John Fleming (I)
- Journalist
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James Harris and his novel about being an English comedian in Germany...
Comedian James Harris has written a novel titled Midlands. So I talked to him...
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 13th February 20231980s alternative comedy star The Iceman reveals all in new book
A new book has been published focusing on The Iceman, the comedy act who performed at London's alternative comedy venues in the 1980s and 90s.
British Comedy Guide, 19th January 20232022 Malcolm Hardee Awards winners revealed
The winners of The Malcolm Hardee Awards for the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe have been announced.
British Comedy Guide, 27th August 2022What happened when I produced a Jerry Sadowitz TV comedy special...
The Last Laugh with Jerry Sadowitz was recorded to be a 55-minute show though it was later transmitted as a 45-minute show (for general scheduling reasons, not because of content).
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 18th August 2022What Malcolm Hardee thought of Jerry Sadowitz
As the Jerry Sadowitz row at the Edinburgh Fringe is still rumbling on (see my previous three blogs), below is an extract from the late Malcolm Hardee's autobiography I Stole Freddie Mercury's Birthday Cake.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 17th August 2022Jerry Sadowitz, "freedom of speech" and The Pleasance paving the Road to Hell...
The aftershock of The Pleasance venue cancelling the second of Jerry Sadowitz's two comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe rumbles on.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 15th August 2022"I was at the Jerry Sadowitz show... The Pleasance are just making **** up..."
As an addendum to the blog I posted earlier today about the Jerry Sadowiz/Pleasance venue contretemps at the Edinburgh Fringe... My eagle-eyed, eternally-un-named friend has spotted a Tweet posted yesterday.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 15th August 2022What I told LBC Radio about Jerry Sadowitz's Fringe show being cancelled
I was interviewed by Andrew Castle on his LBC radio show this morning.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 14th August 2022My advice for first-time visitors to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe...
Don't assume that, because a show is tucked away at 0930 or midday or 1600 that it is any less good than one at 2000 or 2300... and see lots of shows by people you have never heard of - take a punt.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 8th August 2022Is comedy dead or dying?... What I gibbered about on GBNews last night
I think GB News may have mistaken me for someone else, as I was called a "highly-respected comedy journalist".
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 7th August 2022