Jeremy Hardy
Jack Dee: ‘I’m a positive energy kind of guy’
The comedian on doing standup in prison, his first open mic with Paul Merton and taking I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue on tour
Interview by Liam Pape
23, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM
You can go your own way, but will you wash your own pants? | Brief letters
Brief letters: Male separatists | The Conways | Clare in the Community | Proper jobs | British cities
Letters
26, Aug, 2020 @4:43 PM
‘I knew he was loved but not the scale of it’: Katie Barlow on her late husband Jeremy Hardy
As a book of tributes to the brilliant comedian and activist is published, his wife talks about their life together – and life without him
Stephanie Merritt
15, Feb, 2020 @3:00 PM
Nose tweak is something quite atrocious | Brief Letters
Brief letters: Marmalade | Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious | Getting old | Cardigans | Cheerleading
Letters
26, Jan, 2020 @6:59 PM
Jeremy Hardy remembered by Rory Bremner
The impressionist and comedian on the beloved comic whose deadpan style and fearless politics marked him out as one of the most original voices of his generation
Rory Bremner
16, Dec, 2019 @2:30 PM
Jeremy Hardy, the honorary Jew who held out an olive branch | Letters
Letters: Hardy was a goy who pitched ‘insider’ jokes perfectly, says Naomi Wayne. Philip Clayton wonders why comedians’ deaths seem to touch us more than other famous people, Sarah Cemlyn remembers Hardy as laugh-out-loud funny, and challenging too, while Nancy Krois recalls his News Quiz appearances, L Johnston his Guardian dismissal, and George McLean a King Canute joke
Letters
04, Feb, 2019 @6:29 PM
Jeremy Hardy – true to his politics and his comedy | Stephanie Merritt
The campaigning comic was political to his bones, yet also gloriously silly
Stephanie Merritt
03, Feb, 2019 @6:00 AM
Brian Logan on Jeremy Hardy: He belonged on the frontline of the struggle for social justice
Brian Logan writes: On radio Hardy could flex the satirical muscles he had honed in his standup
Brian Logan
01, Feb, 2019 @6:24 PM
Jeremy Hardy obituary
Comedian and panellist on the radio shows I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue and The News Quiz
Miles Jupp
01, Feb, 2019 @5:37 PM
'100% filled with mirth!' Comedians pay tribute to Jeremy Hardy
The standup inspired Mark Thomas with his activism, opened Jack Dee’s eyes and appalled Mark Steel – in the best possible way
Interviews by Chris Wiegand and Imogen Tilden
01, Feb, 2019 @3:05 PM
Jeremy Hardy: a ferocious talent who radicalised radio comedy
Provocative and political, the stand-up – who has died aged 57 – shook up Radio 4 at a time when it was in danger of resembling a Rotary Club quiz night
Mark Lawson
01, Feb, 2019 @1:30 PM
Should comedians stand up for a political party?
Politics is fertile ground for comics, but there are pitfalls to jumping on particular bandwagons – not least when it questions their loyalty to the punchline
Brian Logan
22, Mar, 2016 @8:41 AM
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