Malcolm Hardee (5 January 1950 – 31 January 2005) [1] was an English comedian and comedy club proprietor. [ 2 ] His high reputation among his peers rests on his outrageous publicity stunts and on the help and advice he gave to successful British alternative comedians early in their careers, acting as "godfather to a generation of comic talent ...

Malcolm Hardee was born on 5 January 1950 in Lewisham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Pall Bearer's Revue (1992), Blackadder (1982) and The Full Monty (1993). He died on 31 January 2005 in Rotherhithe, London, England, UK.

Malcolm Hardee (5th January 1950 - 31st January 2005) was a near-legendary comedian, agent, manager, club-owner and anarchic prankster. He was one of the founding fathers of British alternative comedy.

Feb 5, 2005 · 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,...

Malcolm Hardee, the most colourful figure of alternative comedy, has died in the River Thames in South-East London. Divers recovered his body from the river at Rotherhithe on Wednesday morning, more than two days since he was last seen.

From the 1970s onwards, Malcolm was famed for stunts at the Edinburgh Fringe and, during his annual appearances at Glastonbury Festivals, he would wistfully reminisce: “I remember this when it was all fields.” Everyone who saw him perform thought they knew him: outrageous, shambolic, disreputable.

Malcolm Hardee (5 January 1950 – 31 January 2005) was an English comedian, author, comedy club proprietor, compère, agent, manager and "amateur sensationalist".His high reputation among his peers rests on his outrageous publicity stunts and on the help and advice he gave to successful British alternative comedians early in their careers ...

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...

Feb 4, 2005 · 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...

Malcolm Hardee (born 5 January 1950; drowned 31 January 2005) is widely described as "the godfather of British Alternative Comedy".