Jimmy Cricket has revealed his favourite books.
The famous Irish comedian gave his selection in the “My Six Best Books” feature in the Daily Express national newspaper.
They include A Journey by Tony Blair and Richard Llewellyn’s How Green Was My Valley.
Also among the picks is Does God LOL? written by Jimmy’s son Frankie Mulgrew and which will be published in July.
Frankie was a comedian but is now training to be a priest and is due to be ordained this summer.
Jimmy Cricket is to feature in a memorial concert to the late, great Northern Ireland comedy legend Frank Carson.
Frank sadly passed away at the start of 2012 and the fitting tribute will be held at the Grand Opera House in Belfast on Thursday 28 February, just over a year after his death. 
The hosts for the charity gala will be James Nesbitt, Patrick Kielty, Lenny Henry and Gloria Hunniford.
Entertainer Jimmy, who was also born in Northern Ireland, will pay his own personal tribute alongside a cast which includes Roy Walker, Dana, Dennis Taylor, Barry McGuigan, Kiki Dee, Pat Jennings and Dame Mary Peters to name just a few of the celebrated personalities who will take part in this gala evening.
Frank Carson’s family had always planned to hold a concert to commemorate Frank’s life and have asked producer Ian Dougan to put this event together.
Proceeds from the show will benefit two of Frank’s favourite charities – the Integrated Education Fund and CLIC Sargent’s Northern Ireland Homes from Home Appeal.
Jimmy says: “I am honoured to have been asked to participate in this show. I expect the event to be a tremendous celebration of Frank’s life, remembering his outstanding contribution to the world of entertainment.”
The TV Times feature was written to promote Jimmy Cricket’s series, And There’s More, which was broadcast on ITV
This magazine feature provides a nostalgic glimpse into Jimmy Cricket’s past.
One of Jimmy’s ‘Friends’ on Facebook called Tom Stamp posted the attached picture of an article – entitled Clean fun – that’s Cricket’s pitch – which was published in the TV Times in the 1980s.
It was written to advertise and promote Jimmy’s series, And There’s More, which was produced by Central Television and broadcast on ITV between 1985 and 1989.
Jimmy says: “This is a real bit of nostalgia for me – where have all the years gone?!”
Jimmy Cricket was joined by a host of fellow comedians as he appeared in a new TV comedy series.
The Irish entertainer featured in the second episode of Sky1′s John Bishop’s Only Joking which is broadcast every Friday.
Jason Manford, Mick Miller, Jason Byrne, Tiffany Stevenson and Tom O’Connor, plus television presenter Davina McCall and former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton also appeared on the show telling their favourite jokes.
There has been some good feedback from Jimmy’s appearance, both on his Twitter feed and on his Facebook page.
He also appears in episodes three, four, five, six, seven and nine of the series which is fronted by Liverpool funnyman John Bishop.
Watch a trailer to the show at http://sky1.sky.com/john-bishops-only-joking/john-bishops-only-joking-trailer and find out more information at http://sky1.sky.com/sky1hd-shows/john-bishops-only-joking
Jimmy Cricket’s imminent visit to Leicester has clearly got the local press excited.
The Leicester Mercury has described the Irish funnyman as a “comedy legend…whose material is timeless”.
A feature written by reporter Gemma Collins appeared in Thursday’s edition of the newspaper and previews Jimmy’s appearance at next month’s Leicester Comedy Festival.
His show is on the afternoon of Saturday 23 February with a 2.15pm start. All tickets cost just £10.
John Bishop’s new TV comedy series, which features your favourite funnyman Jimmy Cricket, begins this week.
The first episode of Sky1’s John Bishop’s Only Joking is at 8.30pm (GMT) on Friday (11 January) – but you won’t see famous Irish comedian Jimmy until the second week.
Jimmy also appears in episodes three, four, five, six, seven and nine.
Watch a trailer to the show at http://sky1.sky.com/john-bishops-only-joking/john-bishops-only-joking-trailer and find out more information at http://sky1.sky.com/sky1hd-shows/john-bishops-only-joking
“I really enjoyed recording this show with John Bishop,” says Jimmy. “I especially liked the nice touch that John went to when he sent me a note of thanks and reminded me of our last meeting on a beach over in Turkey!
“This was a few years ago when John was just starting out on his comedy career and I was in the resort where he was appearing at one of the local hotels.
“John was walking along the beach with his family and he bumped into me and I wished him all the very best with his career.
“John wrote in his note to me on the day of the recording of the Sky1 show: ‘Jimmy, great to have you on the show – it’s a long way from a holiday in Turkey!! Cheers John.’”
Jimmy says he is thrilled to be part of this new and exciting comedy series which is targeted at family viewing.
He adds: “I think it is great that not only do they have a great line-up of comedians – including an attractive mix of young comedians and legends such as Jason Manford and Tom O’Connor – but there is a nice twist that other celebrities and members of the public have also been filmed telling their favourite joke.
“The show deserves nothing but success.”
Jimmy Cricket already has an exciting 2013 lined up.
And you can see him live on stage at a nearby venue – or on television.
Highlights of the coming year include:
– Appearing in Sky1’s new comedy series called John Bishop’s Only Joking, scheduled for January and February
– A return to the open seas as he is making an appearance on P&O’s Aurora cruise ship where he will feature in a leg of the ship’s world cruise during February between Honolulu, the southern-most major US city, and Papeete, capital of French Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean
– Featuring in a tour of Northern Ireland with the legendary comic showband, Clubsound – this show has proved so popular that the tour’s promoter has had to arrange a second leg!
– Headlining a national Music Hall Tour, which will visit places such as Nottingham, Cardiff, Ipswich and Tunbridge Wells to name just a few
– Appearing at Dave’s Comedy Festival in Leicester during February
– Headlining the summer season show at the Princess Theatre in Hunstanton, Norfolk, over the main six-week holiday period
– Continuing to tour with his Value for a Tenner show, with dates at Bathgate, New Brighton, Whitley Bay and Bungay already lined up for next year