I hate to be bitchy, but those other Edinburgh Fringe comedy awards - the ones that used to be called the Perrier Awards, which seem to have had almost annual name changes since then and are now ...

Malcolm Hardee , whose body was found in the Thames on Wednesday, was a 55-year-old former jail-bird, stand-up comedian and impresario instrumental in launching the careers of the likes of Paul ...

Comedian and promoter Malcolm Hardee, whose body was found in the River Thames at Rotherhithe in south east London on Wednesday, February 2, two days after he was reported missing by friends, was ...

The Malcolm Hardee Awards are given in memory of "one of the most anarchic figures of his era", stand-up comedian and club owner Malcolm Hardee, who drowned in 2005. The awards aim to recognise ...

MALCOLM HARDEE was arguably the greatest influence on British comedy over the last 25 years. Almost every significant new comedian was agented, managed or promoted by him, or passed through one of ...

Comedian Malcolm Hardee - one of the regular comperes for the Cabaret Marquee at Glastonbury Festival - has died. His body was found by Police in the Thames yesterday, after friends had reported him ...

Malcolm Hardee was never diligent in wiring material, preferring an armoury of catchphrases to the tyranny of disciplined writing. ‘could be good, could be shit,’ was one of them, his way of ...

Comedian Stewart Lee wins the award for the best publicity stunt at the Edinburgh Fringe for accidentally promoting another act.

Malcolm Hardee was never diligent in wiring material, preferring an armoury of catchphrases to the tyranny of disciplined writing. ‘could be good, could be shit,’ was one of them, his way of ...

I asked 'Digger Dave', a friend of the late 'godfather of British comedy' Malcolm Hardee if he had any memories of spending Christmas with Malcolm. Perhaps this was a mistake. Skip to Main Content ...

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Malcolm Hardee was a Gandalf of the dark alchemy of the publicity stunt, writes Mark Borkowski [further to the obituary by John Fleming, 5 February]. He was a maverick and a risk-taker.