Mike Doyle (comedian)
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Mike Doyle is a Welsh comedian, vocalist and broadcaster born in Carmarthen
, but he is now based in Bridgend
. Doyle made his debut television back in 1988, winning the BBC
's Opportunity Knocks.
Mike has done many pantomimes and standup comedy shows including his very own televised series "The Mike Doyle Show" which aired on HTV
(ITV Wales) in 2002. Mike has also done some work for BBC Radio Wales
, 106.3 Bridge FM
, 102.1 Bay Radio and Trade Centre Wales
.
Mike has also presented a televised gameshow called The Lyrics Game for the BBC
back in 2004.
He has also appeared in West End
shows including playing the Big Bopper in Buddy and playing Vince Fontaine in Grease
. He released an album, Every Word, in 1999.
At the moment he has his own show on 102.1 Bay Radio on Sunday morning between 9-10am, a show on 106.3 Bridge FM
and is the voice of 'Trevor' in the Trade Centre Wales
Car Adverts.
Mike's current single has been released to help raise money for Cardiff Institute for the Blind
. The single is entitled What Colour is the Wind?.
Carmarthen
Carmarthen is a community in, and the county town of, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is sited on the River Towy north of its mouth at Carmarthen Bay. In 2001, the population was 14,648....
, but he is now based in Bridgend
Bridgend
Bridgend is a town in the Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of the capital, Cardiff. The river crossed by the original bridge, which gave the town its name, is the River Ogmore but the River Ewenny also passes to the south of the town...
. Doyle made his debut television back in 1988, winning the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Opportunity Knocks.
Mike has done many pantomimes and standup comedy shows including his very own televised series "The Mike Doyle Show" which aired on HTV
HTV
HTV, now legally known as ITV Wales & West, is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England, which operated from studios in Cardiff and Bristol. The company provided commercial television for the dual-region 'Wales and West' franchise, which it won from TWW in 1968...
(ITV Wales) in 2002. Mike has also done some work for BBC Radio Wales
BBC Radio Wales
BBC Radio Wales is the BBC's national radio station broadcasting to Wales in the English language. Operated by BBC Wales, it began broadcasting on 12 November 1978 following the demise of the old "Radio 4 Wales" when BBC Radio 4 became a national network and moved from medium wave to long wave...
, 106.3 Bridge FM
106.3 Bridge FM
Bridge FM is the local commercial radio station broadcasting in south Wales' Bridgend County Borough and the surrounding areas on a frequency of 106.3 MHz....
, 102.1 Bay Radio and Trade Centre Wales
Trade Centre Wales
The Trade Centre Wales is a used car sales company located in Neath, Wales just off the M4. The claim that they are the suppliers of 'Probably the UKs Cheapest Cars'.-£5k Fine, Bald Tyre - Court Proceeding:...
.
Mike has also presented a televised gameshow called The Lyrics Game for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
back in 2004.
He has also appeared in West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
shows including playing the Big Bopper in Buddy and playing Vince Fontaine in Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
. He released an album, Every Word, in 1999.
At the moment he has his own show on 102.1 Bay Radio on Sunday morning between 9-10am, a show on 106.3 Bridge FM
106.3 Bridge FM
Bridge FM is the local commercial radio station broadcasting in south Wales' Bridgend County Borough and the surrounding areas on a frequency of 106.3 MHz....
and is the voice of 'Trevor' in the Trade Centre Wales
Trade Centre Wales
The Trade Centre Wales is a used car sales company located in Neath, Wales just off the M4. The claim that they are the suppliers of 'Probably the UKs Cheapest Cars'.-£5k Fine, Bald Tyre - Court Proceeding:...
Car Adverts.
Mike's current single has been released to help raise money for Cardiff Institute for the Blind
Cardiff institute for the blind
Cardiff Institute for the Blind is Cardiff's oldest charity, founded in 1865 and offering support to visually impaired residents of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.- History of CIB :...
. The single is entitled What Colour is the Wind?.