John Sparkes
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Emerging from a banking and teaching background in Swansea, he shifted to comedy in the 1980s, relocating to London and joining the cabaret scene alongside Alexei Sayle, Jo Brand, Paul Merton and Rik Mayall. Early television work featured the geeky poet Siadwel in the sketch series Naked Video and the BBC Radio 4 programme Bodgers, Banks & Sparkes, while his involvement in Channel 4’s Absolutely h…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
