Simon Munnery
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
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Simon Munnery: The Wreath review
As Munnery concedes, 'it's not all jokes. Some of it is just really bad news.' Perhaps the most successful piece is a hilariously logical deconstruction of the phrase 'leave the room in a better state than you entered it', apparently coined by his mother. And for my money, Munnery certainly succeeds in doing that.
Broadway Baby, 18th March 2019Simon Munnery: Who owns a joke?
On his way to Sean Hughes's funeral, the standup thought of a new joke - but who's to say it belongs to him?
Simon Munnery, The Guardian, 14th March 2019My Comedy Hero: Simon Munnery on Malcolm Hardee
The man behind Alan Parker: Urban Warrior, Cluub Zarathustra and The League Against Tedium, has inspired plenty people down the years. Now, it's time for him to unveil his own trio of comic icons.
The List, 8th March 2019Simon Munnery: 'I assumed everybody went to Edinburgh'
Fringe veteran and innovative japester is putting his multifarious talents to the fore with a new funeral-inspired show.
Kirstyn Smith, The List, 25th July 2018Stewart Lee's 2018 Edinburgh Fringe picks
Stewart Lee is not performing at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival, but via his newsletter he made some suggestions of people he thinks you should see this August.
British Comedy Guide, 16th July 2018Simon Munnery: Renegade Plumber review
Many people would think that a comedy show revolving around a haphazard explanation of the invention of a heating system for a tent would be boring. And in the hands of many, they'd be right. But somehow, Munnery makes it work in the most endearing and effortless way.
Adam Lindsay, The Latest, 4th April 2018Dave's Edinburgh jokes make appearance on Pointless
A number of jokes told by comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival have appeared on an edition of BBC quiz Pointless.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th December 2017Kate Copstick's diary: size doesn't matter
I was chatting with Simon Munnery about small audiences - not that he is an expert on that. He told me Eugene Cheese of the Chuckle Club would cancel if there were fewer than 30 in the audience. Unbelievable now.
Kate Copstick, The Scotsman, 13th August 2017The Edinburgh Interviews 2017: Simon Munnery
Simon Munnery is always a stand out surrealist performer at the Edinburgh Fringe and this year looks set to be no different. Munnery is performing his latest show Renegade Plumber at The Stand throughout August.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 11th August 20177 sensible questions: Simon Munnery
He's master of the accessible avant-garde; of understated lunacy and any other contradiction-in-terms you like. A stuffed monkey interviews him.
Billy Coconuts, FringePig, 9th August 2017