John Fleming (I)
- Journalist
Press clippings Page 59
Opinion: a defence of rape jokes...
A comedian phoned me yesterday evening, angry that another comedian was Tweeting trying to get comedy performers and promoters to sign up for a 'No Rape Jokes' pledge.
John Fleming, Giggle Beats, 4th October 2012Lewis Schaffer attacked for his 'woman-hating blogs'
"People are complaining that I'm defending violence against women," Lewis told me. "That I'm a woman-hater, that I don't understand what domestic violence is."
John Fleming, 2nd October 2012Ivor Dembina on UK comedy clubs
Ivor Dembina's Hampstead Comedy Club has been running 19 years. It is his main venue in North London.
John Fleming, 27th September 2012Chris Dangerfield interview
I arranged to meet Chris Dangerfield yesterday on a street corner in Soho, London's central sex district. It was his idea and it seemed appropriate for a man who performed his Sex Tourist show at the recent Edinburgh Fringe.
John Fleming, 13th September 2012How (some) television producers put talent on TV
Bob Slayer, who was helping and handling character act Devvo, talks about how TV producers muck around with formats.
John Fleming, 10th September 2012Video: Excerpts from Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show
Video clips of the Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show 2012.
John Fleming, 29th August 2012Ian Fox punched and headbutted
Before I left Edinburgh this evening, I had a drink with comedian-writer-photographer Ian Fox who was attacked in the street on Wednesday night.
John Fleming, 27th August 2012A battered face, Russian Egg Roulette and thefts
Ian Fox took his dark glasses off and showed me the damage inflicted on him and the three stitches used to sew the side of his nose up. Not a good look.
John Fleming, 25th August 2012Greatest Show On Legs perform again
"That was the first night of real laughter I've heard since I did the show with Malcolm thirty years ago. I saw people crying with laughter and, when I went behind the stage to change, I could hear some people in the bar still shrieking with laughter."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 23rd August 2012Fleming's Fringe: Time for a rather late publicity push
Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards organiser and prolific blogger John Fleming writes...
John Fleming, ThreeWeeks, 21st August 2012