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thejohnfleming · 5 months ago
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The people perils of making the Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards...
Increasingly prestigious Ward of the Awards The Edinburgh Fringe officially starts tomorrow, though shows often have a tendency to start yesterday. Bizarre and slightly surreal is normal. Talking of which, the Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards are designed and handmade by eccentric inventor and designer  John Ward. Here he explains a little incident which happened to him this week… It’s that time of…
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arichcomiclife · 11 months ago
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EPISODE 113: KATE COPSTICK
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-vy62a-156d620 In this episode, I talk to the actor, writer and journalist, KATE COPSTICK. Copstick is one of the best-known comedy critics and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  She was a Perrier Comedy Award judge in 2003 and 2004.  She was also a Malcolm Hardee Award Judge from 2008 to 2015 and she is a regular critic to The Scotsman newspaper. Thank you…
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freddiemercurydaily · 3 years ago
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Malcolm the Cake on Freddie.s birthday
Malcolm the Cake on Freddie.s birthday
Comedian Malcolm Hardee attends Freddie’s 38th Birthday party and steals his incredible 12-foot long “Roller” cake… Malcolm Hardee is invited to perform his ‘Balloon Dance’ which takes all but three and a half minutes to perform. He will perform the act with two other guys and they will receive £600. “We’re booked to perform our infamous Balloon Dance for the lead singer of Queen’s…
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junker-town · 4 years ago
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NFL free agency tracker: Every signing and trade in 2021
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The latest on the NFL’s offseason activity can be found here.
The NFL free agency period is in full swing, and while the salary cap is lower in 2021, it hasn’t meant things have slowed down. If anything, the added pressure of a lower cap has forced teams to make a lot of tough decisions and that’s led to a ton of activity. We’re also seeing a lot more short-term deals than in past years, with players and agents accepting one year contracts, betting on their potential and a higher future cap to cash in later.
Here’s every free agent signing and player trade made so far. We’re focusing solely on players who have moved teams, rather than players re-signing with their prior organizations.
Arizona Cardinals
Markus Golden, OLB — 2 years, $5M (previously with New York Giants)
A.J. Green WR — 1 year (previously with Cincinnati Bengals)
JJ Watt, DE — 2 years, $28M (previously with Houston Texans) The Cardinals were already one of the better pass rushing teams in the NFL in 2020, and adding JJ Watt is a case of the rich getting richer. The move will help the Cardinals balance out their offense-heavy system and help stop some Russell Wilson in the NFC West. Grade: B+
Atlanta Falcons
Lee Smith, TE — Traded from Buffalo for a 2022 late round pick.
Baltimore Ravens
Kevin Zeitler, G — 3 years, $22.5M (previously with New York Giants)
Buffalo Bills
Matt Haack, P — 3 years (previously with Miami Dolphins)
Emmanuel Sanders, WR — 1 year, 6M (previously with New Orleans Saints)
Carolina Panthers
Pat Elflein, G — 3 years, $13.5M (previously with Minnesota Vikings)
Cameron Erving, OT — 2 years, $10M (previously with Indianapolis Colts)
Chicago Bears
Andy Dalton, QB — 1 years, $10M (previously with Dallas Cowboys) A curious choice, the Bears missed out on trading for Russell Wilson and this was their backup plan. It’s expected Dalton will compete for the starting job with Nick Foles at least, but two mediocre quarterbacks doesn’t equate to one good passer. Grade: D
Cincinnati Bengals
Chidobe Awuzie, CB — 3 years, $21.75M (previously with Dallas Cowboys)
Trey Hendrickson, DE — 4 years, $60M (previously with New Orleans Saints) The Bengals too advantage of the Saints’ tight cap to poach a 13.5 sack defensive end from a year ago. The contract is high considering this market, but a steal when the cap increases in future years. Grade: A+
Mike Hilton, CB — 4 years, $24M (previously with Pittsburgh Steelers)
Cleveland Browns
John Johnson, SS — 3 years, $33.75M (previously with Los Angeles Rams) The Browns landing standout safety John Johnson is an great signing to solidify their secondary. Johnson broke out in 2020, and still in his mid-twenties he has plenty of room to grow in the resurgent Browns. Grade: A
Dallas Cowboys
Jake McQuaide, LS — 1 year (previously with Los Angeles Rams)
Ty Nsekhe, OT — 1 year (previously with Buffalo Bills)
Denver Broncos
Ronald Darby, CB — 3 years, $30M (previously with Washington Football Team)
Detroit Lions
Josh Hill, TE — 1 year (previously with New Orleans Saints)
Green Bay Packers
Houston Texans
Justin Britt, C — 1 year, $3.2M (previously with Seattle Seahawks)
Terrance Brooks, FS — 1 year, $2M (previously with New England Patriots)
Marcus Cannon, OT — Traded from New England for 4th, 5th, and 6th round pick swaps
Maliek Collins, DT — 1 year, $5M (previously with Las Vegas Raiders)
Kamu Grugier-Hill, OLB — 1 year, $2.5M (previously with Miami Dolphins)
Mark Ingram, RB — 1 year, $2.5M (previously with Baltimore Ravens)
Christian Kirksey, ILB — 1 year, $5.4M (previously with Green Bay Packers)
Shaq Lawson, DE — Traded from Miami for Benardrick McKinney
Terrance Mitchell, CB — 2 years, $7.5M (previously with Cleveland Browns)
Justin McCray, G — 2 years, $4M (previously with Atlanta Falcons)
Chris Moore, WR — 1 year, $2M (previously with Baltimore Ravens)
Kevin Pierre-Louis, OLB — 2 years, $7M (previously with Washington Football Team)
Derek Rivers, OLB — 1 year, $3M (previously with New England Patriots)
Andre Roberts, WR — 2 years, $5.5M (previously with Buffalo Bills)
Tremon Smith, CB — 1 year, $1.13M (previously with Indianapolis Colts)
Tyrod Taylor, QB — 1 year, $12.5M (previously with Los Angeles Chargers) One of the more bizarre signings this offseason, it’s not that Taylor doesn’t deserve to be signed, and everything to do with the money involved. This is not money paid to a backup quarterback, and could signal movement on the Deshaun Watson trade front. If this is a potential caretaker starter it’s a great signing, if Houston doesn’t move Watson it’s an atrocious deal. Grade: B+ as a starter/ D as a backup
Vincent Taylor, DT — 1 year, $2M (previously with Miami Dolphins)
Joe Thomas, ILB — 1 year, $1.5M (previously with Dallas Cowboys)
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Jamal Agnew, WR — 3 years, $14.25M (previously with Detroit Lions)
Tyson Alualu, DE — 2 years, $6M (previously with Pittsburgh Steelers)
Malcolm Brown, DT — Traded from New Orleans
Philip Dorsett, WR — (previously with Seattle Seahawks)
Jonathan Ford, S — 2 years, $4.2M (previously with Arizona Cardinals)
Shaquil Griffin, CB — 3 years, $40M (previously with Seattle Seahawks) The Jaguars know that it’s time to put the pedal down. Eager to start the Trevor Lawrence era off to a good start, Jacksonville landed arguably the best defensive back in free agency. Griffin will solidify the defense, and will really help Lawrence get some wins in his first season. Grade: A+
