica Lee

Lily Blumkin, Gilded Balloon @ Patter House ★★★ 

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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Desiree Burch / Andy Parsons

Veronica Lee

Desiree Burch, Monkey Barrel ★★★★

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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Lily Phillips / Ayoade Bamgboye

Veronica Lee

Lily Phillips, Monkey Barrel ★★★★

Lily Phillips is keen to tell us at the top of her show that she’s not that Lily Phillips. There’s no OnlyFans content in Crying but, dealing as it does with her experience of having a baby, it’s graphic in a different way. So strap in.

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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Jacob Nussey / Phil Green

Veronica Lee

Jacob Nussey, Pleasance Courtyard ★ 

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