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tellthemeerkatsitsfine · 2 years ago

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I’ve got a bunch of old recordings of Daniel Kitson on various radio things, and I’m sorry I’ve been posting so much on this subject lately, but I’ve decided radio shows are fine to acknowledge. Especially this one, because it’s not even his own radio show. It’s someone else’s radio show on the Australian station Triple R, and Daniel Kitson is just a guest. The guys who actually host the show are probably normal people who are quite happy to have their work recorded and disseminated, so this is fair game.

This episode is from very early in 2010, and apparently, Chortle had just put out a list of the top ten best comedy shows from the previous decade. One of the radio show’s hosts announced that Daniel Kitson was at number eight, and that he’d printed out the whole list and was going to read out everyone who beat him. Which is, of course, very silly for quite a few reasons. Rankings for something as subjective as comedy are inherently bullshit due to its subjectivity, there’s no particular reason why Chortle should get to be the authority on anything, and reading out people who beat your guest in an internet top ten list is not exactly the most sophisticated form of radio entertainment. Kitson immediately pointed out several of these things, with a side of the idea that all recognition of any kind is a bad thing.

However, I was slightly surprised when Kitson went along with it anyway. Allowed the list to be read out, and after each show that beat his, announced why it shouldn’t count. By the end, said he’d disqualified everything else on the list so really he was number one.

Obviously he was joking, but I have to say, I think these enthusiastic Australian radio hosts reading a Chortle article at him in the middle of the night may have managed to find a small crack in his refusal to give a shit about these things. Because a couple of times, it sounds like there may be a tiny bit of genuine competitiveness underpinning his over-the-top answers. Only a tiny bit, I’m sure he does genuinely believe it’s all bullshit. But come on, you’d have to be made of stone to not be even the smallest bit bothered by someone listing everyone whom someone else declared were better than you at the thing to which you’ve dedicated your life. Maybe I'm just projecting, because I've heard a lot of athletes I know say rankings mean nothing, until the rankings actually come out, and Kitson's tone in this recording sounds a lot like theirs.

It also sounded like he was doing a bit of that thing where he exaggeratedly pretends to be extremely annoyed, to cover the fact that he actually is a little annoyed. Like when someone has a phone out in the audience of his show. But to be fair, he may have just been annoyed with the Australian hosts who’d had him on their show only to do this shit.

I recorded as they read it out, because I know my incessant Kitson posts are not hugely interesting to most people here, but as a matter of posterity, some people might like to see the top eight comedy shows of the 00 decade, according to Chortle:

8. Daniel Kitson, 66A Church Road

7. Mark Watson’s 24-Hour Show

Kitson immediately declared that this show doesn’t count because it’s a gimmick. He didn’t mention the fact that, according to some archived footage on YouTube, I’m pretty sure he appeared in it at least once.

Having said that, has Mark Watson seen this? If Mark Watson beat Daniel Kitson on Chortle’s list of top shows of the decade in 2010, why has he spent so much of his career implicitly and explicitly expressing insecurity that he’ll never be as good as Daniel Kitson? It’s okay, Mark, you’ve already beaten him, in the Chortle top ten list, which is clearly very important because some Australians put it on the radio. You can relax about that.

6. Malcolm Hardee tribute show

Daniel Kitson declared that this show doesn’t count because the guy is dead, so should be ineligible.

5. Late ‘n’ Live at the Gilded Balloon

“Saying I’ve been on Late ‘n’ Live is like saying that the queen has been in England. She bloody rules it.” – Daniel Kitson

4. Doug Stanhope’s Soho London run in 2006

“Rubbish! Oh God, terrible! Wa wa wa. Libertarian, doing some drugs! Wa wa wa. ‘I’m a danger dog!’ Wa wa wa. ‘I’m saying what you don’t even dare think inside your own head when you’re asleep.�� Wa wa wa wa.” – Daniel Kitson

3. Bill Cosby at Place Des Arts in Montreal (I saw Nish Kumar play there as part of the Just For Laughs Festival last summer, so it’s fun that I’ve seen something at the site of one of the top ten comedy shows of the entire 00s according to some guy who runs a popular website, less fun when you look at whose show it was)

…I’d like to say Daniel Kitson’s argument here was that Cosby doesn’t count because he’s a rapist, because that was known back in 2010, it just wasn’t talked about much. Unfortunately, Kitson just said this one shouldn’t count because he’s so old that it’s only a matter of time until he dies. Which, almost exactly thirteen years later, turns out to have been an inaccurate prediction.

Then Kitson said he did see Bill Cosby at the Hammersmith Apollo “and he was absolutely brilliant”, so… let’s pretend this bit of the conversation didn’t happen. I see now why Daniel Kitson does not want every word he said for the last twenty years recorded so it can be played back later, when common views on various subjects may have changed (although, again, stories about Cosby being a rapist had definitely circulated by 2010).

2. Tommy Tiernan in Montreal in 2004

“Tiernan was a major influence on me early on, but I’ve seen him more recently, found it disappointing.” – Daniel Kitson

1. Stewart Lee – 90’s Comedian

“Dickhead. No fooling, dickhead. That guy’s a dickhead. Quote me.” – Daniel Kitson

Fun fact: female comedians were not invented until 2013.

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freddiemercurydaily · 2 years ago

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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.

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.

#richard herring's leicester square theatre podcast #simon munnery #podcasts

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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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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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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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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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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"

#them #malcolm hardee #alternative comedy

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