John Fleming (I)
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The reissuing of Janey Godley's Handstands in the Dark
Personally, I think her autobiography is up there at the apex of horror writing with Edgar Allan Poe - except that Janey's terrifying tales are real.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 8th March 2021Paul Vickers (Mr Twonkey): making an album in lockdown
I was talking to musical one-off Paul Vickers (aka comedy one-off Mr Twonkey) a few weeks ago and we thought it might be interesting to do a blog about how, during the COVID lockdown, he had managed to write an entire album for his band Paul Vickers and The Leg.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 23rd February 2021John Fleming on podcasting with President Obonjo
Here's a chat I had last night with Malcolm Hardee Comedy Award winning performer President Obonjo aka Benjamin Bankole Bello for his podcast If Comedians Ruled The World. In the chat, I mention the Zircon satellite, which is incorrect. I think the satellite I should have mentioned was probably an ECHELON one.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 23rd November 2020Robert White up for another prize
Tomorrow, a fascinating documentary about Malcolm Hardee Award-winning musical comic Robert White is going to be screened (and is up for an Audience Award) at the Awareness Film Festival in Los Angeles - It's an online virtual event this year.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 2nd October 2020Adam Wilder on the importance of listening with empathy
So I had a chat last month (I am only just catching up) with Adam Wilder (previously aka Adam Oliver, previously Adam Taffler). We first met at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2011 when he was street-performing in the Grassmarket and I asked him if he could juggle spaghetti...
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 26th September 2020The death of the second 'Albert', Dougie Gray
In a 2014 blog, I wrote about the death of Tony Gray, one of The Alberts - the gloriously eccentric British brothers who linked the shambolic opening night of BBC2 to The Goon Show, the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and Monty Python's Flying Circus. This afternoon, sadly, I received news from Sheba Gray - Tony's daughter - that Douglas, the other half of the duo, "passed away last Thursday (18th June), just shy of ninety"...
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 23rd June 2020Interview: Kunt and the Gang
I try to make these blogs fairly immediate. But, in this case, I have failed miserably. After trying and failing two or three times to meet up online during the early days of the coronavirus lockdown, Kunt (of Kunt and The Gang - is there any other?) and I eventually chatted via FaceTime on 14th May - that's almost a month ago now.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 9th June 2020Dave Brooks, RIP - astonishing original
I was asleep today - about 11 in the morning - when Martin Soan phoned to tell me Dave 'Bagpipes' Brooks - an early member of The Greatest Show on Legs - had died.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 12th May 2020Simon Munnery on his first art exhibition
It's Tuesday today. Last Wednesday, I went to Bedford for a chat with ever-original comedy performer Simon Munnery. He travels about 11 miles to Bedford every Wednesday to buy his vegetables.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 17th March 2020Twonkey fails to explain next week's comedy show...
Paul Vickers aka Twonkey performs his latest show Twonkey's Ten Year Twitch at the Soho Theatre in London next Monday night. He lives in Edinburgh. I live in London (ish). We talked via Apple FaceTime... We both got sidetracked in cyberspace...
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 10th March 2020