John Fleming (I)
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Press clippings Page 37
Louise Reay's Chinese language comedy
I missed a preview of Louise Reay's show It's Only Words a few weeks ago. Not that I would have understood it. Her show is billed as "the first ever stand-up show where the audience will literally have no idea what the person on stage is talking about."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 1st May 2015Interview: comedy promoter Martin Besserman
Martin Besserman's Monkey Business comedy club has been running in London since 2002.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 30th April 2015Expose your psychotic hallucinations, live on stage?
Last month, Juliette Burton started a 'new material' comedy club in London - Juliette Burton's Happy Hour.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 21st April 2015Mr Twonkey's world of rubber pigs and blow-up women
I met Mr Twonkey in the Soho Theatre Bar yesterday. He was on a two-day trip to London from Edinburgh to see the opening night of his play Jennifer's Robot Arm, which is on for three days at the Bread & Roses venue in Clapham.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 17th April 2015How left wing writers helped Thatcher win an election
"Margaret Thatcher probably did more to help alternative comedy than anyone else."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 15th April 2015What exactly IS a 5-star comedy show?
5-star reviews are, I think to quite an extent, a matter of luck and what the reviewer is feeling like/what other reviews he/she has done recently.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 14th April 2015Janey Godley on awards, a rat and c**ts
My Scots comedy chum Janey Godley is down in London this week, from Glasgow. I met up with her this evening for a chat.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 14th April 2015Ellis & Rose put their own photo on Soho Theatre wall
Double act Ellis & Rose put their photo up at the Soho Theatre, despite never having appeared there.
John Fleming, 9th April 2015Clinically depressed comic starts monthly comedy club
"The branding of the venue is yellow. The posters are yellow. So today, when I knew I was meeting you," Juliette Burton told me yesterday, "I put on a yellow top. Maybe I over-think things a little bit."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 5th April 2015On paying people to review their shows
I was more than a little surprised to see on the Chortle comedy industry website that they were going to pay people to review their shows.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 3rd April 2015