Carlos Hyde, RB — 2 years, $4.5M (previously with Seattle Seahawks)
Rayshawn Jenkins, S — 4 years, $35M (previous with Los Angeles Chargers)
Marvin Jones, WR — 2 years, $14.5M (previously with Detroit Lions)
Chris Manhertz, TE — 2 years, $6.65M (previously with Carolina Panthers)
Roy Robertson-Harris, 3 years, $23.4M (previously with Chicago Bears)
Jihad Ward, DE — 1 year, $2.5M (previously with Baltimore Ravens)
Kansas City Chiefs
Las Vegas Raiders
John Brown, WR — 1 year, $3.75M (previously with Buffalo Bills)
Yannick Ngakoue, DE — 2 years, $26M (previously with Baltimore Ravens) Ngakoue may not have made the impact either the Vikings or Ravens hoped for in 2020, but if he’s able to recapture his lightning this could be one of the best signings of the year. There is a little risk involved, and this is a lot of money if Nagakoue doesn’t return to being a 10+ sack defender. Grade: B
Los Angeles Chargers
Matt Feiler, OT — 3 years, $25.3M (previously with Pittsburgh Steelers)
Corey Linsley, C — 5 years, $62.5M (previously with Green Bay Packers) The Chargers have their quarterback in Justin Herbert and know they need to fix the line. Getting an All-Pro center like Corey Linsley does a lot to help that situation. A great signing by a team in need of help, there’s little to dislike about this deal, aside from its length — which is pretty drastic considering he’s already 29. Grade: A-
Los Angeles Rams
Miami Dolphins
Jacoby Brissett, QB — 1 year, $7.5M (previously with Indianapolis Colts)
Malcolm Brown, RB — 1 year, $1.75M (previously with Los Angeles Rams)
Cethan Carter, TE — 3 years, $7.8M (previously with Cincinnati Bengals)
Justin Coleman, CB — 1 year, $2.75M (previously with Detroit Lions)
Benardrick McKinney, ILB — Traded from Texans for Shaq Lawson
Michael Palardy, P — 1 year (previously with Carolina Panthers)
Adam Pankey, OT — 1 year, $2.13M (previously with Green Bay Packers)
Minnesota Vikings
Dalvin Tomlinson, DT — 2 years, $21M (previously with New York Giants) The Vikings needed help in the trenches on both sides of the ball, so spending a large amount of their available cap on a nose tackle is curious at best. It’s not that Tomlinson is bad, or that this is a bad signing, it’s more than with limited resources I don’t love going so far in on one player like this. Grade: C
Nick Virgil, OLB — 1 year, $1.75M (previously with Los Angeles Chargers)
New England Patriots
Nelson Agholor, WR — 2 years, $22M (previously with Las Vegas Raiders)
Henry Anderson — 2 years, $7M (previously with New York Jets)
Kendrick Bourne, WR — 3 years, $15M (previously with San Francisco 49ers)
Davon Godchaux, DT — 2 years, $15M (previously with Miami Dolphins)
Hunter Henry, TE — 3 years, $37.5M (previously with Los Angeles Chargers)
Matt Judon, OLB — 4 years, $54.5M (previously with Baltimore Ravens) The Patriots loosened their purse strings with numerous major signings including Judon, a defensive standout. Bill Belichick knows there’s a lot needed to overhaul the team, and Judon is a great choice to add leadership on defense. Grade: B+
Jalen Mills, S — 4 years, $24M (previously with Philadelphia Eagles)
Jonnu Smith, TE — 4 years, $50M (previously with Tennessee Titans) This seems like a lot of money, but it’s a sneaky good signing. Smith is the kind of goal-line receiver the Patriots need, and will offer a safety net for Cam Newton who has loved pass catching tight ends over the course of his career. At 25, Smith has plenty left in the tank and could fill a role similar to that of Rob Gronkowski when he was in New England. Grade: A-
New Orleans Saints
Alex Armah, FB — 1 year (previously with Carolina Panthers
New York Giants
C.J. Board, WR — 1 year, $850K (previously with Jacksonville Jaguars)
Devontae Booker, RB — 2 years, $5.5M (previously with Las Vegas Raiders)
Cullen Gillaspia, FB — (previously with Houston Texans)
John Ross, WR — 1 year, $2.25M (previously with Cincinnati Bengals)
New York Jets
Corey Davis, WR — 3 years, $37.5M (previously with Tennessee Titans) In a similar move to Jacksonville, the Jets realize they need weapons and got a good one. It’s unclear who will be throwing the ball for the Jets next season, but finally the team has a legitimate No. 1 receiver to offer whoever is given the ball. Grade: A
Jarrad Davis, ILB — 1 year, $5.5M (previously with Detroit Lions)
Justin Hardee, CB — 3 years, $6.75M (previously with New Orleans Saints)
Carl Lawson, DE — 3 years, $45M (previously with Cincinnati Bengals) Lawson is a solid defensive end, but this feels like a bit of an overpay. That said, if there’s anyone who can unlock Lawson’s full potential it’s Robert Salah, and he’ll have fun moving the versatile pass rusher around. Grade: B-
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
B.J. Finney, C — 1 year (previously with Seattle Seahawks)
San Francisco 49ers
Samson Ebukam, OLB — 2 years, $12M (previously with Los Angeles Rams)
Alex Mack, C — (previously with Atlanta Falcons)
Trent Williams, OT — 6 years, $138M (previously with Washington Football Team) The 49ers aren’t playing around with their need to help their quarterback and splashed big on getting one of the best offensive linemen in the NFL. The only problem is that it’s unclear who will be playing QB for San Francisco next year. Either way, this is a good signing, assuming the team can get a passer to take full advantage of the protection. Grade: A
Seattle Seahawks
Ahkello Witherspoon, CB — 1 year, $4M (previously with San Francisco 49ers)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tennessee Titans
Denico Autry, DE — 3 years, $21.5M (previously with Indianapolis Colts)
Bud Dupree, OLB — 5 years, $82.5M (previously with Pittsbugh Steelers) Dupree is a curious case. On the one hand he’s an excellent defender who make the Titans better, but I’m not sure he’s the kind of player who really changes the team’s fortune. It’s a little puzzling to me right now, but could make more sense as time goes on. Grade: B-
Janoris Jenkins, CB — (previously with New Orleans Saints)
Kendall Lamm, DE — 2 years, $6.8M (previously with Cleveland Browns)
Washington Football Team
Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB — 1 year, $10M (previously with Dallas Cowboys)
William Jackson, CB — 3 years, $40.5M (previously with Cincinnati Bengals) The bulk of Washington’s free agency money went to landing a prized cornerback, but I have questions. The issue wasn’t WFT’s defense last year, it was offense — and I think it would have been far more beneficial to beef up that side of the ball. That said, overwhelming with defense is a viable strategy, assuming the team can do just enough on offense to make it all work. Grade: B-
Lamar Miller, RB — 1 year (previously with New England Patriots)
David Sharpe, OT — 1 year (previously with Las Vegas Raiders)
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readyfreddie · 8 years ago
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Excerpts from I Stole Freddie Mercury's Birthday Cake
The amusing story about Freddie - Chapter 7 - page 114-116
