John Fleming (I)
- Journalist
Press clippings Page 51
Chris Luby's funeral yesterday
I was asked to speak at comedian Chris Luby's funeral yesterday.
John Fleming, 5th February 2014Ivor Demina gets hate mail from Jews
"Black people can make jokes with the word 'nigger' in. White people can't. Jews can make jokes about being mean with money and use the word 'Yid' but non-Jews can't. What's that all about?"
John Fleming, 4th February 2014Why Juliette Burton thinks she is going to explode
This year, Look At Me will involve another pop song, another pop video, more extensive pre-filming, YouTube clips and nudity, prosthetics and Juliette being turned into a man and wearing the hijab in an Ann Summers shop.
John Fleming, 3rd February 2014Juliette Burton interview
Why performer Juliette Burton will dress as a Muslim woman, go naked and become a man with a very 'big package'.
John Fleming, 30th January 2014Jenny Eclair - from German beer adverts to Splash
"Why did you do Splash!?" I asked her. "I didn't get panto this year."
John Fleming, 29th January 2014What was it like to be a finalist in the NATYs?
I told comedy act Candy Gigi I was likely to go to the final at the Bloomsbury Theatre last night but, at the last minute, could not go. So this text correspondence ensued late yesterday afternoon.
John Fleming, 27th January 2014Richard Herring on buying back his own TV series
"About £10,000 of that £50,000 is for the clearances. The BBC still own it ultimately. We're just leasing it and after a certain amount - when we've made our money back - they get 25% of the money we make."
John Fleming, 25th January 2014Andy Zapp interview
Which makes you a better stand-up comedian? Alcohol, cocaine or heroin?
John Fleming, 24th January 2014Richard Herring on creating free comedy
He says: "I am increasingly excited about the artistic possibilities of the internet".
John Fleming, 19th January 2014Robert White: The only gay, dyslexic, Aspergic comic
"Sometimes people have tried to blame things on me because it's easier to blame someone who may be presumed to have a reputation," comedian Robert White told me yesterday.
John Fleming, 16th January 2014