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Malcolm Hardee
Malcolm Hardee

Malcolm Hardee

  • English
  • Actor, comedian and venue manager

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Stand-ups, death & fame: Who will be remembered & why?

Yesterday, I was talking to someone about reviving the Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards - I would not be involved in them. Of course, few people have ever heard of Malcolm Hardee. Fame, as they say, is a fickle mistress. In the UK, who were the biggest and most-loved comedians of the late-20th Century?

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 8th June 2019

My Comedy Hero: Simon Munnery on Malcolm Hardee

The man behind Alan Parker: Urban Warrior, Cluub Zarathustra and The League Against Tedium, has inspired plenty people down the years. Now, it's time for him to unveil his own trio of comic icons.

The List, 8th March 2019

The art and psychology of heckling comics

I chat to one of the Tunnel Palladium club's most effective hecklers - Gordon 'Bres' Breslin.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 31st January 2019

Comics remembering Malcolm Hardee: part 4

Continuing these daily re-posts of how British comics and other comedy industry people reacted when Malcolm Hardee drowned...

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 8th January 2019

What comics said about Malcolm Hardee when he died pt 3

I hate to be predictable, but here comes Part 3...

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 7th January 2019

What more comics said about Malcolm Hardee when he died

Yesterday I re-posted the first of those memories by fellow comics. They continue here...

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 6th January 2019

What comedians said about Malcolm Hardee when he died

Today would have been comedian Malcolm Hardee's 69th birthday. Who knows how he might have commented on that number?

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 5th January 2019

Grant awarded for Malcolm Hardee film-maker

Jody VandenBurg, the Director/Filmmaker who is making a film about comic legend Malcolm Hardee entitled All The Way From Over There, is one of the recipients of a £5000 award.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th October 2017

Edinburgh Fringe day 21

Tampons and how obscenity can be subjective.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 22nd August 2017

Edinburgh Fringe day 19

How to perform comedy to a tough audience.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 20th August 2017

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