Ep 486 – Looking Back on the Life of Jimmy Cricket

This week, we look back on the life and career of much-loved Irish comedian Jimmy Cricket, celebrating the man behind the famous catchphrases, welly boots and unmistakable comic charm.

From his early days in entertainment to becoming a familiar and cherished face on television and the live stage, we follow his life journey and get to know the man through warm and personal interviews with his wife, May, and their son Frankie, now a Catholic priest, discovering the family man behind the performer.

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