{"product_id":"jeremy-hardy-speaks-volumes","title":"Jeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e''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.''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eJeremy 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 \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe News Quiz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, his legendary singing on \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSorry I Haven''t a Clue\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e or his hilarious monologues and sketches on the award-winning \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeremy Hardy Speaks to The Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeremy Hardy Feels It\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOften referred to as \u003cb\u003e''the comedian''s comedian''\u003c\/b\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a fitting celebration of this brilliant comedian. With an introduction from \u003cb\u003eJack Dee \u003c\/b\u003eand containing material from his stand-up to his radio monologues and political satire to the joyfully silly gems - and curated to encompass everything about Jeremy that fans adored -- \u003ci\u003eJeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ewise, daft, outrageous, personal and, above all, very funny: like Jeremy himself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Ground-breakingly brilliant, off-the-register funny'' JACK DEE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A one-off. Part genius, part naughty schoolboy'' SANDI TOKSVIG\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Unfussy, unshowy, principled, self-deprecating, hugely loved and admired by his fellow comedians and funnier than the lot of us put together'' RORY BREMNER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315694969214,"sku":"NW9781529300369","price":12.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529300369.jpg?v=1778593953","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/jeremy-hardy-speaks-volumes","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}