As a result of the publicity over OTT, we were invited to perform at Freddie Mercury's fortieth birthday party. He was then one of the biggest international pop stars. We went to Club Xenon in Piccadilly, London, and were in a dressing room the size of a large cupboard with another twelve acts. A Russian acrobat went on first, then a midget, then a mime act and then us. There was a high window in the door of our dressing room and we had to hold up the midget to find out what was happening in the main club, because the organisers wouldn't let us come out of the dressing room to see all the famous people : Freddie Mercury, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Princess Margareth. We were all ready to go on, naked, when Freddie Mercury's manager appeared and said, 'You can't do the act'. 'What do you mean ?' we asked. 'Why not ?' 'We don't want you to go on' he said. 'Why not ?' 'We don't want Freddie Mercury to be associated with anything that might be considered gay' he said. 'But we are not a gay act', I said. 'And, anyway, he is gay. He's got a pink suit on. The band's called Queen'. The manager looked at me. 'It doesn't matter', I said. 'I don't care. But he gay and everyone knows. It doesn't matter'. They wouldn't let us do the Balloon Dance, but they paid us anyway and we pocketed £ 600. I said to the manager, 'Can we at least go to the party ?' 'No', he said. 'Not until Freddie's cut the cake'. A few minutes later, a big pink cake was wheeled into the club. It was about twelve feet long and shaped like a Rolls-Royce with an FM-1 number-plate. They brought it in and laid it across three tables. Freddie Mercury posed with a knife for the photographers and stabbed at it. Then he buggered off into some other room. I said, 'Can we go to the party now ?' Yes, we were told, we could go to the party - but we couldn't go to the bit where all the Stars were. I started to feel bitter. I had wanted to do the Balloon Dance. I couldn't. I had wanted to meet all the Stars. I couldn't. We ended up in this big room, where there were a load of hangers-on just hanging on and a pint of beer cost about three quid. I said to the other two, 'Let's fuck off.' As we walked along the corridor towards the door, we saw Freddie Mercury's birthday cake. 'We'll have that !', I said. Se we lifted it - heavy ! - up a few stairs and put it in the back of our van. We pushed it in as far as we could but about four feet of it stuck out of the back. I had to drive from Xenon in the West End all the way home to South East London with that cake sticking out of the back of the van. I lived in a top-floor flat and, when we got to my place, we couldn't even get it through the front door of the house. We decided to take it round to Martin's : he lived on the ground floor. But the cake wouldn't fit through his door either and we had to take out his window. At nine the next morning Louis Parker rang up. 'You bastards ! You've stolen Freddie Mercury's birthday cake ! It's worth four thousand and they've told the police.' 'Oh dear !' I said. I was genuinely worried, especially with my record, but Martin's bright and he's a good lateral thinker. It was coming up to Christmas so he said, 'We'll give it to a local old people's home. Old folks like cake.' We phoned up the Ranyard Memorial Nursing Home and offered them a big cake and they said they'd have it. Then, same thing in reverse. Window out. Cake in the back of the Luton transit. We drove off, gave the cake to the old people and I went back to my house and had a well-deserved sleep. At about four that afternoon, two CID officers came to my door and said, 'You've nicked Freddie Mercury's birthday cake.' 'I haven't,' I said. 'Honestly.' So then - and this is God's honest truth - they came into my house and crawled around the floor with magnifying glasses searching for crumbs. To this day, I haven't been caught.
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But at page 215 you can read too :
While I was writing this book, I took part in an episode of a Radio 4 series called 'Sentimental Journeys'. After the broadcast, the producer received a letter from a listener, which he passed on to me. I was very interested in the last episode with Malcolm Hardee in which he talked about the 40th birthday party for Freddie Mercury. His explanation of what happened to the cake has helped to clear up a mystery for me. At the time of this party I was working as a chef in a Michelin-rated restaurant in Covent Garden, the Boulestin. The chefs at the Boulestin used to help out on occasion with the catering at Xenon, a night-club in Piccadilly. We were doing the catering on the evening of Mr Mercury's birthday party. After Freddie Mercury had posed for photos with a knife held over the pink Rolls cake it was removed to the kitchen. We were then told to cut and serve just a small portions to the guests as the rest was going to be auctioned the next day for charity. After we had served the cake we moved it to the corridor, where it was cooler, and balanced it on the backs of two chairs. It was some time later we found it gone, but assumed it had been removed for the auction. We didn't realise it had been stolen until the following Monday when the police turned up at the restaurant to ask questions to which we had no answers ! I was glad to hear it went to a good home. Two final points. The cake was only decorated on one side as it was delivered to me at Xenon undecorated, twenty minutes before it was presented, and after Malcolm had been told he could not do his act with balloons, two 'local' girls were found along with a lot of jelly and a plastic swimming pool ! Yours faithfully, Simon Gibbs.
It's good to be remembered!
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forgottenbones · 8 years ago
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Simon Munnery - Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast #132
Don’t Die
Richard quizzes his audience to find how little they have done with their lives, before introducing the comedian’s comedian and avant-garde comedy genius, Simon Munnery. In a frank interview Simon reveals the unwritten truth of Steve Coogan’s 1992 Edinburgh Fringe hospital visit, how Mark Lamarr did the bravest thing ever witnessed on stage, how Simon met his wife as a voice in the darkness during a gig that was spiralling out of control, setting up a restaurant that doesn’t serve food and what it was like to play Malcolm Hardee’s legendary Tunnel Club.
There’s a bit where he looks like he might try to punch Richard to the floor, but instead they settle the battle of the aged Alpha males in the most manly way possible.
Munnery is the comedy god, but who is the strongest? It’s a thrilling podcast in many ways, and some of it maybe better watched than listened to, but luckily you can do both.
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vileart · 7 years ago
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Dramaturgy Rinse:Mike Raffone @ Artworks Elephant
IT’S A KITSCH GIVEAWAY AT SOUTH EAST LONDON’S NEWEST CABARET NIGHT
Lovers of Kitsch are sure to enjoy award nominated comedy performer Mike Raffone’s monthly Cabaret show Cabaret Rinse. Apart from featuring top acts from the world of comedy and variety, Cabaret Rinse also boasts a unique raffle.
Before the show the audience are each given a free strip of raffle tickets. Throughout the show they must compete with each other in a series of bizzare games to randomly generate the winning ticket number. And if that’s not exciting enough the lucky winner then gets to choose her/his prize from The Cabinet of Kitsch, a mock conveyor belt of kitsch goodies that makes The Generation Game’s prizes look positively up market.
