Becky Fury
- Stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Becky Fury: why humour is always left-wing
Before the alternative comedy revolution and the political satire of Peter Cook and Lenny Bruce during the 1960s counter-culture revolution, there was the French Revolution. And before the French Revolution, the only refuge for speaking truth to power or proto-leftist critique of the excesses and abuses of power was humour.
Becky Fury, Chortle, 8th November 2024Becky Fury's show on British-ish-ness
Becky Fury and I met for a chat in a coffee shop in a London church called Sacred Grounds. The coffee shop not the church...
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 30th October 2024Becky Fury: Why saucy seaside postcards were rebellious - so had to be censored
To contemporary observers, the humour of saucy seaside postcards is almost as unfathomable as the desire to go on the type of donkey-riding, pier-promenading, rock-sucking, British seaside holiday whose heyday they epitomised.
Becky Fury, Chortle, 14th May 2024Becky Fury: Why the culture war is killing comedy
A lot of comedians and commentators who have adopted the currently trending 'alternative' right position have also adopted its mantra of 'cancel culture is killing comedy'. It's not. The culture war is killing comedy.
Becky Fury, Chortle, 25th January 2024The late comedy godfather Tony Allen: anarchy, creativity and a "Plan B" film
Following on from the last blog - a tribute to the late performer Tony Allen by his friend Becky Fury - performer Tony Green was sharing some memories of Tony Allen with me... At the end, he said: "Oh, I didn't mention the film we did... Plan B by Jerri Hart, one of Tony's workshop pupils. Tony's impatience regarding continued re-takes - "Fuck! Another car's just come round the corner! We'll have to go again!" - made his performance one to cherish."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 4th December 2023A tribute to Tony Allen, oft-called The Godfather of UK Alternative Comedy
Here, award-wining stand-up Becky Fury pays tribute to her long-time friend Tony Allen, who died yesterday morning, in London...
Becky Fury, John Fleming's Blog, 2nd December 2023What do you think - or hope - the Edinburgh Fringe will look like in ten years' time?
We ask comedians their views...
Chortle, 11th August 2023Is the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society doing a good job?
We ask comedians their views...
Chortle, 10th August 2023Do you feel exploited at the Edinburgh Fringe?
We ask festival comedians their view.
Chortle, 9th August 2023Are you spending big this Fringe?
We ask Edinburgh comedians if they're paying for lots of extras... and if so, why?
Chortle, 8th August 2023