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Kevin McGeary - Writing Chinese-language satire songs

How and why one man came to write controversial and potentially offensive songs in the world’s largest authoritarian state... Kevin McGeary on writing satiric Chinese-language comedy songs. This is the totally unedited audio of the edited interview published on John Fleming’s Blog at https://wp.me/pR0wt-m19

Malcolm Hardee - London's Comedy Store: the early days

In 1993, Malcolm Hardee talked to John Fleming about the early days of London's Comedy Store. The chat took place while writing Malcolm's autobiography "I Stole Freddie Mercury's Birthday Cake" and was never intended for public broadcast nor, indeed, podcast. Thus the less-than-perfect technical quality. 

Malcolm Hardee - Wizo & stealing cars.

In 1993, Malcolm Hardee talked to John Fleming about Malcolm's great friend Wizo (Paul Wiseman). This chat took place while writing Malcolm's autobiography "I Stole Freddie Mercury's Birthday Cake" and was never intended for public broadcast nor, indeed, podcast. Thus the less-than-perfect technical quality. Malcolm drowned on 31st January 2005 in Rotherhithe, London. Wizo died on 16th April 2009 in Australia.

Malcolm Hardee - The Tunnel comedy club starts.

In 1993, Malcolm Hardee talked to John Fleming about the start of the seminal British alternative comedy club The Tunnel Palladium in 1984. The taped chat was for use in Malcolm's autobiography "I Stole Freddie Mercury's Birthday Cake" and was never intended for public broadcast nor, indeed, podcast. Thus the less-than-perfect technical quality.