Malcolm Hardee
- English
- Actor, comedian and venue manager
Press clippings
The giggle map of the UK: in comedy, location matters
Ken Dodd, a Liverpudlian, famously tailored his jokes for regional audiences, but do today's entertainers still find their acts go down differently in Bath or Leeds, or Glasgow?
Robert Chalmers, The Observer, 4th May 2025That time I tried to persuade comic Malcolm Hardee to fake his own death
In December 2021, Barry Ferns interviewed me for his Angel Comedy Club's podcast. I recently posted a couple of transcripts from the start of that chat - largely about the changes in UK comedy since the 1980s - slightly tidied up to avoid my wittering. This is how the chat continued...
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 28th April 2025Malcolm Hardee Awards 2024 results
Mark Dean Quinn, Thom Tuck and Garry Starr have been recognised in 2024's Malcolm Hardee Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 24th August 2024Malcolm Hardee Awards 2024 nominations
The Duncan Brothers, Elliot Wengler, Garry Starr, Mark Dean Quinn, Nate Kitch and Paulina Lenoir are amongst the nominees for the Malcolm Hardee Awards 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 21st August 2024AI knows who Malcolm Hardee was but can't copy his inimitable comedy...
Last Friday (5th January) was the late comedian Malcolm Hardee's birthday. He was born in 1950. He died 19 years ago, in 2005. So I asked three AIs to write me an obituary of Malcolm Hardee to see what facts they had mined.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 7th January 2024Malcolm Hardee Awards 2023 winners
Phil Ellis, John Fleming and Julia Masli have won the 2023 Malcolm Hardee Award trophies.
British Comedy Guide, 27th August 2023Edinburgh chainsaw massacre: the 10 boldest - and most idiotic - Fringe stunts
At the Fringe, it's not enough to put on a blockbuster show - you've got to get people talking. These shows achieved just that.
Alex Diggins, The Telegraph, 7th August 20232022 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 2022What Malcolm Hardee thought of Jerry Sadowitz
As the Jerry Sadowitz row at the Edinburgh Fringe is still rumbling on (see my previous three blogs), below is an extract from the late Malcolm Hardee's autobiography I Stole Freddie Mercury's Birthday Cake.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 17th August 2022Brian Damage and Krysstal, Malcolm Hardee reborn plus balls and bagpipes...
Some stories which I do not mention in this blog are often even more interesting than what appears, but not quite long enough to blog about. And some are just plain unrepeatable.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 17th July 2022