6 Friday, July 3, 2009
Frank’s next
Street star!
COMEDIAN and Midlands
funny man Frank Skinner
BY JOHN EDDEN
has been named as the
His prolific career to date has
next recipient of a Broad
also seen him attain three number
Street Walk of Star one hits with the football anthem
It follows an earlier presentation
‘Three Lions’, alongside David
to Baggies legend Tony Brown.
Baddiel and The Lightning Seeds;
Frank performed his first stand-
star in the hit West End show ‘Art’
up gig in December 1987 and, only
in 1999; and publish his first book,
four years later in 1991, went on to
Frank Skinner, which became the
win the prestigious Perrier Award
top selling entertainment autobiog-
at the Edinburgh Festival.
raphy of 2002, with a total of 46
During the mid 90s Frank sold- weeks spent in The Sunday Times
out two UK tours, the second of Bestsellers list.
which, in 1997, closed to a world Frank returned to live stand-up
record breaking packed house at in 2007 with his unique blend of
London’s Battersea Power Station. philosophical yet not for the faint-
He also established himself as a hearted humour. His third tour
leading name in television enter- sold-out 69 dates across the UK,
tainment, going on to star in a suc- including three nights at the NIA.
cession of smash hit comedy shows, Frank said “It’s a fantastic hon-
including Fantasy Football, The our. To be honest, it won’t be the
Frank Skinner Show, and Baddiel first time I've been flat on the pave-
and Skinner Unplanned. ment in Broad Street.”


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