John Fleming (I)
- Journalist
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Cowgatehead chaos: the unseen emails
The basic highly-simplified situation is that both organisations claim to have had rights to the Cowgatehead venue. The PBH Free Fringe now have a written contract; the Freestival claim to have had an earlier oral contract. Under Scots law, oral contracts are legally binding.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 7th June 2015Acts cut from Cowgatehead venue speak out
Leo Kearse has told me this: "Short answer - I'm currently down about £1,200. I had two shows booked in. They are both great shows. They will be replaced by some shit from the PBH z-list. I shudder to think how shit that'll be."
John Fleming, 4th June 2015'Free' Fringe performers could lose around £77,000
PBH had previously seen Alex Petty and the Free Festival as (my words) The Great Satan. Now Freestival became The Great Satan.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 3rd June 2015Philip Simon notices a Jewish change in the UK
A few weeks ago, I was a judge on the Last Minute Comedy Comedian of the Year awards. The winner was Philip Simon. "You mentioned in your act at the Awards," I told him in Borehamwood this week, "that you look a bit like David Mitchell." "I don't get mistaken for him in the street but, when I say it in gigs, there's enough people who go: Ah! That's what it is!"
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 28th May 2015Cowgatehead chaos: Free Fringe rejections start
Continuing on from yesterday's blog about the still unresolved chaos surrounding the Cowgatehead venue at this year's Edinburgh Fringe ...
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 25th May 2015Cowgatehead Update - 1403 Monday 25th May
Freestival board member Jools Constant met with the licensee of Cowgatehead, Kenny Waugh, this afternoon and has hammered out a compromise agreement under which Freestival would retain the lower 3 floors which are already booked in.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 25th May 2015Russell Brand supports Comedy Cafe owners charity
"Yes," he told me. "He's going to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Comedy Cafe by doing a gig on Wednesday 3rd June for the orphanage in Nepal."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 22nd May 2015Mr Methane is related to the Queen of England
"When you get into the Bassett (earlier called Basset) family, it just goes mad. You just end up related to every noble person around. They went all over the place from Cambridge to Wales to Cornwall. The Queen is descended from one of the Sir William Bassetts - there were loads of them."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 21st May 2015Edinburgh Fringe 'Big Four' venues are not so big
As you know I'm not one to rock a boat but I reckon but all this rock and roll over the term the festivals "big 4" when it comes to venues is a tad inaccurate, depending on I suppose ones definition of 'big' of course.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 20th May 2015After weird comedy, what is next?
"The first time you performed at the Edinburgh Fringe was in the 1970s?" I asked Martin Soan when he came round to help me with something in my home.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 5th May 2015