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Former Chief Biomedical Scientist in Haematology at The Royal Bolton Hospital - and co-star/co-creator of Phoenix Nights is back, on DVD.

Dave Spikey - Living The Dream

“When I was ten I saw two dogs doing it. My mum told me they were dancing! The first school disco I went to I got expelled” - Dave Spikey.

Dave Spikey is back – the stand-up comedy sensation and co-creator of Phoenix Nights - with Peter Kay - returns to the home entertainment arena this autumn with Living The Dream, a spellbinding stand up show, guaranteed to split your sides and get you gasping for breath! The DVD also includes Chasing The Dream - a special documentary feature which sees Dave take the viewer on a nostalgic journey through the club scene.

Following the huge success of his 2003 'Overnight Success Tour' and best-selling live DVD, his recent performance on Comic Aid, alongside the likes of Eddie Izzard and Lee Evans, and his recent tour, Spikey proves that his wit is as sharp as ever during this latest hilarious offering that was filmed at the Oldham Coliseum earlier this year.

'Chorley’s Face of Culture'

The multi-faceted career of 'Chorley’s Face of Culture' has seen Dave Spikey win accolades for That Peter Kay Thing and Phoenix Nights, both of which he co-wrote with Peter Kay - his portrayal of Jerry 'The Saint' St Clair, the long suffering compere in Phoenix Nights is recognised as a comedic highpoint.

Dead Man Weds, the ITV sitcom written by Dave where he played newspaper editor Gordon Garden, alongside Johnny Vegas and his most recent tv appearances
as Team Captain on the Channel 4 show , have made him Eight Out of Ten Cats one of the most popular comedians on television. And if that is not enough – he is currently working on his next television projects; Magnolia, a comedy drama about a small firm of painters and decorators and Footballers Lives, a spoof documentary about a Sunday League Football team. He has recently filmed a trailer for this directed by the mighty Shane Meadows.

Here's what the critics have been saying about this medical man turned funny fella:

“Smart, unpretentious stand-up with the co-star of Phoenix Nights” - The Guardian
“A genuinely funny man” - The Standard
“Relaxed, visual and hilariously funny” - Time Out
“Inspired performance” - The Times

Bolton Wanderers

The Bolton Wanderers’ fan and former Scientist, turned award winning comic, writer, and face of National Vegetarian Week, began his stand-up and writing career when he was still working as Chief Biomedical Scientist in Haematology at The Royal Bolton Hospital - part of Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust. His versatility and appeal to different audiences was soon recognised and he famously once supported Max Boyce, Cannon and Ball, Jack Dee, Lee Evans and Eddie Izzard in the space of two weeks! - and returned to the lab in the day.

Now recognised as one of the UK’s most prolific comedy talents, Spikey has hung up his lab coat for good...

Living The Dream is out now on DVD.

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