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Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show potential shambles
When I started the Malcolm Hardee memorial shows in 2006 followed, in 2007, by the increasingly prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Shows, I realised I was in a win-win situation. If the shows were a shambolic mess, I would get credit for honouring the true spirit of Malcolm. If they went smoothly, I would get credit for putting together a good show in his memory. In a sense, I welcome chaos.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 19th August 2014Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards short list is announced
The short-list for the increasingly prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards at the Edinburgh Fringe has been decided amid a flurry of red noses and custard pie fights between the judges.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 18th August 2014Kate Copstick talks about S&M at the Grouchy Club
"I think those people might be few and far between," said Copstick. "Though, when I used to go clubbing - to SM clubs - I went as a sub but, because of the way I dressed, everyone thought I was not. So I was constantly getting sad little men coming up wanting to be my slave and the one time I said Yes, it was just embarrassing."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 17th August 2014The new female comedian who is my Fringe flatmate
Someone who was at yesterday's show was my Fringe flatmate Sara Mason. She is a relatively new comedian who is picking up a few gigs in Edinburgh plus a few tips for a future Fringe sho
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 16th August 2014A day in the life of the most-fearsome comedy critic
My co-host is Kate Copstick, doyenne of comedy critics. She runs Mama Biashara, a charity based in Kenya where she spends, I guess, half her year.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 15th August 2014Jim Davidson (C word is a Scottish term of affection)
At the increasingly prestigious Grouchy Club yesterday afternoon, conversation between me, my co-host Kate Copstick - doyenne of comedy reviewers - and comedians in the audience turned to comic Jim Davidson.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 14th August 2014Want to become a comedian? - Why? Are you ****ed up?
At the end of yesterday morning's blog, I mentioned the surprisingly not-yet-legendary fact that comics Bob Slayer and Jeff Leach once, in British English, wanked into the face of an audience member at the Edinburgh Fringe. I had heard before of this (in British English) wankathon, but not the fact that an audience member was involved.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 13th August 2014Bob Slayer being ripped-off & pulling-off another comic
The previous day, Bob had sent a text message to me, Kate Copstick and others saying: "I've had a creative breakthrough - I'm not a comedian. I'm a performance artist."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 12th August 2014Jim Davidson v alternatvie fascists; Jeff Leach
A look at Jim Davidson and Jeff Leach.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 11th August 2014Who started free show & how to sell Irish comedy
"People claim that PBH was the first to perform free shows at the Fringe in 1996. But, in fact, the year before - 1995 - Malcolm Hardee publicised his yet-to-be-published autobiography I Stole Freddie Mercury's Birthday Cake by doing free shows in Edinburgh"
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 10th August 2014