Mike Hayley is a comedian, impressionist, actor and writer. He starred alongside Shane Richie

Shane Richie

Shane Richie is an English actor, comedian, singer and media personality, known for his portrayal of the character Alfie Moon in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.-Early life and career beginnings:...

 in the BBC's sketch shows, Something For The Weekend (1989) and Up To Something (1990).

He and Alan Francis wrote the play Jeffrey Dahmer is Unwell, taking it to the Edinburgh Festival

Edinburgh Festival

The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place in Edinburgh, Scotland each summer, mostly in August...

 in 1995. He also co-presented The Emotional Collection at the Gilded Balloon with Rhona Cameron at the Edinburgh Festival before this.

He provided the voice of Colonel White in the CGI remake of Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet

Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet

Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet is a United Kingdom-produced computer-generated imagery action-adventure TV series which debuted in February 2005 as part of the Ministry of Mayhem on ITV....

and has had minor roles in several big budget films, including the 2000 film 102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians is a 2000 live-action film, produced by Walt Disney Pictures and starring Glenn Close as Cruella de Vil. It is the sequel to 101 Dalmatians, a live-action remake of the 1961 Disney animated feature of the same name. In the film, Cruella de Vil attempts to steal puppies for her...

, directed by Kevin Lima

Kevin Lima

Kevin Lima is an American film director who has directed a number of Disney films including his debut film A Goofy Movie in 1995, Tarzan, 102 Dalmatians, and Enchanted. He is married to Brenda Chapman, an animation Director at Pixar.-Life and career:Lima studied film and animation at the...

 as well as small budget films like 'The End Of The World' where he plays a man who causes the apocalypse. He has written material for Jasper Carrot.

He was a music teacher before his career in showbusiness, and has since worked with one of his former pupils, the Dio

Dio (band)

Dio was an American heavy metal band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, after he left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member, drummer Vinny Appice. Naming the band Dio made sense from a commercial...

 guitar virtuoso Rowan Robertson (Musician)

Rowan Robertson (musician)

Rowan Wingate Robertson , is an English rock guitarist, who currently plays for DC4. In the past he has played for AM Radio, Dio, VAST, and Violet's Demise...

, playing a character role in an instructional lead and solo guitar video called "Master Sessions with Rowan Robertson". Hayley plays "Roy Blows", an American silent-film comic who has travelled forward in time so he can learn how to play the electric guitar.

Hayley is one of the regular performers at Jongleurs

Jongleurs

Jongleurs is a chain of comedy clubs in the United Kingdom. Maria Kempinska MBE established and opened the first Jongleurs club in 1983 in Battersea, London. In 1985 Maria then met her business partner John Davy, and together they built the Jongleurs brand. The company evolved into a corporate...

, a stand up comedy club in London.

Sources

• Whatsonstage.com: http://www.whatsonstage.com/dl/page.php?page=details&id=L132356246