Phoenix Nights star Dave Spikey heads for Halifax
The performer, whose TV credits include Phoenix Nights and Eight out of Ten Cats,will be bringing his biographical show Juggling on a Motorbike to the Victoria Theatre on Thursday, November 29.
Dave Spikey had been working in the NHS for 19 years as a biomedical scientist when in 1987 someone uttered the immortal words, “You’re really funny, you should be a comedian” and for some reason, he took them seriously.
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Hide AdOnly a few short months later he was crowned the winner of the national talent show Stairway to the Stars. Larry Grayson, one of the judges, told him that it was a close run thing on the night but what clinched the award for Dave was his routine about a juggler on a motorbike.
Fast forward 13 years to Friday October 13 2000 - the day Dave switched off his microscope for the last time in the haematology laboratory. The following Monday he found himself sitting on a rain-swept local car park dressed as a giant berry!
He often reflects that maybe none of this would have happened and he might still be looking down his microscope today if it wasn’t for the juggler on a motorbike.
Multi award-winning Dave Spikey is one of the most sought-after comedy talents in the UK today. With a career spanning two decades, he has numerous TV appearances to his name as a stand-up comedian, presenter and actor - and behind the screens, as an acclaimed comedy writer.
Tickets are available from www.victoriatheatre.co.uk or by calling the Box Office on 01422 351158.