Jim Davidson
- 70 years old
- Stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 9
Jim Davidson (C word is a Scottish term of affection)
At the increasingly prestigious Grouchy Club yesterday afternoon, conversation between me, my co-host Kate Copstick - doyenne of comedy reviewers - and comedians in the audience turned to comic Jim Davidson.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 14th August 2014Introducing ... David Jesudason, Things My Dad Says
His old man loves Jim Davidson but hates Paul McCartney - and provides David Jesudason with some comedy gold.
London Is Funny, 13th August 2014Jim Davidson v alternatvie fascists; Jeff Leach
A look at Jim Davidson and Jeff Leach.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 11th August 2014Preview: Jim Davidson
Love him or loathe him, there's no denying that when it comes to working a crowd, few do it better than Jim Davidson.
Liam Rudden, Edinburgh Evening News, 8th August 2014A funny thing has happened to comedy
It isn't necessary to be a Jim Davidson fan to recognise that human nature hasn't changed much since the Greeks.
Michael Henderson, The Telegraph, 8th August 2014Explain yourself: Jim Davidson
A profile of the controversal comedian.
Alex O'Connell, The Times, 6th August 2014Did 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 2014