What was the inspiration for this performance?
With Cabaret Rinse I wanted to do something that could be a bit more anarchic than I usually do, I was always a big fan of the apparent anarchy of Tiswas when I was a kid. 
I was originally thinking of a sort of game show type thing, but that's been done quite a bit recently, but I knew (like everything I do) it had to have a heavy interactive element with the audience. I remembered that I ran a raffle in a comedy night that I used to run about 5 years ago. It proved to be the most popular thing in the show, and the only thing that actually made money. So I had the idea of having a load of stupid games and routines that would generate the winning numbers of the raffle, sort of a bit like the big song and dance they used to make picking the numbers for the national lottery. Only my version would not be as slick and bland, and would have the lotteries and gaming commission break out in a cold sweat. Also the prizes are kitsch tat, but people seem to love that as well. 
That's how the idea of Cabaret Rinse was born. It was originally a show that I would mainly feature in, with a few special guests, but after starting to do it once a month it became clear to me that the other acts on the bill should take centre stage. It's a tall order to come up with an entire show once a month! So it morphed from a interactive show idea into a comedy night with a bill of artists and the raffle idea just holding the whole evening together .Actually, if I'm honest I'd say that the idea came to me in a flash of inspiration whilst walking down the street in Adelaide, South Australia when I was there for the The Adelaide Fringe, but I think these were the ideas that were brewing in my head.
  Is performance still a good space for the public discussion of ideas? 
I'm not sure that the performance has ever been a good space for the discussion of ideas, we performers set the agenda so any debate has to be a bit one sided. 
I do think that it's always been a great platform for the dissemination and advancement of ideas. You could say that ideas are discussed as you can look at things from a variety of standpoints. It always says something and has value and meaning, I'm not sure there is any debate thought.
  How did you become interested in making performance?
A variety of reasons really. I did always love the fact that theatre said things about all sorts of things, art, politics, science, religion, the human condition. I found that exciting as a young person which sometimes makes me wonder why I ended up in comedy and entertainment. 
But then good comedy says a lot as well. I also have a shallow though, and have always reveled in the theatrical nature of theatre, the shear affront and arrogance of showing off. And of course I fell in love with actresses and show girls when I was young. I just decided that it was a world that I wanted to be part of wit all of it's amazing facets.
  Is there any particular approach to the making of the show?
Although my shows are heavily interactive and are not really overtly text based I do like to actually write the shows before I perform them these days, and I also work with a director a bit to refine the ideas once they are up and running. Of course it all changes when I perform it, but I like the confidence of knowing that for any show, but biggest problem is too much stuff. I find ideas easy, but I have to work at giving them coherence, and sticking to the point. That's the challenge for me. I also like to give myself creative limitations. 
For example for my one man comedy sketch show Brain Rinse the limitation was that every idea had to involve audience interaction and participation, whether onstage as individuals, or joining in en mass. I allowed myself to do anything, as long as I stuck to that one rule. I'm a great believer that it's impossible to fill the blank canvas without these sort of self imposed rules or creative limitations. 
With Cabaret Rinse, it was the idea that all the interactive ideas had to generate a number between one and ten in some way, again after that the sky's the limit. Of course what makes Cabaret Rinse different is I have to refine the whole evening, the sort of acts I book, what the running order should be, how many and how long the intervals should be etc etc. Not just the bits that I do.
  Does the show fit with your usual productions?
Yes, and no. Yes for all the reasons that I've explained, and no because for once I'm not the star of the show. I tend to so one man shows, write them, promote them, star in them, even do my own sound cues from onstage. I'm a bit of a control freak. I'm an performing empire builder, a bit like Chairman Mao, except my empire is very small, and I'm not so mean. I also don't have a little book... of any colour, but that's beside the point. It's interesting for me though, to take a back seat and let the other acts on the bill drive the show. 
I actually enjoy having these great acts share the stage with me. I have genuine love, passion and respect for the acts that I book. Again it's creative limitations, this time applies to my programming of the evening. They have to be acts that I love, and then I hope that I communicate that love to the audience when I compere the evening.
What do you hope that the audience will experience?
Well I suppose the obvious answer to that is that I hope that they experience laughter, but also a togetherness. I want my comedy night to feel like it's just hanging out with friends. In fact some to the club stalwarts are friends of mine and I have no problem in calling them by there first name and being familiar with them. 
I want them to feel like they are being entertained in their front room I guess... that familiar. I also love it when people tell me that they don't usually like audience participation but they loved my show. 
I try not to put people down, but encourage them to go further with joining in than they ever thought they would. Then they are rewarded as being the heroes that they are, and it becomes their show. As for the acts I book, I've always seen Cabaret Rinse as being primarily a comedy night for acts, like me, who are misfits, who don't fit easily into any genre, or circuit of work. Many of the acts are unknown, or have been given licence if they are experienced for trying something new, or experimental so I guess I also want the audience to feel the excitement of this edge, of not quite ever knowing what they will get, but trusting that it will be good.
A Star Trek toby jug, a Chesney Hawkes picture disk, a home burlesque kit and a nodding Buddha, are just some of the prizes that audiences have eagerly snapped up over the past few months. But it’s not all about tacky consumerism, there has been a lot of fun along the way too. Audiences have re created a Busby Berkely water dance, taken part in a human version of space invaders and played a classic party game with a role of gaffa tape, some sweets and a man dressed in a piñata costume.
Mike explains further, “We get some great acts at Cabaret Rinse, and they are all different and very original in their own way. I felt that just bringing them on in the normal way just wouldn’t do them justice. I wanted a fun, madcap, off the wall way to compere the evening and the eureka moment came when I was on tour in Australia. That’s when I hit on the idea of an interactive raffle and it’s proved a real hit with our audiences. Last month’s raffle winner was so chuffed about winning the 1972 Ed Stewpot Stewart Pop Pary LP, on vinyl with a double gatefold sleeve that she tweeted about it after the show. I think she wasn’t even alive when the record was first released.”
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Cabaret Rinse is on at The Artworks Elephant, Elephant Road, Elephant and Castle on every second Friday of the month. Next show is Friday 9th February. This month’s acts include Malcolm Hardee award winning character comic Candy Gigi and Jon Hicks, star of the hit variety show Slightly Fat Features. Show starts at 7:30pm and the Cabaret Rinse pop up bar is open from 7pm. Tickets are £9/£6 concs and there is a £2 discount if you book online via www.cabaretrinse.co.uk.
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thejohnfleming · 1 year ago
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AI knows who Malcolm Hardee was but can't copy his inimitable comedy...
