John Fleming (I)
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The unavoidable Lewis Schaffer & the African President
Yesterday, I was talking to critic Kate Copstick and I think we came to the conclusion that, this year at the Edinburgh Fringe, there is no one 'hot' act whom everyone is talking about.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 17th August 2015Naked ballet dancers, pigeons and Egg Roulette shock
More pigeon news. On Thursday in this blog, I mentioned the tussle performer Adrienne Truscott had with pigeons inside her flat. Yesterday, Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards judge Claire Smith of The Scotsman told me she had seen last year's Malcolm Hardee Award winner Candy Gigi running out of a sandwich shop.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 16th August 2015Jaw droppers of the Edinburgh Fringe
"You should consider Lewis Schaffer for the increasingly prestigious Malcolm Hardee Award for comic originality," Lewis Schaffer told me yesterday. "I'm so original people are starting to imitate me."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 15th August 2015Edinburgh Fringe myths and Lou Reed
There were two notable shows which I saw at the Edinburgh Fringe yesterday, both about myths.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 14th August 20155-stars, fake breasts, deaf squirrels, iScream & Hokum
A lot of Edinburgh Fringe acts do not need publicity in this blog any more. They are doing too well.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 13th August 2015Buddhism, cats, a missing podcast and a death
So, yesterday, I went to see Simon Caine's comedy show Buddhism and Cats at The Caves in Edinburgh.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 12th August 2015One man's day at the Edinburgh Fringe
Mark, a man of mystery who runs the British Comedy Guide website, had sent me a piece about Abigoliah Schamaun, who has been plastering fake review quotes and stars on her show posters. He suggested she might be a worthy Malcolm Hardee Cunning Stunt Award nominee.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 11th August 2015Why I am named in the Daily Star today
Fame is strange and not necessarily welcome.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 11th August 2015John Fleming's blog
So what did I see at the Edinburgh Fringe yesterday?
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 9th August 2015This is one of the best shows I have seen in 30 years
Cinemusical is one man singing comic songs about the movies. But the phrase 'comic songs' is nowhere near a realistic description of these brilliantly composed and lyriced multi-layered showstoppers.
John Fleming, 9th August 2015