John Fleming (I)
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Malcolm Hardee: the Wibbley Wobbley venue, RIP
A few weeks ago, I posted a couple of blogs about the late comedian Malcolm Hardee's floating pub/venue The Wibbley Wobbley being removed from Greenland Dock to South Dock Marina in Rotherhithe and then, on 14th December, being taken away from there to be scrapped. To round off this sad story tale, coincidental confirmation came from comic Sinead Wheeler.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 31st December 2016How I helped create fake US comic Lewis Schaffer
Brian Simpson, the English character comedian who performs as American comic Lewis Schaffer, was a massive fan of Tiswas, the slapstick children's TV show I used to work on. He was born and bred in Brownhills.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 26th December 2016Wibbley Wobbley floating venue - reportedly scrapped
Last Sunday, I posted a blog about the fate of late comedian Malcolm Hardee's former floating bar/venue the Wibbley Wobbley. It got a response from Jody VandenBurg on Wednesday. He is making a long-in-production documentary on Malcolm: All The Way From Over There.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 17th December 2016Janey Godley is accused of having a secret life
My comic chum Janey Godley, whose latest London show was the subtly-titled Donald Trump Is A Cunt, has already incurred the Orange wrath of deranged Rangers fans. Now she tells me that - before one of her recent shows in Paisley - a man was handing out sheets of paper to members of her audience.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 16th December 2016Interview: Ben Verth
Ben Verth lives in London and runs the new Monkey Barrel comedy club in Edinburgh.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 13th December 2016Wibbley Wobbley boat has re-appeared somewhere else
Bruce Dessau asked me for a quote which he could add to the news item he had written on his Beyond The Joke website. I gave him a quote but suggested he should just make up a much better one and claim that I had said it - something of which I think Malcolm would have approved.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 11th December 2016Noel Faulkner closes The Comedy Cafe
I got a message late last night from Noel Faulkner: "I will call you tomorrow to talk about losing the club." London's Comedy Cafe is closing at the end of this month, after 26 years.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 2nd December 2016Dave Cohen & John Dowie: interview
Writer/performers Dave Cohen and John Dowie are one gig away from the end of their current world tour.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 19th November 2016Janey Godley v Donald Trump, the police & Harry Potter
"Yeah," said Janey, "I'm a Harry Potter kebab is what I am. When I came out of Leicester Square Theatre," she continued, "there was just a big queue of people dressed in cloaks with Harry Potter wands which is funny because (Janey's daughter) Ashley did Tanya Potter - a Scottish Harry Potter - and it got 16 million hits online. That made me laugh. Ashley was getting recognised in the street in Glasgow as the Harry Potter girl. Lots of people were dressed as Tanya Potter for Halloween in a shell suit wi' a stick wi' a zigzag on their cheek as a scar."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 17th November 2016Reports of an attempted coup within the Free Fringe
A couple of days ago, I got a message from someone I shall call Captain Bird's Eye. The good Captain told me something I knew and something I did not know. He told me: "PBH was unfortunately poorly and in hospital for a short while." I knew this. Then he told me something I did not know: "Whilst PBH was out of action one of his leading team members Kate Smurthwaite took over the reigns immediately ousting Paul B Edwards and then appointing Chris Coltrane as comedy director. PBH is now out of hospital."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 9th November 2016