Jim David
- Stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 8
Jim Davidson cancels theatre tour
Comedian Jim Davidson has cancelled his first play, Stand Up And Be Counted, after poor ticket sales.
BBC News, 18th March 2011Jim Davidson: reformed comedian returns from wilderness
Anyone witnessing comic Jim Davidson's return to the stage this month could be forgiven for thinking the 57-year-old was getting his comeuppance for the racist, sexist routine he trotted out before a shift in good taste saw him whisked off our screens nearly 20 years ago.
Richard Baker, Daily Mail, 14th March 2011Jim Davidson: 'If I could say sorry I would'
Jim Davidson has written a play about a bigoted, middle-aged comedian - and it's only loosely based on himself.
Sarfraz Manzoor, The Guardian, 6th March 2011Jim Davidson launches rant against Bruce Forsyth
Comedian Jim Davidson has branded Bruce Forsyth a "miserable old b*****d", who is kept on by the BBC only to avoid accusations of ageism.
Leigh Holmwood, The Sun, 3rd March 2011Reconstructing Jim Davidson
Jim Davidson, starring as a bigoted comic in a new play he has written, has apologised for any offence his humour might have caused in the past. So would it be possible for such a controversial figure to make a comeback?
Tom Geoghegan & Jon Kelly, BBC News, 25th February 2011Come Fly With Me Defended... by Jim Davidson
TV viewers have complained that Matt Lucas and David Walliams' new comedy series set in an airport is racist.
Jim Davidson, The Sun, 7th January 2011Few laughs as paper appoints Jim Davidson
Journalists at the Torquay-based Herald Express are not laughing. They are outraged that following a spate of redundancies the paper has taken on a new columnist, the comedian Jim Davidson.
Roy Greenslade, The Guardian, 16th November 2010Jim Davidson: I'll keep jokes clean for panto audience
Foul-mouthed comic Jim Davidson has promised to be squeaky clean during his panto run in Scotland.
Laura Coventry, Daily Record, 27th October 2010Jim Davidson aims to turn stand-up on its head
The unreformed arch-enemy of PC comedy has shocked his critics once again - this time by penning a piece of self-satire.
Jay Richardson, The Guardian, 16th September 2010Jim Davidson fined £130 for speeding
Comic Jim Davidson was yesterday fined £130 for speeding even though he claimed he was not driving.
Richard Smith, The Mirror, 26th May 2010