Background
Born and bred in Liverpool. The son of a magician / ventriloquist who once worked with the Beatles, John grew up loving tales of show business and collecting jokes.
At the age of 20 he became Britain's first-ever Government sponsored comedian. He was awarded £40 per week under the Enterprise Allowance Scheme. Awards followed awards for John and he was chosen as ‘Comedian of the Year' by the readers of The Liverpool Echo Newspaper.
Sport figures highly in John's life. For a couple of seasons he was the regular host at Liverpool FC for the club sponsors Carlsberg, and from time to time can still be seen hosting penalty "shoot-out" competitions on the pitch at half time, gaining roars of laughter from 45,000 people!
John is a keen supporter of Colwyn Bay Football Club, and until recently was the club's Vice-President.
Recently, John also appeared at two Frank Warren promoted World Championship Boxing matches.
John often appears at some of the greatest hotels in Britain such as The Dorchester and The Savoy, to name just two.