  (Photograph by @felipepelaquim via Unsplash) As regular readers of this blog will know, I have an interest in Artificial Intelligence and its ability to mine facts and opinions… largely because it is interesting how misinformation spreads and how Chinese Whispers result in cumulative errors. Last Friday (5th January) was the late comedian Malcolm Hardee’s birthday. He was born in 1950. He died…
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arichcomiclife · 3 years ago
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HENNING WEHN
Late ‘n’ Live: Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh, 2007 Aaarrrggghhh!!! It’s The Bollock Factor: The Malcolm Hardee Awards Show: Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh, 2009  I watched German comedian Henning When perform two sets at two different Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s.  In 2007, he was a guest act on Late ‘n’ Live, the legendary late-night comedy showcase where he delighted the drunken audience…
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junker-town · 8 years ago
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Undrafted free agent signings 2017: Every team’s pickups in one place
Is the next Tony Romo waiting in this year’s crop of undrafted players?
The 2017 NFL Draft may be over, but that doesn’t mean teams are done adding important contributors for the upcoming season. Scores of NCAA athletes will start the next chapters of their football careers by signing as undrafted free agents.
The class of 2017 could also produce some memorable contributors. College standouts like Jarron Jones and Hardy Nickerson Jr. should all draw plenty of interest this spring. Though they’ll face long odds to make an NFL roster, the path they’ll walk is far from uncharted territory.
There’s a laundry list of players who have emerged from the embers of the draft to make a major impact in the NFL. All-Pros like Wes Welker, Priest Holmes, Kurt Warner, Antonio Gates, John Randle, James Harrison, Jessie Tuggle, and Tony Romo all took the long way to the league. They turned out to be unexpected boons who didn’t cost a cent in draft currency.
We’ll have a complete list of undrafted free agent signings as they come in.
Arizona Cardinals
Carlton Agudosi, WR, Rutgers
Collin Bevins, DT, Northwest Missouri State
Lucas Crowley, C, UNC
Ironhead Gallon, LB, Georgia Southern
Gump Hayes, DB, Arizona State
Krishawn Hogan, WR, Marian
Drico Johnson, S, Central Florida
Tre'Von Johnson, OLB, Weber State
Trevor Knight, QB, Texas A&M
Ryan Lewis, CB, Pittsburgh
Jonathan McLaughlin, OT Virginia Tech
Cyril Noland-Lewis, S, Louisiana Tech
Ricky Seals-Jones, WR, Texas A&M
Sojourn Shelton, CB, Wisconsin
James Summers, RB, East Carolina
Pasoni Tasini, DL, Utah
Steven Wroblewski, TE, Southern Utah
Atlanta Falcons
Travis Averill, OL, Boise State
Marcelis Branch, DB, Robert Morris
Daniel Brunskill, OL, San Diego State
Deante Burton, WR, Kansas State
Reginald Davis III, WR, Texas Tech
Darius English, DL, South Carolina
Wil Freeman, OL, Southern Miss
Jermaine Grace, LB, Miami (Fla.)
Jarnor Jones, CB, Iowa State
JT Jones, DE, Miami (Ohio)
Cam Keizur, C, Portland State
Andreas Knappe, OT, Connecticut
Robert Leff, OT, Auburn
Josh Magee, WR, South Alabama
Quincy Mauger, S, Georgia
Chris Odom, DE, Arkansas State
Tyler Renew, FB, Citadel
Taylor Reynolds, CB, James Madison
Christian Tago, LB, San Jose State
Gary Thompson, DE, Marshall
Alek Torgersen, QB, Pennsylvania
Deron Washington, S, Pittsburg St.
Baltimore Ravens
Quincy Adeboyejo, WR, Ole Miss
Kenny Allen, P, Michigan
C.J. Board, WR, Tennessee Chattanooga
Bam Bradley, LB, Pitt
Omarius Bryant, DT, Western Kentucky
Carlos Davis, CB, Ole Miss
Daniel Henry, S, New Mexico
Brandon Kublanow, OL, Georgia
Taquan Mizzell, RB, Virginia
Ricky Ortiz, FB, Oklahoma State
Tim Patrick, WR, Utah
Donald Payne, LB, Stetson
Patrick Ricard, DE, Maine
Maurquice Shakir, OL, Middle Tennessee State
Zach Terrell, QB, Western Michigan
Tim White, WR, Arizona State
Buffalo Bills
Jason Croom, TE, Tennessee
Jordan Johnson, RB, Buffalo
Marquavius Lewis, DE, South Carolina
Greg Pyke, OT, Georgia
Austin Rehkow, P, Idaho
Brandon Reilly, WR, Nebraska
B.T. Sanders, DB, Nicholls State
Marcus Sayles, CB, West Georgia
Daikiel Shorts, WR, West Virginia
Keith Towbridge, TE, Louisville
Jeremy Tyler, S, West Virginia
Zach Voytek, OL, New Haven
Nigel Williams, DT, Virginia Tech
Carolina Panthers
Alex Bazzie, LB, Marshall
Ben Boulware, LB, Clemson
Bryan Cox, Jr., DE, Florida
Austin Duke, WR, Charlotte
Kyle Kragen, LB, California
Cole Luke, CB, Notre Dame
Gabriel Mass, DT, Lane College
Fred Ross, WR, Mississippi State
Chicago Bears
Joel Bouganon, RB, Northern Illinois
Rashaad Coward, DT, Old Dominion
Hendrick Ekpe, LB, Minnesota
Tanner Gentry, WR, Wyoming
Franko House, TE/basketball forward, Ball State
Isaiah Irving, LB, San Jose State
Dieugot Joseph, OT, Florida International
Mitchell Kirsch, OL, James Madison
Andy Phillips, K, Utah
Alex Scearce, LB, Coastal Carolina
Jhajuan Seales, WR, Oklahoma State
Freddie Stevenson, FB, Florida State
Kermit Whitfield, WR, Florida State
Cincinnati Bengals
Brandon Bell, LB, Penn State
Cethan Carter, TE, Nebraska
Demetrious Cox, S, Michigan State
Karel Hamilton, WR, Samford
Darrin Laufasa, FB, UTEP
Landon Lechler, OT, North Dakota State
Monty Madaris, WR, Michigan State
Hardy Nickerson Jr., LB, Illinois
Kent Perkins, OL, Texas
Dustin Stanton, OL, Oregon State
Josh Tupou, DT, Colorado
Jarveon Williams, RB, UTSA
Stanley “Boom” Williams, RB, Kentucky
Cleveland Browns
B.J. Bello, LB, Illinois State
Donte Carey, DB, Grand Valley State
Ladell Fleming, DE, Northern Illinois
