Our Jimmy heads to Braid centre

IT IS 36 years since the legendary Ulster comic James Young died, however his material and characters are still packing audiences into theatres around Northern Ireland through the hugely-popular Our Jimmy shows created by comedian William Caulfield.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Mar 2010, 11:32 BST
Updated 9th Mar 2010, 15:27 BST

The latest version of this hilarious and highly-acclaimed tribute to the late James Young tours Northern Ireland over the next few months, starting at Belfast’s Grand Opera House. Since William created Our Jimmy 10 years ago, his stage show has been enjoyed by tens of thousands of theatre-goers and recorded for a television special by BBC Northern Ireland. It became one of Northern Ireland’s most popular and fastest-selling series of shows of the last decade.

Our Jimmy is packed with the sketches, songs and monologues which made James Young one of Northern Ireland’s best-loved entertainers. Over the coming weeks, audiences province-wide will have the opportunity to see the latest incarnation of this hilarious stage show and enjoy the ‘craic’ of the familiar characters that James Young created including, Lily O’Condriac, wee Sammy the Schoolboy, Derek the window cleaner, the Factory Girl, the ever-drunk Willie Simpson, Emily Beattie, Orange Lily, Billy Hulk and Aunt Sarah.

You can see Our Jimmy at the Braid Arts Centre, Ballymena on Friday, March 19, for one night only. To book telephone: 2563 5900 or via the website www.thebraid.com.

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