Alex Klineberg

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Apr 17, 2015, 12:12 AM

Roister Doister (Resurrecting The First English Comedy).

Ralph Rositer Doister is the earliest surviving English comedy. Written by Nicholas Udall (1504 -1556), a cleric and schoolmaster who was removed from his post at Eton on a buggery charge. The buggery laws were new and punishable by...

Mar 31, 2015, 10:18 PM

Bowie’s Piano Man. (The Aspiring Rabbi Who Became A Rock Icon)

Mike Garson wanted to become a Rabbi. Instead he became one of the world’s most renowned pianists. He made his name collaborating with David Bowie on some of his most famous songs. His most notable contribution was the piano...

Jan 28, 2015, 11:53 PM

George Galloway And The Jews (What Could Go Wrong?)

The BBC’s Question Time is a uniquely British institution. An air of genteel menace prevails on a Thursday evening, as politicians, journalists and ill advised celebrities take questions from audiences up and down the country. They have no idea...

Jan 18, 2015, 4:10 PM

Who Is Dieudonne?

Dieudonne, the French comedian and controversialist, came to our attention on account of his quenelle gesture. It is essentially an inverted Nazi salute. In 2012 he made a film called The Anti-Semite, which is a relentless, incoherent attack on the...

Jan 11, 2015, 2:16 PM

The Death Of Satire

Stewart Lee is rapidly becoming the elder -- or middle aged -- statesman of comedy in Britain. He’s been on the scene for over two decades, but he's only managed to earn a decent living in recent years. Now he...

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About Me

Alex runs a literary events program for Elior in the UK. He is fond of angry people who are funny. Currently Alex is writing a book about the murder of Thomas Overbury.