Comedian and actor from Crouch End in London. As a promoter he successfully promoted (from 1981 with Pete Graham) "Downstairs at the Kings Head" in Crouch End which still runs today, and did compère many of the shows himself until respiratory problems irritated by the smoky atmosphere of the venue prompted him to retire. He also contributed sketches to Alexei Sayle's Stuff and was seen as an actor in ITV soap Emmerdale playing Barney Chugspoke.