After Dinner Speakers: Jim Tavare, Mike Brearley, Hazel O'Connor

Jim's unique brand of humour have landed him appearances on three Royal Variety Performances. Prince Charles favourite comedian In December he entertained Prince Charles, his sons and personal staff at The Ritz then in June 2000 the Prince and Camilla Parker Bowles invited him to perform at Highgrove for the King Of Greece' 60th birthday. Among the guests were HM The Queen and thirteen crowned heads of Europe! Disillusioned with career as orchestral bass player a friend suggested he move from the pit to The Comedy Store. Five years later..... In the USA his act caught the attention of Hollywood script writers after an appearance at the Montreal Comedy festival. An episode of Wings (NBC/Paramount) was subsequently written around Jim's act. His profile in the States has been further established by appearances on Evening At The Improv, Carolines Comedy Hour, Showtime Montreal Gala, and Just For Laughs. In 1997/98 He appeared in 26 episodes of The Comedy Network (Channel 5). Jim was then signed up to do his very own series with Channel 5 -'The Jim Tavaré Show' which was nominated for a Montreaux Golden Rose award in 1999. The series is also shown in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. In 1995 Jim and Bassie starred in their own BBC2 comedy series Jim Tavaré Pictures Presents... In 2001 he starts work on a new sketch show called Walking With Diana Dors.