John Ward (I)
Press clippings
Comedians' Choice Awards 2022 results
Rob Copland, Jordan Gray and Martin Willis are the winners of the Comedians' Choice Awards 2022, the Edinburgh Fringe-based awards which are determined by performers.
British Comedy Guide, 28th August 20222022 Malcolm Hardee Awards winners revealed
The winners of The Malcolm Hardee Awards for the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe have been announced.
British Comedy Guide, 27th August 2022A DIY guide to making a Fringe comedy award
You can't just knock-off a Malcolm Hardee Award in a minute or two. Oh no. Oh my dear me, no. Quality counts.
John Fleming's Blog, 27th September 2021A fond memory of Chris Luby
The late Chris Luby was absolutely brilliant at 'noise impressions' such as a WW2 spitfire starting up, going down a runway and into battle, trains on the underground that to the untrained ear sounded very real plus many more.
John Ward, John Fleming's Blog, 17th June 2021Death's no barrier for being interviewed for election
Mad inventor John Ward designed and makes the Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards. He was also a valued member of the Monster Raving Loony Party under its late leader Screaming Lord Sutch and Minister for Inventions in The Eccentric Party under its late leader Lord Toby Jug. John Ward seems to loom large as a figure of impending death for the leaders of such parties. Anyway, yesterday John Ward received a phone call from an enthusiastic young BBC Radio 4 researcher.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 6th November 2019How to create a Fringe award in less than a fortnight
With the Malcolm Hardee Awards revived after a short hiatus, new trophies had to be made. So the BCG asked John Ward to make more with (this year at least) the same design AND also to design and make a new-style trophy for their Comedians' Choice Awards.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 17th August 2019Awards designer confesses 1980s transvestite activities
While in the introverted Edinburgh Fringe bubble, I missed last week's BBC News report that Ludlow Hospital had "turned down a £2,500 donation from a group of men dressed up as nurses after bosses said the outfits were demeaning".
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 30th August 2017