Jim Davidson
- 71 years old
- Stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 10
Did Jim Davidson really deserve such harsh reviews?
I noticed last night that Jim Davidson had retweeted my Evening Standard review of his Edinburgh Fringe debut. I was surprised as I gave him a very qualified three stars. Then I read the reviews in The Times and The Guardian and saw that they had given his attempt to reinvent himself as a more benign banter merchant a rather more brutal two stars. I guess my review was one of the better ones.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th August 2014Ellis & Rose: the Fringe is dead
One half of Ellis & Rose reminisces about meeting the charismatic Fringe, before Jim Davidson caused its untimely demise.
Gareth Ellis, The Skinny, 5th August 2014Jim Davidson: provocative, predictable & oh so popular
There's a predictable clash of sensitivities at Davidson's Edinburgh show at the Assembly Hall.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 4th August 2014Jim Davidson: Planet Fringe
I have taken the guise of a comedian and bravely landed on a planet called "The fringe".
Jim Davidson, 4th August 2014Jim Davidson's Fringe debut 'rounds off a nice year'
Comedian says his show, No Further Action, comes after being cleared of Operation Yew Tree charges and winning Big Brother.
Mark Brown, The Guardian, 3rd August 2014Jim Davidson interview
Jim Davidson is raging. On the phone to his manager, face flushed, saltire cufflinks flashing in the London sun, threatening to pull out of the Edinburgh festival. "One more f****** interview like that and I will!"
Peter Ross, The Times, 27th July 2014I'm a comic. Everything I say on stage is to get laughs
Often dismissed as part of the pre-PC 'old school' of stand-up, Jim Davidson seems an unlikely fit for the Fringe. He tells Tom Hackett of his plans to win over a younger audience and challenge the new mainstream.
Tom Hackett, Fest Mag, 25th July 2014Madame Magenta's readings: #1, Jim Davidson
Madame Magenta is using a variety of divination methods to figure out how comedians would most benefit from their time on the Fringe. First up, Jim Davidson.
British Comedy Guide, 11th July 2014Jim Davidson interview
The comedian opens up about women, drugs, drink, bigotry, sexism, politics, and Operation Yewtree - and how it stole a year of his life.
Liz Jones, Daily Mail, 29th June 2014Death of Jim Davidson - Fringe celebration show
Ellis & Rose, for one night only on Tuesday 12th August in the big cave at The Hive, are doing Jim Davidson's Funeral.
John Fleming, 15th May 2014