J.D. Harmon, DB, Kentucky
Alvin Hill, CB, Maryland
Jamal Marcus, DE, Akron
Taylor McNamara, TE, USC
Najee Murray, DB, Kent State
Kai Nacua, S, BYU
Kenneth Olugbode, LB, Colorado
Karter Schult, DE, Northern Iowa
Channing Stribling, CB, Michigan
Dallas Cowboys
Austin Appleby, QB, Florida
Woody Baron, DT, Virginia Tech
Brian Brown, WR, Richmond
Michael Coe, C, North Dakota
Kennan Gilchrist, LB, Appalachian State
Blake Jarwin, TE, Oklahoma State
Joseph Jones, LB, Northwestern
Levon Myers, OT, Northern Illinois
Lewis Neal, DL, LSU
Cooper Rush, QB, Central Michigan
Nate Theaker, OT, Wayne State
Jahad Thomas, RB, Temple
Lucas Wacha, LB, Wyoming
Denver Broncos
Erik Austell, OL, Charleston Southern
Josh Banderas, LB, Nebraska
Jamal Carter, S, Miami
Ken Ekanem, DE, Virginia Tech
Jerrol Garcia-Williams, LB, Hawaii
Deon Hollins, OLB, UCLA
Cameron Hunt, OT, Oregon
Tyrique Jarrett, DT, Pittsburgh
Anthony Nash, WR, Duke
Marcus Rios, CB, UCLA
Kyle Sloter, QB, Northern Colorado
Shakir Soto, DE, Pittsburgh
Orion Stewart, DB, Baylor
Dymonte Thomas, S, Michigan
Detroit Lions
Brandon Barnes, TE, Alabama State
Alex Barrett, DE, San Diego State
Dontez Ford, WR, Pitt
Tion Green, RB, Cincinnati
Nick James, DT, Mississippi State
Leo Koloamatangi, OL, Hawaii
Des Lawrence, CB, UNC
Storm Norton, OT, Toledo
Michael Rector, WR, Stanford
Maurice Swain, DT, Auburn
Noel Thomas, WR, Connecticut
Josh Thornton, CB, Southern Utah
Robert Tonyan, TE, Indiana State
Jeremiah Valoaga, DE, UNLV
Green Bay Packers
Donatello Brown, CB, Valdosta State
Johnathan Calvin, LB, Mississippi State
Michael Clark, WR, Marshall
Montay Crockett, WR, Georgia State
Thomas Evans, OL, Richmond
Geoff Gray, OL, Manitoba
Cody Heiman, LB, Washburn
Taysom Hill, QB, BYU
Josh Letuligasenoa, LB, Cal Poly
Izaah Lunsford, DT, Bowling Green
Adam Pankey, OL, West Virginia
Aaron Peck, WR, Fresno State
Kalif Phillips, RB, Charlotte
Lenzy Pipkins, CB, Oklahoma State
Raysean Pringle, CB, Southern Utah
David Rivers III, CB, Youngstown State
William Stanback, RB, Virginia Union
David Talley, LB, Grand Valley State
Aaron Taylor, S, Ball State
Justin Vogel, P, Miami
Houston Texans
Eli Ankou, DT, UCLA
Evan Baylis, TE, Oregon
Dimitric Camiel, OT, Indiana
Dylan Cole, LB, Missouri State
Zach Conque, TE, Stephen F. Austin
T.J. Daniel, DE, Oregon
Matt Godin, LB, Michigan
Deante’ Gray, WR, TCU
Justin Hardee, WR, Illinois
Rickey Hatley, DT, Missouri
Shaq Hill, WR, Eastern Washington
Riley McCarron, WR, Iowa
Tevon Mutcherson, CB, Central Florida
Dayon Pratt, LB, East Carolina
Gimel President, DL, Illinois
Daniel Ross, DL, Northeast Mississippi
Jake Simonich, OL, Utah State
Malik Smith, CB, San Diego State
Dee Virgin, CB, West Alabama
Avery Williams, LB, Temple
Indianapolis Colts
Deyshawn Bond, OL, Cincinnati
Dalton Crossan, RB, New Hampshire
Darrell Daniels, TE, Washington
Trey Griffey, WR, Arizona
Thomas Hennessy, LS, Duke
Bug Howard, WR, North Carolina
Colin Jeter, TE, LSU
Jerome Lane, WR, Akron
Chris Lyles, DB, Mississippi College
Chris Muller, OL, Rutgers
JoJo Natson, WR, Akron
Reggie Porter, CB, Utah
Brandon Radcliff, RB, Louisville
Rigoberto Sanchez, K/P, Hawaii
Garrett Sickels, DE, Penn State
Jhaustin Thomas, DE, Iowa State
Jerry Ugokwe, OL, William & Mary
Phillip Walker, QB, Temple
Jacksonville Jaguars
Caleb Bluiett, TE, Texas
Keelan Cole, WR, Kentucky Wesleyan
Parker Collins, OL, Appalachian State
Tim Cook, RB, Oregon State
Jeremy Cutrer, CB, Middle Tennessee State
P.J. Davis, LB, Georgia Tech
Hunter Dimick, DE, Utah
Amba Etta-Tawo, WR, Syracuse
Avery Gennesy, OT, Texas A&M
Justin Horton, OLB, Jacksonville
Tueni Lupeamanu, DL, Idaho
I’Tavius Mathers, RB, Middle Tennessee State
Charlie Miller, S, Dartmouth
Carroll Phillips, DE/LB, Illinois
Ezra Robinson, CB, Tennessee State
Kenny Walker, WR, UCLA
Kansas City Chiefs
Corin Brooks, OL, UTPB
Devin Chappell, S, Oregon State
Gehrig Dieter, WR, Alabama
Anas Hasic, WR, West Florida
Wyatt Houston, TE, Utah State
Marcus Kemp, WR, Hawaii
Ashton Lampkin, DB, Oklahoma State
Damien Mama, OG, USC
Alonzo Moore, WR, Nebraska
J.R. Nelson, CB, Montana
Jordan Sterns, S, Oklahoma State
Tony Stevens, WR, Auburn
Los Angeles Chargers
Sean Culkin, TE, Missouri
Michael Davis, CB, BYU
Dillon DeBoer, C, Florida Atlantic
Austin Ekeler, RB, Western State
Nigel Harris, LB, South Florida
Eli Jenkins, QB, Jacksonville State
Younghoe Koo, K, Georgia Southern
Mike Moore, LB, Kansas State
James Onwualu, LB, Notre Dame
Andre Patton, WR, Rutgers
Artavis Scott, WR, Clemson
Brandon Stewart, CB, Kansas
Brad Watson, CB, Wake Forest
Mason Zandi, OT, South Carolina
Los Angeles Rams
Ishmael Adams, DB, UCLA
Jared Collins, DB, Arkansas
Kevin Davis, LB, Colorado State
Justin Davis, RB, USC
Jake Eldrenkramp, OL, Washington
Anthony McMeans, OL, New Mexico State
Johnny Mundt, TE, Oregon
Folarin Orimolade, OLB, Dartmouth
Aarion Penton, CB, Missouri
Casey Sayles, DE, Ohio
Dravious Wright, DB, NC State
Miami Dolphins
Chase Allen, LB, Southern Illinois
Matt Haack, P, Arizona State
Larry Hope, CB, Akron
Malcolm Lewis, WR, Miami
Cameron Malveaux, DE, Houston
Praise Martin-Oguike, DE, Temple
Torry McTyer, DB, UNLV
Drew Morgan, WR, Arkansas
Francis Owusu, WR, Stanford
Joby Saint Fleur, DE, Northwest Oklahoma State
De'Veon Smith, RB, Michigan
Eric Smith, OT, Virginia
Maurice Smith, DB, Georgia
Damore'ea Stringfellow, WR, Ole Miss
Minnesota Vikings
Tashawn Bower, DE, LSU
Dylan Bradley, DT, Southern Mississippi
Aviante Collins, OL, TCU
Nick Fett, T, Iowa State
Caleb Kidder, DE, Montana
Wes Lunt, QB, Illinois
Sam McCaskill, DE, Boise State
Terrell Newby, RB, Nebraska
Josiah Price, TE, Michigan State
Horace Richardson, CB, SMU
R.J. Shelton, WR, Michigan State
