Simon Fanshawe
- 67 years old
- English
- Writer
Press clippings
Terry Jones statue proposed for his Colwyn Bay home town
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched today, aiming to raise £120,000 to erect a permanent statue of comedy legend Terry Jones in his home town.
British Comedy Guide, 5th September 2024On Simon Fanshawe being made University of Edinburgh rector
I don't like our new rector. I think he's an attention-obsessed "activist" reliant on the trendy anti-trans rhetoric tossed around academia. But I won't blame the university for his new power just because his personal politics are opposed to my own; I can't, they didn't elect him. We all elected him. By not even so much as nominating another candidate, we gave power to whoever did actually nominate a candidate. And that's a shame.
Anna Claire Shuman, The Student Newspaper, 27th February 2024Simon Fanshawe: why are trans activists raging against a gay-rights hero?
Stonewall co-founder Simon Fanshawe is loathed by the LGBT lobby because he believes in same-sex attraction.
Jo Bartosch, Spiked, 15th February 2024Simon Fanshawe named as University of Edinburgh rector
The former comedian, who now works as a consultant on diversity and inclusion, will take up office on 4 March following an uncontested election. Mr Fanshawe won a Perrier Award - awarded for the best comedy show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - in 1989. He was one of the six co-founders of LGBT rights charity Stonewall but has recently criticised the organisation for their views on transgender rights.
Craig Williams, BBC, 12th February 2024Edinburgh Festival Fringe: 26 photos looking back at the Fringe in the 1980s
So many memories from August in Edinburgh in the 1980s.
Kevin Quinn, Edinburgh Evening News, 23rd July 2023Simon Fanshawe: I'm proud to be a politically correct comedian, but I'm not woke
The comedian is a white British atheist, his husband is a black Nigerian Muslim who is 26 years younger - humour is all about difference.
Simon Fanshawe, The Sunday Times, 14th August 2022Simon Fanshawe: Transwomen are transwomen
I am all for people trying to find themselves. I just wish men weren't finding themselves in women's spaces.
Kate Copstick, Entertainment Now, 12th August 2022Edinburgh Fringe 2022: The comedy lineup so far
Here's a small fraction of some of the comedy coming up at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Jamie Dunn, The Skinny, 24th July 2022Simon Fanshawe interview
In this broadly biographical performance, Simon looks back at his career and childhood using razor-sharp wit and personal stories to explore, hand in hand with his audience, why valuing difference and finding common ground with people you disagree with matters.
On The Mic, 21st July 2022Standups on why they quit comedy
She may be one of the favourites for this year's Edinburgh Comedy awards, but Hannah Gadsby is about to call time on her career. Here, Gadsby, Patrick Marber, Natalie Haynes and Simon Fanshawe explain why they hung up their microphones.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th August 2017