Jimmy Whobblers was a beloved television and stage comedian who conquered the light entertainment scene of the mid to late 80s. Despite never garnering celebrity, he was known best as the host of "Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy a Man After Midnight", a mid morning quiz/gregorian role play/quiz trivia show), Jimmy's big break came in the form of "Can't Wink, Won't Wink", a Thursday late night Tiddlywinks sports gossip and game show, where members of the public and professional winkers would answer questions and discuss the modern game that aired on the radio. Whobblers intrigued as much as he entertained the nation - though never more than a few dozen at a time (if that). Unfortunately, he died in 2008 or 2009, during the filming of his ill fated "An Audience With..." pilot that was never picked up. Thankfully, a holographic record of his persona and performance will be presented through his son in law Marty Bright at this year's Edinburgh Festival. Get Tickets

@danaksegal: "so funny sometimes its hard to keep up... an ode to the art form itself" (link)

☆☆☆☆☆ - "Richard Hanrahan gives us the working man’s club superstar we’ve been waiting for... a character so incredibly silly, funny and loose that it comes close to Partridge levels of comedic genius". Lovely and first review for the show from the institution formerly known as TV Bomb. Take a look at the full review here.

The "In Case You Missed It" series asks comedians to watch and report back on a series, show or special that they've not seen before. I decided to write about Hi-De-Hi as it sort of fit into research about the character I was working on at the time, Jimmy Whobbers. You can also read the version I didn't publish...