Well good evening, my name is Jeremy Hardy and I'm a comedian who likes
to make wry witty satirical observations about the society we live in --
but I prefer to keep them to myself, thank you very much.'Edited by his
wife, Katie Barlow and his long-time producer David Tyler, this
comprehensive celebration of Jeremy Hardy's work is introduced by Jack
Dee and Mark Steel. Further reflections on Jeremy come from Rory
Bremner, Paul Bassett Davies, Jon Naismith, Francesca Martinez, Sandi
Toksvig, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Andy Hamilton, Graeme Garden and Hugo
Rifkind. Katie Barlow also provides a moving Afterword.
Jeremy
Hardy, who died in February 2019, was perhaps the most distinctive and
brilliant comedian to arise from the 80s Alternative Comedy circuit. He
regularly entertained the millions who heard his outrageous rants on The
News Quiz, his legendary singing on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, or his
hilarious monologues and sketches on the award-winning Jeremy Hardy
Speaks to The Nation and Jeremy Hardy Feels It. Often referred to as
'the comedian's comedian', Jeremy's comedy could be both personal and
political, ranging in topics from prison reform to parenting, from
British identity to sex.
His comedy could be biting, provocative
and illuminating, but it could also be surreal, mischievous and, at
times, very silly. And while Jeremy's unwavering socialism was a thread
that ran throughout his comedy, his greatest skill was that, whatever
their political beliefs, Jeremy always brought his audience along with
him. Jeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes is a fitting celebration of this
brilliant comedian.
Introduced by Jack Dee and Mark Steel and
containing material from his stand-up to his radio monologues and
political satire to the joyfully silly gems, as well as tributes from
his friends and fellow comedians, it is curated to encompass everything
about Jeremy that fans adored. Edited by Katie Barlow and David Tyler,
Jeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes is wise, daft, outrageous, personal and,
above all, very funny: like Jeremy himself. 'Ground-breakingly
brilliant, off-the-register funny' JACK DEE 'A one-off.
Part
genius, part naughty schoolboy' SANDI TOKSVIG 'Unfussy, unshowy,
principled, self-deprecating, hugely loved and admired by his fellow
comedians and funnier than the lot of us put together' RORY BREMNER
Jeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes : words, wit, wisdom, one-liners and rants - Jeremy Hardy
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