John Fleming (I)
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Nathan Lang interview
The Covid pandemic, a wolf daughter and three Big Wowies...
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 11th October 2021Njambi McGrath interview
Accidental Coconut changed its title for radio to Becoming Njambi: "Because Radio 4 said: 'If you use that term on radio, referring to yourself, other people may think it's OK to use that derogatory term.'"
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 20th September 2021R.I.P. author/comic Lynn Ruth Miller...
Regular readers will know of the unique, seemingly indefatigable and gloriously multi-talented US comic Lynn Ruth Miller, an occasional and much-admired contributor to this blog.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 8th September 2021Several comics and journalists all struck with illness
Mark Dean Quinn has been hospitalised by a stroke and was paralysed down one side; London-based Italian performer Joe Palermo has had a heart attack; Lynn Ruth Miller had what she calls a "mild" heart attack last week, and was later told she had inoperable oesophageal cancer; and John Fleming has been struck with vertigo.
John Flemning, John Fleming's Blog, 19th July 2021John Ryan interview
"Most comedy is about the self-indulgent egos of the performers."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 10th July 2021Ariane Sherine wants to live to 100 and write 100 books
Ariane Sherine has had a busy week. It's her birthday. And she released the first episode of her weekly podcast Love Sex Intelligence. And she has published her first novel, Shitcom, about two male TV sitcom writers. She knows that about which she writes. She has been a writer on BBC TV's Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps and on My Family. She claims Shitcom is her first book, although she has previously published The Atheist's Guide to Christmas, Talk Yourself Better and How To Live To 100.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 3rd July 2021The seemingly irresistible rise of Janey Godley
Some people are just unstoppable. Janey Godley's autobiography Handstands in the Dark (a bestseller in 2005 and 2006) is published for the first time as an audio book today and she appears yet again as a panellist on BBC1's Have I Got News For You tomorrow night.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 27th May 2021Malcolm Hardee stole Freedie Mercury's cake - version 2
On 5th August 1996 (timed to coincide with that year's Edinburgh Fringe) Fourth Estate published I Stole Freddie Mercury's Birthday Cake, the autobiography of comedian, club-owner and anarchic bon viveur Malcolm Hardee. In it, among many other scarcely credible (but actually true) tales, he tells of the time he did, indeed, steal Freddie Mercury's birthday cake. Never one to under-anecdote, in 1995 Malcolm also told the same story in Funny Talk, an anthology of new writing (edited by Jim Driver) about and around the world of comedy and showbiz.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 2nd May 2021Lockdown spawns humorous manga CLAMPdown book by Wolf
I am posting this on April Fool's Day. But it is after midday, so all that follows is true. And today is also CLAMP Day. Next year, on 1st April 2022, it may be CLAMP Day 2... or it may not be. It is complicated. A few days ago, I got an email from Ian Wolf. Although that might not be his name. It is complicated.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 2nd April 2021Amazon anarchy runs riot in Malcolm Hardee mystery
At the time of writing this blog, there are a couple of second hand copies of Malcom Hardee's autobiography available on amazon.co.uk - one at £49.98, the other at £109.95. One second hand copy is also available on amazon.com at $49.98. Originally I Stole Freddie Mercury's Birthday Cake had the correct listing on amazon.co.uk but somehow, between 1996 and 2021, it got surreally mistaken for this other academic book.
John Fleming's Blog, 18th March 2021