Best Of British Variety 2009

Cannon and Ball, Tom O’Connor, Bucks Fizz, Norman Collier, Ray Alan and Lord Charles, & Faith Brown

Cannon and Ball return to the 2009 tour as a result of huge public demand. Their popularity continues to grow and with a career now spanning over 40 years, they have truly earned their place as one of the greatest comedy duos of all time.

Tom O’Connor is one of the nation’s best loved television hosts. He made his name hosting shows such as “Tom O’Connor”, “Wednesday At Eight”, “Night Out At The London Casino”, “London Night Out” & “The Tom O’Connor Show”. He quickly became one of the UK’s favourite entertainers and comedians.

Bucks Fizz, sold 9 million singles and spent 150 weeks in the UK charts between 1981 and 1988. The band notched up 11 top 20 hits which included 7 top 10 singles, such as “If You Can’t Stand The Heat” and “Now Those Days Are Gone”. They topped the charts 3 times, with “The Land Of Make Believe”, “My Camera Never Lies” & the Eurovision winning song, “Making Your Mind Up”.

Norman Collier has spent five decades in show business and has appeared alongside stars such as Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey and Johnny Mathis. He has entertained The Queen at The Royal Variety Performance for which he received a standing ovation.

Acclaimed as one of the greatest ventriloquists of all time Ray Alan joins this tour with familiar sidekick, the puppet, Lord Charles. Ray Alan and Lord Charles made their TV debut on BBC’s “The Good Old Days” a show for which Ray Alan held a record number of appearances.

Actress, singer, comedian and impressionist Faith Brown is well noted for her versatility. She launched her career on “Who Do You Do” in 1975 and Ken Dodd's “World of Laughter” in ‘76. In 1980 Brown presented her own show “The Faith Brown Chat Show”. In 1996, Brown appeared in Brookside, toured the UK in a production of Summer Holiday, alongside Darren Day. She also appeared in the sixth series of “I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!”

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