Spencer Jones
- Actor, writer, composer, comedian, graphic artist and director
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Spencer Jones: Edinburgh Fringe 2016 interview
One of a few real breakout stars of the 2015 Fringe for his brilliant show of playful, prop-based fun, Spencer Jones is back and Edinburgh is all the better for it. You can catch last year's acclaimed show too at the Underbelly.
Laugh Out London, 19th July 201615 pay-what-you-want comedy shows for Fringe 2016
Nobody was quite sure how Bob Slayer's new pay-what-you-want model for his brilliant Heroes franchise would work when he introduced it a couple of years ago at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Laugh Out London, 18th July 20162016 comedy picks
Who will be funniest at this year's Fringe? Ben Williams selects the best of the bunch.
Ben Williams, Fest Mag, 16th July 2016Spencer Jones Q&A - Edinburgh Fringe 2016
Interview with Spencer Jones.
Short Com, 15th July 2016Broadcast Digital Awards: Best Scripted Online Short
Shot in two days with a stripped-back crew, using innovative production techniques, judges described the warm-hearted farce 'utterly hilarious and brilliantly executed'.
Broadcast, 30th June 2016Broadcast Digital Awards 2016 results
E4 sitcom Chewing Gum, BBC Three's unique format Murder In Successville and Sky Arts comedy short Spencer Jones's Christmas have won at the Broadcast Digital Awards 2016.
British Comedy Guide, 30th June 2016DVD review: Upstart Crow
You could feel the shockwaves reverberating around the British comedy world for days afterwards: Ben Elton had written a good sitcom.
Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 28th June 2016Fringe 2016: seen previously
Planning your Fringe schedule? Trying to figure out what's worth seeing? As it happens, we've already reviewed plenty of this year's shows - either they've been touring Scotland, or they're returning from last year. So, here's a handy list of the shows we've seen and recommend...
Robert James Peacock, TV Bomb, 27th June 2016Fringe preview: Spencer Jones
I will be honest. The first time I saw Spencer Jones I didn't get it. He was in the New Act of the Year final and I thought he must be a mate of the promoter or just someone who had wandered in from the pub next door, pausing only to put on a pair of stupid white tights. The second time I saw him it was at a Malcolm Hardee tribute gig. He did pretty much the same slapstickish, childlike set, mucking around with props, hardly saying a word, but it suddenly made sense. He really is a gifted clown with genuine funny bones. And since then other people have got it too. Jones was one of the hits of 2015's Fringe.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd June 2016Upstart Crow, series 1 review
Predictable in places, perhaps, but the ridiculous nature of some of these plot lines is arguably in the same vein as of the bards own greatest comedies.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 21st June 2016