Sit-Down Comedy: by Hardee Malcolm

Sit-Down Comedy: by Hardee Malcolm

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Summary

As a response to the growing audience for stand-up comedy, Malcolm Hardee acts as compere for what is effectively "a comedy club on the page" - a collection of humorous writings from some of the most popular names in contemporary comedy.

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Sit-Down Comedy: by Hardee Malcolm

To satisfy the needs of the hundreds of thousands of people who pay good money to see stand-up every year, Malcolm Hardee ('the comedian's comedian' WHSmith Online; 'a national monument' The Guardian) presents a comedy club on the page with a bill featuring the glitterati of British stand-up comedy. We let the famous names and new talents alike try out their written humour and their only brief is to make us laugh. We plan to make the book an annual event, and are sure it will soon become the world's largest virtual comedy club. Contributors include: Keith Allen, Jo Brand, Simon Day, Jenny -clair, Boothby Graffoe, Ricky Grover, Jeremy Hardy, Hattie Hayridge, John Hegley, Jeff Innocent, Mark Lamarr, Chris Lynam, Simon Munnery, Rob Newman, Mark Steel, Arthur Smith, Jim Tavare, Mark Thomas
Malcolm Hardee, 'The spiritual father of Alternative Comedy' Independent on Sunday, was born in Lewisham in 1950 and has been causing uproar ever since. In his youth he lead a life of petty crime and was in and out of prison for various misdemeanours including the theft of a cabinet minister's Rolls. After falling into comedy by accident he soon became a legend for his stunts - which include driving a tractor naked through the Edinburgh Festival - and nuturing of new talent from Vic Reeves to Harry Enfield. He runs the Up the Creek comedy club in Greenwich and lives on a floating pub, The Wibbley Wobbley, in Rotherhithe.
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ISBN 13 9780091889241
ISBN 10 0091889243
Title Sit-Down Comedy:
Author Malcolm And Fleming Hardee
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Ebury Publishing
Year published 2003-08-07
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.