Jimmy Cricket, the stage name of James Joseph Mulgrew from Cookstown, Northern Ireland, has died aged 80, prompting reflection on his career as one of the UK's most recognisable "family entertainer" comics of the 1980s. He rose through the Butlin's and Pontins holiday camp circuit before becoming a fixture on British television and radio, known for his catchphrase "And there's more!", his trademark oversized clothes and wrongly worn wellington boots, and comedy that avoided smut or swearing.

His breakthrough came with the ITV series And There's More, which ran for 24 episodes from 1985 to 1988 and featured guests including Nicholas Smith, Joan Sims, Hazel O'Connor and Rory Bremner, followed by the BBC Radio 2 series Jimmy's Cricket Team from 1990. His act drew heavily on his Roman Catholic upbringing, including recurring references to letters from his "Mammy" and jokes rooted in "Irish logic". A committed churchgoer throughout his life, he was awarded a papal knighthood by Pope Francis in 2015, Catholicism's highest honour for a layperson.