Comedian Jimmy Cricket dies aged 80
A lot of people today talking about an awful person who died but i want to make everyone aware of a good person who died: Northern Irish comedian Jimmy Cricket, who you should all look up if you don’t know. 10/10 all around wife guy, dad, granddad, and just a generally solid person
madeline odent149lads if you’re here because you’re American and you don’t know who the awful person was and you’re trying to guess please consider that you’ve missed the entire point of this post, where i am remembering a dear friend’s father-in-law instead
Roy Lonergan49Lovely piece in the Irish Times. “Comedian Jimmy Cricket asked for the last rites twice, “almost like he asked for an encore”, before his death at the age of 80, his son, Fr Frankie Mulgrew, has said.” www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026...
Models Ex Inferis18No! That's sad. I will forever remember the "L" and "R" on his Wellies... On the wrong feet! He was hilarious, always made me laugh! RIP Jimmy.
Marcus Hill15Of a generation of comedians for whom punching down was the norm and who never did.
Julia11Also Monty Roberts, the horse whisperer who brought a gentle way of working with horses to the world
Itsalladeepend11Here's a somewhat vintage clip, not sure what year it's from some time in the late 80's I expect. One of his trademarks was his wellington boots marked L and R but on the opposite to what they should be.
Chris Boyd9i do like an all around wife guy, and my wellies had L and R on them because of him specifically
Mat Bowles (He/Þei)5He did the summer season where I grew up once, my grandparents took me for my birthday (this was normal for pre-teen me) and he was genuinely lovely He got his start as a Butlin's Redcoat and worked his way up RIP Jimmy Cricket
Sadly, there will be no ‘more’. We are heartbroken at TPTV to hear that we have lost another dear friend of the channel, Jimmy Cricket. A very lovely and funny man who kept audiences in stiches when he appeared on stage at our festivals. A true comedy legend. Thanks for all the laughs Jimmy.
Anna Cale1I loved meeting him backstage at the Hebden Bridge event last year, he was an absolute gentleman ❤️.
melody-fair.bsky.social1RIP. A great friend to TPTV and a regular at your roadshows. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
mitchraf.bsky.social1My work colleague told me he lived in his area in Rochdale and his daughter recently sang at their cricket club.
Graeme Swanson15Like a lot of these old school comics I didn't like what they did or at least thought I didn't until I saw it live and you realised they were very very good at it. All the cliches of "working the room" and the timing that you can't get unless you've done it a thousand times were true.
dawse3Met Jimmy after a local Christmas panto. Afterwards he mingled with the audience, had a lovely chat with my fam, posed for a pic and wrote us a Christmas card! Lovely fella. RIP.
I've logged in twice today. First time, I saw Rod Liddle had died. Then Jimmy Cricket. I'm torn over this new found power.
Wurz16One more time Lee.. and really concentrate on the next one
Lee Hurley13Honestly didn't think I'd be seeing this many people with hitlists by the time I hit my 50s, but yet here we are... No judgement, I get it. (did I get another one?)
elrondcupboard.bsky.social7DEATH SKEET The Manga gripping the nation
Dominie Leigh 4Maybe it alternates between bad and good. Try it one more time, for science
Bob of Bobington3Maybe you should create a Truth Social account…
SoMrHarris3Have you seen the list of TERFs mourning him? So much for protecting women and children eh? bsky.app/profile/somr...
No, it's a fucking joyous day. What IS sad is that Jimmy Cricket died today.
NikkiJay is making Shards Of A God1We've both made the same joke in our profiles!
Dan Howells1He battered his pregnant Mrs. Why do these paycothaths think people should forget that?
Royston1Shame the football’s not on. Could have a minute’s silence for the pregnant woman-beater.
Leftback1Awww, I knew Jimmy Cricket from TV shows as a kid. That's really sad. Just looked at his wiki - no controversies, solid family man. He'll be missed by many, and my condolences to his family. My eulogy for the other bloke is on my timeline. In several parts.
Is it wrong to say that I didn't know he was still alive? RIP Jimmy Cricket! 80 years is a good innings.
Binary Dinosaurs2Funny bloke. If he was on a show on’t telly we’d always watch. RIP.
craigk328.bsky.social1Saw him in my neck of the woods 3 years ago at sum Jubilee show!same, he had same act as he had on TV when I was 8!I was 43 wen I saw him then!! He was flogging dvds in the aisle, bless him
Twan1I heard him a year or two ago on Richard Herring’s podcast and he was a good laugh
