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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

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

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

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Citizen Lane review - fascinating dramadoc about Irish arts benefactor

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

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

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

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Chinese Arts Now Festival review - comedy of the diaspora

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

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

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

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

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Comedy podcasts round-up 3: from home and abroad

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

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Dick Whittington, National Theatre at Home review - colourful and amiable entertainment

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Comedy podcasts round-up 2: from home and abroad

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Best of 2020: Comedy

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Sabine Devieilhe, as with many other great sopranos, elicits much fan worship, with no less than three encores at her recent Wigmore Hall recital...

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In A History of the World in 47 Borders, Jonn Elledge takes an ostensibly dry subject – how maps and boundaries have shaped our world –...