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Grand finale with a saxophone!
Jimmy Cricket ended the second leg of a tour of Northern Ireland in some style. The entertainer had been touring the province along with popular showband Clubsound. The tour was organised in two parts, with the first back in early March … Continue reading
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Joining bid to save local pavilion
Top entertainer Jimmy Cricket has thrown his weight behind saving a local theatre. The famous Irish comedian told Ipswich Star and East Anglian Daily Times journalist Wayne Savage he had sent an email in support of Felixstowe’s Spa Pavilion. In an … Continue reading
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Flying visit to appear on radio show
Jimmy Cricket made a flying visit to Northern Ireland to appear on a show hosted by a fellow Northern Irish entertainer. The Rochdale-based funnyman featured on the BBC Radio Ulster programme, It’s William Caulfield, So It Is, hosted by the eponymous impressionist and … Continue reading
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Emmerdale star also in panto cast
An actor from Emmerdale will also be in the pantomime which Jimmy Cricket is headlining at Christmas. More details have been released of the panto which runs at the Forum Theatre in Billingham, near Middlesbrough, from the afternoon of Saturday 7 December (commencing at 1.30pm) to … Continue reading
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Putting in some overtime!
Jimmy Cricket found the time to fit in an extra performance during a recent trip to Northern Ireland. He was in the province for the second leg of a tour with the showband, Clubsound, and ended up headlining a show at … Continue reading
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C’mere til I tell you…
Jimmy Cricket has been getting more media attention back in his native Northern Ireland. An article (above) in this week’s edition of the Mid Ulster Mail, written by journalist Gillian McDade, featured the well-known comedian being awarded a plaque by the … Continue reading
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Honoured on return to birthplace
Jimmy Cricket received a special honour on a recent return to the place of his birth. The famous entertainer was awarded a plaque by the chairman of Cookstown council, Cllr Tony Quinn, in tribute to him as one of the Northern Irish … Continue reading
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Maloney’s Big Moment
A newspaper story about a Spanish coastal town electing an English ex-pat as its mayor inspired top entertainer Jimmy Cricket to write a new radio play. And Maloney’s Big Moment got its first public showing in front of a live audience at St … Continue reading
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Where will Jimmy be at Christmas?
Jimmy Cricket will be headlining the 2013 Christmas panto at the Forum Theatre in Billingham, just outside the city of Middlesbrough. The Irish entertainer will be playing the role of Muddles in a version of Snow White and the seven Dwarves. … Continue reading
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Irish legend and free Irish food!
Irish legend Jimmy Cricket was the star act at a recent Gala evening run by the Mansfield and Dukeries Irish Association. The entertainment was organised by Nigel Scott and his hard-working committee and the compere for the evening was Gerry Molumby. Acts … Continue reading
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