John Fleming (I)
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Remembering Malcolm Hardee
Today is the late comedian Malcolm Hardee's birthday. He would have been 64. He drowned in Greenland Dock, by the River Thames in London on 31st January 2005.
John Fleming, 5th January 2014Why comedy act The Amazing Mr Smith committed suicide
Joe Stead has posted memories of an Amazing man in his own online blog.
John Fleming, 30th December 2013Addison Cresswell & the colourful world of comedy
A stand-up comedian with a colourful past also told me Addison Cresswell had taken to carrying a gun which he would occasionally take out and wave about to appear macho.
John Fleming, 24th December 2013Why I am getting increasingly annoyed with compères
There is a problem in British comedy clubs and it seems to be getting worse. If the compère has successfully done what they think is their job, there will be riotous applause and no-one in the audience has any chance of actually hearing the comedian's name.
John Fleming, 21st December 2013More stories of comedians using other comedians' lines
Back to Ian McPherson and the gag theft by Malcolm Hardee...
John Fleming, 18th December 2013Malcolm Hardee - Joke Thief?
Malcolm Hardee was famous or infamous for many things as a comic, club-owner, compere and anarchic character. One was the fact that he had around six jokes which he lived on for around 20 years. Another was a set of catchphrases, most or all of them picked up from other people.
John Fleming, 17th December 2013Has the Edinburgh Free Fringe split apart again?
The non-disagreement appears to have given birth to yet another free show operation currently possibly called the Freestival (not to be confused with the FreeFestival).
John Fleming, 6th December 2013Jimmy Savile comedy duo banned from Norwich pub
At the Edinburgh Fringe in August, comedy duo Ellis & Rose got more than a little attention by performing Jimmy Savile: The Punch & Judy Show. They were planning a show in Norwich but the pub owners had reacted badly to having a Jimmy Savile show in their venue.
John Fleming, 13th November 2013Interview: Club owner Martin Besserman
Martin Besserman currently runs two Monkey Business comedy venues in north west London - in Belsize Park/Hampstead and in Kentish Town.
John Fleming, 8th November 2013Free Fringe in Edinburgh to be ended?
Five of the PBH Free Fringe's regular performers wrote a letter to PBH - Peter Buckley Hill. Peter Buckley Hill's reaction in an open letter (well, e-mail) was forthright.
John Fleming, 19th October 2013