Harry Deansway
- Stand-up comedian, actor, director and writer
Press clippings
Harry Deansway's £61k bill after losing plagiarism case
Comic 'faces ruin' after judge rules Live At The Moth Club did not rip off his ideas.
Chortle, 3rd February 2025Harry Deansway loses copyright lawsuit against Steve Coogan's production company over sitcom
A judge in London's High Court has ruled that Baby Cow series Live At The Moth Club, which ran for one series on UKTV in 2022, wasn't a copy of Deansway's 2013 YouTube series Shambles.
K.J. Yossman, Variety, 17th January 2025Harry Deansway 'faces financial ruin' as he loses plagiarism case
Harry Deansway has said he was 'brave' to sue the makers of Live At The Moth Club for plagiarism, and suggested he only lost as the programme-makers Baby Cow had deeper pockets.
Chortle, 17th January 2025Trial kicks off over sitcom 'copied' by Steve Coogan's production company
Comedian Harry Deansway has accused Steve Coogan's production company Baby Cow of copying his 2013 YouTube series Shambles, which blended sitcom and stand-up.
K.J. Yossman, Variety, 4th November 2024Comedian's legal action against Baby Cow to go to trial
Harry Deansway is suing Steve Coogan-owned label for copyright infringement.
Heather Fallon, Broadcast, 3rd October 2024Harry Deansway's copyright lawsuit against Steve Coogan's company Baby Cow heading to trial
Harry Deansway's infringement case against Steve Coogan's production company Baby Cow is going to trial. Numerous attempts to reach an out of court settlement collapsed and a trial date has been tentatively set for Oct. 2024. Deansway, whose real name is Joshua Rinkoff, filed suit against Baby Cow last year in the U.K. High Court, claiming that the prodco's head of comedy Rupert Majendie had copied the format of his YouTube show Shambles to develop the stand-up series Live At The Moth Club.
Michaela Zee and K.J. Yossman, Variety, 31st March 2024Stand-up comic starts legal action over Live At The Moth Club format
Stand-up comedian Harry Deansway has started legal action against Baby Cow Productions, claiming their sitcom Live At The Moth Club is a copyright infringement on his 2013 web series Shambles.
British Comedy Guide, 20th June 2023Harry Deansway sets up Kickstarter campaign
Comedian Harry Deansway is raising money via Kickstarter to release his poorly attended live show on DVD.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th December 2018Harry Deansway interview
Prepare for desert-like whit, cynicism to rival Victor Meldrew and an honest look at the talent that is Harry Deansway.
Wildseed Studios, 5th July 2016Monkey Kingdom profile
At its 15 year nadir on the eve of a make or break relaunch I've decided to check in with one of the original independent promoters from the comedy boom of the late 90's.
Harry Deansway, 17th June 2016