John Fleming (I)
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Jo Burke wants to scream about her life in her new show
Jo Burke is slightly worried about performing her new show. She is performing it at the Brighton Fringe for three nights in May. Then at the Edinburgh Fringe in August.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 3rd March 2015Kate Copstick on her dislike of Lee Evans & Only Fools
Comedy critic Kate Copstick on some aspects of comedy she hates.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 2nd March 2015The little film taking on the hits without knowing it
In a blog in March last year, I chatted to writer-director Ben Cookson about his first feature film Almost Married. Now it has been nominated as Best Comedy in the inaugural National Film Awards. Public voting ends on 12th March and the actual Awards night is 31st March in London.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 1st March 2015Kate Copstick on what makes a good Fringe show
There was a high percentage of comedians in the audience at yesterday's live show and one asked: "What makes a good Edinburgh Fringe show?"
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 23rd February 2015Kate Copstick: comedy jihadists, sexism & TV failure
Yesterday, Copstick and I recorded the first in a weekly series of Grouchy Club "mostly comedy" podcasts. The subjects covered include: sexism, the controversial comedians Dapper Laughs and Andrew Lawrence, why ITV's Show Me The Funny comedy talent show was crap, Copstick's encounters with criminals, rape victims, police corruption, and the comedy industry's new 'political correctness' Fascists... Oh!... and Copstick sings.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 16th February 2015Juliette Burton: performer who makes psychosis funny
Comedy performer Juliette Burton was recently invited to Whitehall to meet Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg at an event giving out awards to 'Mental Health Heroes'.
John Fleming, 13th February 2015Juliette Burton interview
Comedy performer Juliette Burton was recently invited to Whitehall to meet Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg at an event giving out awards to 'Mental Health Heroes'.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 13th February 2015Twonkey ruminates on robot arms and replicants
Paul Vickers performs on stage as Mr Twonkey. "I went to art college and that's when it all went wrong," he told me yesterday. "That's when I started on this road of creative adventure..."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 6th February 2015Show marks 10th anniversary of Malcolm Hardee's death
Malcolm Hardee, the godfather of British alternative comedy, drowned ten years ago - on 31st January - and I think his body was found three days later. I have a shit memory, I can't remember exactly and I think it would be lacking in respect to him to check the actual facts.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 3rd February 2015Why the British government doesn't like Del Strain
"Are you a Scottish National Party supporter now, or still Labour?" I asked Del Strain yesterday. "I'm at the stage now," he told me immediately, "where the rotted corpse of the three or four party system has gone."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 30th January 2015