Lucy Pearman is a highly regarded British comedian known for her unique and surreal style, which has earned her acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and beyond. A former Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee, she is celebrated for her inventive and engaging shows that often involve props, audience participation, and clowning.

She is a frequent and well-received performer at the Edinburgh Fringe. Her 2025 show Lunartic, for example, involved her performing as the moon and was described as "delightful" and "wonderfully unusual" by reviewers.

Her work has been met with widespread critical acclaim and formally recognised by major comedy awards.

Award Nominations

• BAFTA nomination for ‘PLEASE HELP’ which she wrote, starred in and produced
• Edinburgh Comedy Awards: Nominated for Best Newcomer in 2017 for her show Maid of Cabbage
• Leicester Comedy Festival Awards: Nominated for Best Show in 2019 and Best Variety Show in 2025
• Malcolm Hardee Award for COMIC ORIGINALITY in 2025 at the Edinburgh Fringe

Reviewers consistently praise Pearman's commitment to her whimsical premises and her ability to create a warm, inclusive atmosphere with the audience. Critics from BroadwayBaby and The Telegraph have called her "the Fringe at its absolute best" and "a star in the making," respectively.

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"She is, quite rightly, becoming a household name, she’s a definitively explorative creative and she’s got us hooked"
ED FEST MAGAZINE

"Lucy Pearman is fast evolving into one of the daftest and most delightful comedians on the fringe"
TELEGRAPH

"Pearman is an extremely inventive performer, with new and exciting ideas, that surprise audiences in buckets."
FUNNY WOMEN

"Pearman has charm in bucketloads"
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