Shaan Washington, LB, Texas A&M
Eric Wilson, LB, Cincinnati
New England Patriots
Josh Augusta, DT, Missouri
Adam Butler, DT, Vanderbilt
Austin Carr, WR, Northwestern
Cole Croston, OL, Iowa
LeShun Daniels Jr., RB, Iowa
Brooks Ellis, LB, Arkansas
Cody Hollister, WR, Arkansas
Jacob Hollister, TE, Wyoming
Andrew Jelks, OT, Vanderbilt
David Jones, DB, Richmond
D.J. Killings, CB, Central Florida
Jason King, OL, Purdue
Harvey Langi, LB, BYU
Kenny Moore, CB, Valdosta State
Max Rich, OL, Harvard
Dwayne Thomas, DB, LSU
Jason Thompson, S, Utah
Damarius Travis, S, Minnesota
Corey Vereen, DE, Tennessee
New Orleans Saints
Collin Buchanan, OL, Miami (Ohio)
Chase Dominguez, LS, Utah
Travin Dural, WR, LSU
Ahmad Fulwood, WR, Florida
Andrew Lauderdale, OT, New Hampshire
Devaroe Lawrence, DT, Auburn
Cameron Lee, G, Illinois State
Arthur Maulet, CB, Memphis
John Robinson-Woodgett, FB, UMass
Sae Tautu, LB, BYU
Cameron Tom, C, Southern Miss
Clint Van Horn, OL, Marshall
New York Giants
Khalid Abdullah, RB, James Madison
DaShaun Amos, CB, East Carolina
Josh Banks, DT, Wake Forest
Jessamen Dunker, OL, Tennessee State
Jadar Johnson, S, Clemson
Keeon Johnson, WR, Virginia
Jarron Jones, DL, Notre Dame
Calvin Munson, LB, San Diego State
Trey Robinson, S, Furman
Travis Rudolph, WR, Florida State
Evan Schwan, DE, Penn State
Shane Smith, FB, San Jose State
Colin Thompson, TE, Temple
Jalen Williams, WR, UMass
New York Jets
Chris Bordelon, OL, Nicholls State
Benjamin Braden, OL, Michigan
Austin Calitro, LB, Villanova
Xavier Coleman, CB, Portland State
Brisly Estime, WR, Syracuse
Anthony Firkser, FB, Harvard
Patrick Gamble, DT, Georgia Tech
Connor Harris, LB, Lindenwood
Javarius Leamon, OT, South Carolina State
Gabe Marks, WR, Washington State
Oakland Raiders
Breon Borders, CB, Duke
Paul Boyette Jr., DT, Texas
Chauncey Briggs, OT, SMU
Fadol Brown, DE, Ole Miss
Pharaoh Brown, TE, Oregon
Chris Casher, DL, Faulkner University
Anthony Cioffi, S, Rutgers
Najee Harris, LB, Wagner College
Keon Hatcher, WR, Arkansas
Chris Humes, CB, Arkansas State
Rickey Jefferson, DB, LSU
Anthony Kukwa, LS, Erie State
LaTroy Lewis, DE, Tennessee
Nicholas Morrow, S, Greenville
Jordan Simmons, OL, USC
Ahmad Thomas, S, Oklahoma
Jordan Wade, DT, Oklahoma
Isaac Whitney, WR, USC
Xavier Woodson-Luster, LB, Arkansas State
Ishmael Zamora, WR, Baylor
Philadelphia Eagles
Billy Brown, TE, Shepherd
Corey Clement, RB, Wisconsin
Winston Craig, DL, Richmond
Randall Goforth, CB, UCLA
Cameron Johnston, P, Ohio State
Tyler Orlosky, C, West Virginia
Victor Salako, OT, Oklahoma State
Tre’ Sullivan, S, Shepherd
Charles Walker, DT, Oklahoma
Greg Ward, QB/WR, Houston
Jomal Wiltz, CB, Iowa State
Pittsburgh Steelers
Nelson Adams, DT, Mississippi State
Christian Brown, DT, West Virginia
Ethan Cooper, G, Indiana-Pennsylvania
Francis Kallon, DE, Georgia Tech
Keith Kelsey, LB, Louisville
Scott Orndoff, TE, Pittsburgh
Nick Schuessler, QB, Clemson
Rushel Shell, RB, West Virginia
Terrish Webb, DB, Pittsburgh
San Francisco 49ers
Victor Bolden, WR, Oregon State
Kendrick Bourne, WR, Eastern Washington
Matthew Breida, RB, Georgia Southern
Chanceller James, S, Boise State
JP Flynn, OL, Montana State
Zach Franklin, CB, Washburn
Jimmie Gilbert, LB, Colorado
Malik Golden, S, Penn State
Evan Goodman, OL, Arizona State
Cole Hikutini, TE, Louisville
Lorenzo Jerome, S, Saint Francis
BJ Johnson III, WR, Georgia Southern
Erik Magnuson, OT, Michigan
Tyler McCloskey, FB, Houston
Nick Mullens, QB, Southern Miss
Richard Levy, OL, UConn
Donavin Newsom, LB, Missouri
Noble Nwachukwu, DL, West Virginia
Bret Treadway, OL, Lamar
Darrell Williams, OT, Western Kentucky
Seattle Seahawks
Algernon Brown, FB/RB, BYU
Skyler Howard, QB, West Virginia
Jeremy Liggins, DT, Ole Miss
Otha Peters, LB, Louisiana Lafayette
Darreus Rogers, WR, USC
Jordan Roos, G, Purdue
Tyrone Swoopes, TE, Texas
Nick Usher, OLB, UTEP
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Anthony Auclair, TE, Laval
Deondre Barnett, DE, Southern Illinois
Richie Brown, LB, Mississippi State
Riley Bullough, LB, Michigan State
Maurice Fleming, CB, West Virginia
Cole Gardner, OT, Eastern Michigan
Alex Gray, S, Appalachian State
Korren Kirven, OT, Alabama
Sefo Liufau, QB, Colorado
Paul Magloire, S, Arizona
Jonathan Moxey, CB, Boise State
Evan Panfil, DE, Purdue
Thomas Sperbeck, WR, Boise State
Bobo Wilson, WR, Florida State
Tennessee Titans
Jeremy Boykins, CB, Central Florida
DeAngelo Brown, DT, Louisville
Bra’lon Cherry, WR, NC State
Tyler Ferguson, QB, Western Kentucky
John Green, CB, UConn
Roderick Henderson, NT, Alabama State
Denzel Johnson, LB, TCU
Akeem Judd, RB, Ole Miss
KeVonn Mabon, WR, Ball State
Steven Moore, OT, Cal
Giovanni Pascasio, WR, Louisville
Jonah Pirsig, OT, Minnesota
Washington
Brandon Banks, DL, Charlotte
Tyler Catalina, OT, Georgia
Levern Jacobs, WR, Maryland
Kyle Kalis, OL, Michigan
Zach Pascal, RB, Old Dominion
Ondre Pipkins, DT, Texas Tech
James Quick, WR, Louisville
Fish Smithson, S, Kansas
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usvsth3m · 11 years ago
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There's a new film about comedy legend, and Freddie Mercury birthday cake thief, Malcolm Hardee
If you haven't heard of the late Malcolm Hardee - you will definitely have heard of some of the comedians he helped nurture and give exposure to
As a promoter and compère, running two fixtures on the London comedy scene - first the The Tunnel Club and then Up the Creek - he was instrumental in helping the early careers of, amongst others, Alan Davies, Harry Hill, Jo Brand, Jerry Sadowitz, Vic Reeves, and Johnny Vegas - the Telegraph once described him as "godfather to a generation of comic talent".
