Press clippings
Harry Deansway's copyright lawsuit against Steve Coogan's company Baby Cow heading to trial
Harry Deansway's infringement case against Steve Coogan's production company Baby Cow is going to trial. Numerous attempts to reach an out of court settlement collapsed and a trial date has been tentatively set for Oct. 2024. Deansway, whose real name is Joshua Rinkoff, filed suit against Baby Cow last year in the U.K. High Court, claiming that the prodco's head of comedy Rupert Majendie had copied the format of his YouTube show Shambles to develop the stand-up series Live At The Moth Club.
Michaela Zee and K.J. Yossman, Variety, 31st March 2024Stand-up comic starts legal action over Live At The Moth Club format
Stand-up comedian Harry Deansway has started legal action against Baby Cow Productions, claiming their sitcom Live At The Moth Club is a copyright infringement on his 2013 web series Shambles.
British Comedy Guide, 20th June 2023Harry Deansway sets up Kickstarter campaign
Comedian Harry Deansway is raising money via Kickstarter to release his poorly attended live show on DVD.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th December 2018Harry Deansway interview
Prepare for desert-like whit, cynicism to rival Victor Meldrew and an honest look at the talent that is Harry Deansway.
Wildseed Studios, 5th July 2016Monkey Kingdom profile
At its 15 year nadir on the eve of a make or break relaunch I've decided to check in with one of the original independent promoters from the comedy boom of the late 90's.
Harry Deansway, , 17th June 2016Harry Deansway answers 10 Edinburgh Fringe Questions
If we're honest, we're a little bit worried about Harry Deansway. Please go and see his show. Please?
British Comedy Guide, 5th August 2015Edinburgh preview: Harry Deansway
Harry Deansway's place in British comedy history is assured. He is one of those noble idiots who has attempted to make a success out of publishing a comedy magazine.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th August 2015Meet Harry Deanseay
Harry Deansway is the creator behind our new series "Shambles" based around an actual live comedy night Harry hosts at the Aces and Eights bar in Tufnell Park.
Fawn Mead, Wildseed Studios, 2nd July 2015John Kearns, the early years, by Harry Deansway
The first London is Funny got wind of John Kearns - the new Fosters Award winner - was back in 2010, following a tip-off by Harry Deansway, Kearns's then-manager and the comedy circuit's very own Delboy. Here, Deansway recalls [his version of] those hazy, crazy days when success was just a glint in the bespectacled eye.
Harry Deansway, London Is Funny, 24th August 2014Camden / Edinburgh Fringe interview: Harry Deansway
Harry Deansway is a character comic who moved from producing his own comedy magazine (The Fix), running his aptly named and charming club "Shambles" to making his Edinburgh fringe debut at last year's festival.
This year his new show is being spread across two cities so both Londoners and those in Edinburgh can catch the nonsense.
Laugh Out London, 8th August 2014