RIP Jimmy Cricket

[George 1978]

And there's more... (sorry, I couldn't resist!)

Jimmy Cricket also did one series of Border TV's Joke Machine (Stu Francis, The Krankies and Basil Brush did the other three). He also did a series for BBC Radio 2 called Jimmy's Cricket Team which was heard on Saturday afternoons.
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[George 1978]

Ladies and gentlemen, c'mere... (That just happens to be "Northern Irish" for Come Here, by the way)...

As I try to put a (Northern) Ireland accent on while I am writing this, I am very sorry to say that one of Northern Ireland's finest comedians and entertainers after Dennis...

[George 1978]

I briefly mentioned Bill Oddie's passing as a footnote in Ronnie le Drew's obituary thread, and as Heather mentioned in that thread, why don't I do one for Oddie? And so, here it is. Bill Oddie, comedian, actor, and birdwatcher has died at the age of 85.

I suppose growing up in the 1980s...

[George 1978]

I always think of her as a female version of Rod Stewart because of her slightly deep and gruff voice, and just like pop stars of her genre, one never thinks of them as growing old.

I know that Bobby Davro did a parody of her for one of his TVS specials in the late 1980s.

[George 1978]

That could easily be arranged, Heather... ...

[George 1978]

I feel sorry for puppeteers when the puppet that they happen to be working with often gets more prominence on TV shows rather than they do (David Claridge who graduated from Mooncat to Roland Rat is a fine example of this), not to mention having to crouch down behind a desk so that they cannot be seen;...

[George 1978]

Matilda the Musical at the Norwich Theatre Royal this year.

Back to the Future the Musical at the Plymouth Theatre Royal next year!...