A new documentary film about Hardee called All The Way From Over There is about to be released
The film features many of Hardee's friends and colleagues speaking about his life, often surprised by their own fondness, given some behaviour and incidents which, if performed by anyone else would probably have been grounds for severing links forever.
Here Simon Munnery talks about Hardee's visits to his flat
Audiences at Hardee's Tunnel Club were known to be particularly unforgiving, and the almost gladiatorial aspect of the entertainment came from seeing how long an act could last without crumbling and being booed off. Hardee often didn't help matters, often introduce acts yet to prove their chops with "this next act's probably a bit shit."
Stewart Lee talks about his experiences of the club in a clip from the documentary:
Hardee was something of a kleptomaniac - and had initially gone into comedy after leaving prison as a way of keeping out of trouble
He had been jailed several times, and had served time in Borstal as a child - escaping on one occasion by dressing as a monk. On entering a life of comedy he is quoted as saying:
"There are only two things you can do when you come out of prison and you want immediate employment. You can either be a minicab driver or you can go into showbusiness."
His most famous theft was of Freddie Mercury's 40th birthday cake
In October 1986 his house was searched by police looking for crumbs from the cake which had been stolen from the singer's birthday party celebration because Hardee had been refused permission to perform at the ceremony.
The cake was donated to a local residential home, so no crumbs were discovered
Hardee used the incident as the title of his autobiography I Stole Freddie Mercury's Birthday Cake, published 10 years after the incident.
Here's Brendan Burns talking about another theft
Here's Harry Enfield talking about a booze-based ventriloquist act
Hardee first gained notoriety with the British public when he performed the famous balloon dance with the "Greatest Show On Legs"
This was performed on Chris Tarrant's late night show OTT - and became something of a sensation at the time.
Nakedness often played a part of his career: he was well known for getting his cock out and putting his glasses on it to imitate Charles de Gaulle. He also crashed the performance tent of actor and playwright Eric Borgosian mid-show, completely nude and driving a tractor, as revenge for noise from Borgosian's show interrupting his own,
He performed at the Edinburgh fringe festival most years, and sometimes flouting regulations about performance spaces
One year he performed in the front room of the flat he was renting, and as it hadn't didn't have any venue licences, wasn't allowed to charge anyone for entry. So he didn't. You had to pay to get out.
When he published his autobiography Arthur Smith wrote that Malcolm had "led his life as though for the perfect autobiography and now he has paid himself the compliment of writing it."
Hardee's drinking was what eventually killed him - not because of any health related issue, but because in 2005 he fell in the river whilst pissed, and drowned
By this point in his life he had sold his the Up the Creek club and taken over running a floating pub called The Wibbley Wobbley - a verdict of accidental death was recorded as he had fallen in the dock after travelling back by dinghy to his nearby houseboat.
Here's Jools Holland talking about how, even in death, Hardee's anarchic legacy nearly scuppered Greenwich's chances of being used as a location for the 2012 Olympic Games:
We salute the man with the (self-proclaimed) "Biggest Bollocks in Showbusiness"
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thejohnfleming · 1 year ago
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Steve Best is Britain's Clowntographer
Last year, comic/photographer Steve Best published Comedians, an extraordinarily classy collection of his photos of, you guessed it, comedians. Now he is about to publish a sequel – Comedians 2. Steve Best’s classy book Comedians… STEVE: What I wanted to do with the first book was to get a lovely product out and to not lose money. It has made a bit of profit. But the print cost of the new one…
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thejohnfleming · 2 years ago
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Media desperation, gullibility and the Tina Turner tribute act that never was
The BBC ignored the slight visual differences between John Ward (left) and Tina Turner… Singer Tina Turner died this week. The following morning John Ward, esteemed eccentric inventor and designer of the Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards including the Cunning Stunt Award, was out shopping when his mobile phone rang from a withheld number. “Warily,” John told me, “I answered it.” It was the…
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thejohnfleming · 2 years ago
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Does John Ward have THE No 6 badge from cult TV series "The Prisoner"...??
Malcolm Hardee Comedy Award designer John Ward has got in touch with me about the cult TV series The Prisoner, which starred Patrick McGoohan… John Ward wrote: Patrick McGoohan made The Prisoner down the road from you at MGM Borehamwood in 1966-1967. Patrick McGoohan, the Prisoner badge, the MGM envelope I wrote to him when it was screened to say I thought the series was a cracker and a few…
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thejohnfleming · 2 years ago
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The mystery of The Prisoner's No 6 badge from the cult TV series solved?
(Photo from The Prisoner episode 4: Free For All) About a month ago, Malcolm Hardee Comedy Award designer John Ward got in touch with me about cult TV series The Prisoner. He thought he might have the original ‘No 6’ badge which star Patrick McGoohan wore in the series. I wrote a blog about it. Rick Davy of The Unmutual Prisoner and Portmeirion Website has sent this reply which, I think, is just…
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thejohnfleming · 3 months ago
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John Dowie on Victoria Wood, the Mona Lisa, a banana and his new book
John Dowie (Photograph by Steve Ullathorne) This is the second and final part of a chat I had with the unique British performer John Dowie. (The first part is HERE.) We were supposed to be plugging his latest book Before I Go. But I just like chatting randomly with creative people. Mea culpa. ME: There’s a little-known 2003 anthology called Sit Down Comedy (put together by Malcolm Hardee and…
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