John Fleming (I)
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More stories of comedians using other comedians' lines
Back to Ian McPherson and the gag theft by Malcolm Hardee...
John Fleming, 18th December 2013Malcolm Hardee - Joke Thief?
Malcolm Hardee was famous or infamous for many things as a comic, club-owner, compere and anarchic character. One was the fact that he had around six jokes which he lived on for around 20 years. Another was a set of catchphrases, most or all of them picked up from other people.
John Fleming, 17th December 2013Has the Edinburgh Free Fringe split apart again?
The non-disagreement appears to have given birth to yet another free show operation currently possibly called the Freestival (not to be confused with the FreeFestival).
John Fleming, 6th December 2013Jimmy Savile comedy duo banned from Norwich pub
At the Edinburgh Fringe in August, comedy duo Ellis & Rose got more than a little attention by performing Jimmy Savile: The Punch & Judy Show. They were planning a show in Norwich but the pub owners had reacted badly to having a Jimmy Savile show in their venue.
John Fleming, 13th November 2013Interview: Club owner Martin Besserman
Martin Besserman currently runs two Monkey Business comedy venues in north west London - in Belsize Park/Hampstead and in Kentish Town.
John Fleming, 8th November 2013Free Fringe in Edinburgh to be ended?
Five of the PBH Free Fringe's regular performers wrote a letter to PBH - Peter Buckley Hill. Peter Buckley Hill's reaction in an open letter (well, e-mail) was forthright.
John Fleming, 19th October 2013Why you can't do anything if someone steals your idea
If a large, established film company wants your idea, they will probably just pay you money and give you a producer credit. If a successful, well-financed film company simply steals your idea, you can do nothing about it. They will out-finance you in any legal case and, if you abandon your case, you will be liable for their costs.
John Fleming, 4th October 2013Feminist comics agree there are different types of rape
In the final week of the recent Edinburgh Fringe, I chaired five daily hour-long chat shows. In the fourth show, the guests were Scots comedy critic Kate Copstick and American comedians Laura Levites and Lynn Ruth Miller. This is a brief extract:
John Fleming, 16th September 2013Edinburgh Fringe financing
Edinburgh Fringe financing - was yesterday the tip of a deeper iceberg?
John Fleming, 14th September 2013Edinburgh spat between Bob Slayer and Harry Deansway
On Facebook over the last couple of days, there was a bit of a mini-ding-dong... between Harry Deansway (former editor of comedy magazine The Fix turned stand-up comic) and stand-up comic turned promoter Bob Slayer.
John Fleming, 13th September 2013