Archie Henderson
- Actor, writer, musical comedian and composer
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Interview: The Jazz Emu
Is it he a bird? Is he a musical genre? No... he's... The Jazz Emu. So-called for his excessively Dromaius frame, and exceptionally jazzy demeanour, Archie Henderson, aka Jazz, combines the speed and flamboyance of the world's second largest flightless bird, with the no-holds-barred freewheeling of early 20th century ragtime. The culmination of these seemingly impossible partners is an electro-funk fusion overlaid with a lyrical wit so cutting it could cut like a hot knife cuts through some kind of soft spread for sandwiches.
David E. J. A. Bennett, Capers Magazine, 13th July 2021Live review: Musical Comedy Awards Final 2020
As we stagger back towards post-pandemic normality it was good to see the Musical Comedy Awards Final return to the Bloomsbury Theatre.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th June 2021Chortle Awards names Legends Of Lockdown
Fergus Craig, Mark Watson, Tim Key, Alex Horne, John Robertson, Marcus Brigstocke, Rachel Parris, Richard Herring, Robin Ince, Stevie Martin, Alistair Green, Janey Godley, Mark Olver, Archie Henderson, Catherine Bohart, Toussaint Douglass and Munya Chawawa are amongst those named Legends Of Lockdown in the Chortle Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 28th March 2021Comic musicians go viral with "chart" dating to 14000BC
With the end of the decade in sight, many have been perusing their most-played songs of the decade - but which song was the best-selling of the 660s? The 1440s? The 2650s BC? The truth is the charts don't quite work like that, but comedians - and history enthusiasts - Archie Henderson, 25 and Adrian Gray, 26, thought they'd have a go with a Twitter thread that blurs truth and reality.
The Shropshire Star, 7th December 2019Amused Moose Comedy Award 2019 winners
Janine Harouni, Archie Henderson and Liam Withnail have won prizes in the Amused Moose Comedy Awards 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd August 2019Accommodation woes
We asked a range of comedians about their accommodation at this year's Fringe, and for disaster stories from previous years.
British Comedy Guide, 14th August 2019Nightmare audience members
We asked performers going to the Fringe who they would least like to see in the audience of their show...
British Comedy Guide, 10th August 2019Live review: Archie Henderson - Jazz Emu
This was a show which delighted throughout, and made myself and the audience laugh constantly.
Comedy To Watch, 20th July 2019Archie Henderson: the Edinburgh interviews 2019
Interview with Archie Henderson.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 29th June 2019+3 interview: Archie Henderson: Jazz Emu
"I've been working on the show for a while, and I won an award for it at the Brighton Fringe last year (IYAF Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy)."
Dan Lentell, Edinburgh49, 25th June 2019