In Praise of ... Bobby Thompson

Comedy, Brit Grit, The North, Bobby Thompson.

Caricature of The Little Waster by Paul Hutchinson

‘Robert Michael "Bobby" Thompson (18 November 1911 – 16 April 1988) was a stand-up comedian, actor and entertainer from Penshaw, County Durham. Although he was raised in Penshaw, he also lived in Great Lumley and Barley Mow, near Chester-le-Street, later moving to Whitley Bay.’