With a little help from my friends…
Jimmy with Linda, Phil, May, Gloria, Eric and Linda
Jimmy Cricket arranged a post-Christmas get-together for friends who have helped him a lot during the past 12 months.
The famous Irish comedian and his wife May invited the trio and their wives along to a local carvery restaurant in his hometown of Rochdale.
They included Phil Collinge, who is an excellent and experienced producer for an independent radio production company called Made in Manchester. He is working currently on a documentary about the history of comedy for BBC Radio and, guess what, Jimmy has already been interviewed for the series!
Eric Devereaux, who had one of the finest reputations on the Manchester club scene for his compere skills and his crooning abilities, has been helping Jimmy with his monthly JAM nights in Rochdale, which have been a huge success.
And Tony has been the main technical support for the JAM nights, where performers could come along and test out their repertoire in front of a warm and receptive audience.
Jimmy said: “I used the meal as a gesture of my gratitude and thought the pictures have turned out really well!”
Jimmy with Phil, May, Eric, Tony, Linda and Gloria