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Jessie Nixon: Don't Make Me Regret This

 
Ross Anthony Review by Ross Anthony 3 Published: 2 Aug 2025 Assembly George Square Show Dates: 30 Jul 2025-24 Aug 2025

Jessie Nixon’s performance comes across as a little unpolished – but in a way that works for her. Her larger-than-life persona is messy in the way your best mate might be, and we love her for it. She seems like the sort of person you’d want to go for two pints with – but any more than that, and you’ve no idea where your night might end up.

Jessie Nixon is overflowing with character and is one to watch

The early musical numbers are genuinely outstanding. These range from sultry, velvet-toned poetry that reels you in, to a Bucky Kentuckey retelling of a DM story that has you clapping along... even through the chemical burns. Her more prepared material feels solid and well rehearsed.

Unfortunately, it’s the more ad-libbed elements of her performance that let her down. The second half feels a little repetitive, with the same punchline to every other joke: herself and her weight. There are only so many ways you can say you’re overweight but stunning before it begins to feel a little played out. The same goes for the abrupt crowd shouting that accompanies most rejections or impositions by the opposite sex.

This has the makings of a great show, but for now its rougher edges are showing. Jessie Nixon is overflowing with character and is one to watch. She has serious comedy chops when delivering prepared material, and there’s no doubt she’ll find her feet as she grows into her own and gets off the notes.

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Jessie Nixon is putting her life on the line for this show. Or at least her livelihood/self-esteem. She's ripped out her heart, covered it in glitter and squirty cream, and offered it to you, still beating. Don't make her regret it. If you're mentally ill, a lapsed catholic, queer, occasionally distraught, too smart for your own good or have ever cried in a changing room: this is for you. As seen on BBC One and BBC Three. Tour support for Fern Brady, Helen Bauer and Lou Sanders.