John Fleming (I)
- Journalist
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The morning after yesterday's blog on President Obonjo, this happened...
Far be it from me to say my blog is widely read - it could, after all, be merely coincidence - but, a few brief hours after I posted yesterday's blog on comedy character President Obonjo, there was a military coup in Gabon, overthrowing President Ali Bongo, the namesake of the famed UK comedy magician and former President of the Magic Circle Ali Bongo.... This BBC News report has appeared (correct at the time of posting).
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 30th August 2023Donald Trump's supporters hail President Obonjo as one of their own
The comic dictator created by Benjamin Bello posted a TikTok video in 'support' of the president. However, "someone called Melissa Tate, a Right Wing Conservative blogger with about half a million followers on Twitter, blogged to say an African president supports Donald Trump."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 29th August 2023Malcolm Hardee Awards 2023 winners
Phil Ellis, John Fleming and Julia Masli have won the 2023 Malcolm Hardee Award trophies.
British Comedy Guide, 27th August 2023A real audience member's view of comedy at this year's Edinburgh Fringe
Last Friday afternoon I flew up from London to the Edinburgh Fringe and last Saturday evening I flew back. It was the cheapest way except for a National Express coach and I had buggered my back a few days before so did not fancy spending hour upon hour in one position in a cramped seat.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 22nd August 2023The death of multi-talented British comedy eccentric Bob Flag in Japan
Musician/performer/actor/comic Bob Flag (aka Bob Evans) had an odd act involving a saxophone. He had played with musicians like David Bowie, Ken Campbell, Thunderclap Newman and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. In 1984, Bob Flag was the face of Big Brother in the movie version of Nineteen Eighty-Four.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 9th August 2023Becky Fury's Identity: Putting the -ish in British, death and winning the FA Cup...
Tonight, she opens her latest comedy show - Identity - It runs every night for the whole duration of this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 4th August 2023Juliette Burton, Barbie and the new Edinburgh Fringe from AH! to HA! HA!
This year's Edinburgh Fringe, in effect, starts today and so does Juliette Burton's new show there. I chatted with her before she went up to Scotland.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 2nd August 2023The AIM of The Iceman and the success of his big Art exhibition in a UK farm...
"It took a few journeys to get all the art works here - over a thousand - and a lot of physical work hanging them. There are still lots on the floor. I've been framing some from old frames, defining and professionalising the images. This is my own assessment of the show at half point."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 25th July 2023AIM: The Iceman's "clearance sale" and exhibition of 1,000+ unique paintings...
This week, on Friday, for the first time in ever, AIM (formerly The Iceman) will be exhibiting his paintings all based on The Iceman's performance art. Well, the exhibition runs from 7th July to 5th August. The exhibition is called AIM: The ICEMAN PAINTING CLEARANCE SALE and it's at Guggleton Farm Arts - 'The Gugg' -in Dorset.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 4th July 2023Award-winning act The Iceman has a new book out... no waffle, but lots of ice
I met The Iceman for a chat on London's South Bank and co-author Robert Wringham (see my May 2022 blogs) joined in from Scotland via FaceTime.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 23rd February 2023