Sat 31 OctDoors 18:30
Comedy Night with Roy Walker @ Edge Arts Centre, 31st October 2026
The Edge Arts Centre · Much Wenlock
A special night of comedy with Roy Walker, Dominic Woodward and Ian Crawford cutlery expert (played by Jim Judge). Roy Walker, well known to TV viewers through the ITV game show ‘Catchphrase’, has emerged as one of the driest comedians in Britain today. His lugubrious style of humour, his dead-pan expression and his approach to entertaining have paid handsome dividends. His casual line in patter has endeared him to audiences all over the country. ‘To be honest, when I am on stage, I’m just being myself,’ he admits. ‘I tried all the quick-fire, clever stuff when I started out in the business; but my Irish accent was such that no one could understand me. I had to slow down my delivery and the style just developed from there’. Roy broke through to national prominence in 1977 when he recorded the highest marks ever given to a comedian on television’s New Faces talent show. It was the start of a television career that has seen him starring in many major TV variety shows. In 1987 Roy hosted his first series of Catchphrase which went on to become a very popular and high-rating addition to the ITV Network scheduling each year. More recently it has also been screened on Chal...
From £17.60including booking fee
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