Dave Spikey
| Dave Spikey | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Gordon Bramwell |
| Born |
6 October 1951 Farnworth, Lancashire, England |
| Medium | Actor, comedian, writer, producer, broadcaster |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Genres | Stand-up |
| Spouse | Kathleen Kenyon |
| Notable works and roles |
That Peter Kay Thing (2000) Phoenix Nights (2001–02) Dead Man Weds (2005) |
| Website | davespikey |
Dave Spikey (born David Gordon Bramwell on 6 October 1951) is an English comedian, actor, writer and film producer.
Born in 1951 in Farnworth, Lancashire, Spikey spent his early career working as a biomedical scientist in the haematology laboratory at Bolton General Hospital. It was during this period in the 1980s that Spikey scripted and performed in a number of amateur pantomimes with a group of like-minded health workers called the Bolton Health Performers.
In 1992, Spikey was asked to form a double act with Rick Sykes, as purely a 'one-off' to support a popular musical duo called 'Intaglio'. Dave and Rick were known as Spikey and Sykey. The double act's most notable success came on Central TV's New Faces show. In 1993 he was voted "best up and coming comedian" by the Manchester Evening news.
He was the final host of UK gameshow Chain Letters in 1997, following on from Jeremy Beadle, Andrew O'Connor, Allan Stewart, Ted Robbins and Vince Henderson.
Spikey won the Best Newcomer award at the British Comedy Awards, and then co-wrote and starred in Phoenix Nights on Channel Four as Jerry St. Clair. In 2003, Spikey released his first DVD, The Overnight Success Tour. In late 2004, he wrote the ITV comedy-drama Dead Man Weds (2005), in which he also co-starred with Johnny Vegas.
In 2005, Spikey became one of the regular team captains on the comedy panel game, 8 Out of 10 Cats, leaving before the 2007 series. That year also saw the release of his second live DVD, Living the Dream.
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