Dave Spikey

Dave Spikey (born as David G. Bramwell, on 6 October 1951 in Farnworth, England) is an English comedian based in Chorley, 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 199... more

Dave Spikey (born as David G. Bramwell, on 6 October 1951 in Farnworth, England) is an English comedian based in Chorley, 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. A turning point came one summer Sunday evening in 1993 when Spikey got a phone call to see if 'he could get to Blackpool in half an hour'. Cannon and Ball were appearing at The Opera House and they needed a compere immediately. He was the last host of UK gameshow Chain Letters in 1997, following... less