1950 - 2005
Malcolm’s mother Joan Hardee died on 29th November 2011,
peacefully, in a nursing home near Deal in Kent. She was 84.
www.malcolmhardee.co.uk
1950 - 2005
Malcolm’s mother Joan Hardee died on 29th November 2011,
peacefully, in a nursing home near Deal in Kent. She was 84.
| THE MALCOLM HARDEE COMEDY AWARDS SHOW  The 2013 Malcolm Hardee Awards will be held in Edinburgh on the evening of Friday 23rd August |
website
of the late, great comic, agent, manager, club-owner and anarchic prankster This website will be regularly updated but for quickest news of upcoming events etc, click the NEWSLETTER button on the left. Most of the contents of newsletters will be posted on the LATEST NEWS page. |
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“One
of the great characters in the comedy business...his scams,
scrapes and escapades will be talked about for years to come”
(Time Out)
“The
greatest influence on British comedy over the last 25 years”
(Independent)
”Godfather
to a generation of comic talent”
(Daily Telegraph)
“One
of the most anarchic figures of his era"
(London Evening Standard)
“Notoriously
outrageous and a prize prankster...a genuine original”
(The Scotsman)
“A
larger than life character whose ribald behaviour and risque pranks
were legendary"
(The Stage)
“Patron
sinner of alternative comedy,
renowned for his outrageous stunts”
(Guardian)
AND
“Throughout
his life he maintained a fearlessness
and an indifference to consequences”
(obituary, The Times)
...AS
FOR MALCOLM'S FUNERAL...
“Rarely
can there have been so much laughter and irreverence
at a funeral service and rarely can it have been more appropriate”
(Daily Telegraph)
TO
LEAVE YOUR OWN
MEMORIES OF MALCOLM CLICK ON A BALLOON
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AUDIO • JO BRAND's poem at Malcolm's funeral (2 mins) • STEWART LEE's speech at Malcolm's funera (4 mins) • FRANK HARDEE's speech at his father's funeral (7 mins) • SIMON MUNNERY talks about Malcolm on the BBC Radio 4 series Loose Ends, 27th January 2007 (5 mins 17 secs) BOOKS Malcolm's own books Sit-Down Comedy and I Stole Freddie Mercury's Birthday Cake can still be bought on amazon.co.uk ... Sit-Down Comedy can still be bought in bookshops. To read reviews of his autobiography, CLICK HERE Malcolm is featured in The Rough Guide to British Cult Comedy, written by Julian Hall which was published in 2006. To read the press release (in Adobe Acrobat), CLICK HERE. To read the Chortle review, CLICK HERE. To buy a copy from Amazon, CLICK HERE. |
 artwork by Brian Damage from an original photo by David Tuck - www.davidtuck.co.uk |
MALCOLM'S
FRIEND 'WIZO' SAID: (Wizo died on 16th April 2009 in Australia - obituary HERE) |
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