Alfie Joey

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Alfie Joey
Alfie Joey in 2011.jpg
Joey in 2011
Born
Peterlee, County Durham [1]
Alma materMiddlesex University

Alfie Joey is a British writer, comic and artist/cartoonist. He hosted the breakfast show on BBC Radio Newcastle from 2009, until 28 October 2022. [2]

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Career

Alfie Joey hosted the breakfast show on BBC Radio Newcastle from 2009, until his last show on 28 October 2022. [2] On television, he played Vic Reeves’ doctor in the sitcom 'Hebburn'. [ citation needed ]

Joey appeared in all seven series of 'Ideal', a BBC sitcom which also starred Johnny Vegas. He is also one half of the comedy impressionist double act The Mimic Men with Cal Halbert.[ citation needed ]

Joey returned to Edinburgh in 2011 with his new one man comedy musical, 'Monopolise' which did a short tour of North East theatres and the Liverpool comedy festival. [3] In 2015, at the North east comedy festival, Jesterval, he began performing in a double act, The Mimic Men, alongside Britain's Got Talent impressionist Cal Halbert. [4]

He appeared in the first two series on Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music on BBC Radio 4 with Robin Ince, first broadcast in 2004 and 2005.

He is a lifelong Sunderland A.F.C. fan. [5] In 2018, Joey appeared in episode 6 of Sunderland 'Til I Die, a Netflix web-series about Sunderland AFC.

He has written and illustrated several books for children, including 'The Last Coal Miner'.

Awards

Joey was nominated Best Compère at the 2006 Chortle Awards. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "BBC - Tyne - Profile: Alfie Joey". BBC News. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  2. 1 2 "BBC Newcastle radio presenter signs off last broadcast with emotional scenes - see the moment here". The Northern Echo. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Monopolise!". monopolise.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cal Halbert (Mimic Men)". Cal Halbert. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Art: BBC Radio Newcastle presenter Alfie Joey draws on life's experience". 13 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
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