Lucy Pearman is a BAFTA nominated British

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, actress and writer. She was nominated for Best Newcomer in the Edinburgh Comedy Awards at the

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in 2017 for her solo show. In July 2021 she wrote and starred in the

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sitcom pilot ''Please Help'', which was nominated for a BAFTA in 2022. Pearman initially performed as part of a double-act called LetLuce, with Letty Butler, who she met at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 2007. LetLuce began when Pearman and Butler auditioned together for an advert with

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and he told them "write a show and get yourselves to Edinburgh"

Stand up

Pearman performed her first solo

show in 2016. In 2017, she was nominated for Best Newcomer in the Edinburgh Comedy Awards and in 2019 she was nominated for Best Show at the

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Awards. In 2018,

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described her show ''Fruit Loop'' as one of the most unusual comedy shows at the

that year. Her shows involve music, clowning, character comedy, surrealism, audience interaction, props and puns.

Television

She has acted on TV since 2009, appearing in ''The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk'', ''Mr Winner'' and ''

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'', has acted in several short films, as well as writing and producing the short film ''The Baby''. She also guest starred in the 2020 ''

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'' special '' Red Dwarf: The Promised Land'' as Sister Peanut. In May 2021 the BBC announced a pilot, ''Please Help'', written by and starring Pearman, which aired in July 2021 on BBC Three. The show centres on Pearman's character, Milly, a full-time carer who gains super powers. In 2022, Pearman appeared in series 2 of ''The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk'' on

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, reprising her role as Bobby Kindle. In September 2022 she starred alongside Kiell Smith-Bynoe and

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in online sitcom, ''The Train'', which she also wrote.

Radio and podcast

In 2018 she appeared on

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in series 4 of ''Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme''. She has appeared in the podcast series ''Funny from the Fringe'', ''Secret Artists'' with Annie McGrath and ''Birthday Girls House Party.'' Pearman's favourite comedy includes

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, Brian Gittins and

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Live shows

*2019 – Baggage *2018 – Fruit Loop *2017 – Maid of Cabbage *2016 – Crack in Progress The Guardian - Edinburgh Festival 2015
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References

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Stand up

Television

Radio and podcast

Live shows

See also

References