Dave Benson-Phillips in pantomime

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JAMIE

leAhey

AND CHUCK

Jamie Leahey is one of the UK’s newest ventriloquist acts. His act combines his newly found talent of ventriloquism and his love of old school comedy. In 2022 Jamie finished Runner-Up in the final of Britain’s Got Talent, amazing the judges and receiving a standing ovation after each of his performances at the London Palladium and the Hammersmith Apollo. Since then Jamie (and Chuck) has travelled across the country and all over the world with his act. In 2025 they both performed at the PANTOMIME AWARD. Jamie has already become a firm panto favourite and we can't wait to follow the rest of his journey in years to come.

PANTOMIME HISTORY

2016 (Easter): Peter Pan - St Helen's Theatre Royal
2016 (October): Wizard of Oz - St Helen's Theatre Royal
2016 / 2017: Aladdin - St Helen's Theatre Royal
2017: Sleeping Beauty - St Helen's Theatre Royal
2018 / 2019: Peter Pan - St Helen's Theatre Royal
2019 / 2020: Peter Pan - Liverpool Empire Theatre (Qdos)

Then Jamie was joined by Chuck
2022 (August): Beauty and the Beast - Playhouse, Whitely
2022 / 2023: Cinderella - St Helens, Theatre Royal
2023 (Easter / Spring tour): Rapunzel
2023: Jack and the Beanstalk - Rhyl Pavilion Theatre

2024 (Easter Tour): Robin Hood

2024: Cinderella - Rhyl Pavilion Theatre

2025: (Easter) Goldilocks and the three bears - Swansea Grand

2025/26: Beauty and the Beast - The Churchill Theatre, Bromley

2026: (Easter): Peter Pan - Swansea Grand

SPOTLIGHT FACT

Did you know that

What can I say about Dave Benson-Phillips - probably the same as anyone my age a

childhood hero. Without knowing it this man mad me and many other want to get through the

school day just so we could rush home and watch him on GET YOUR OWN BACK.

I first re-call seeing Dave on TV in the FUN SONG FACTORY with another kids tv legend JUSTIN.

However it was clear from every show (since first seeing him) that this was a funny and wonderful

man. I had the pleasure of seeing Dave live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2016 with his own GET YOUR OWN BACK SHOW. I met him on the golden mile and he was a very pleasant man spending his own time with myself and other fellow cast members. I've also heard nothing but praise about this man within the showbiz and panto world. I can confirm this once again when we at PANTO ARCHIVE met him at the PANTOMIME 2025 AWARDS. A very kind and pleasant (and funny man).

So let me be the first to say "THANK YOU DAVE - FOR MAKING US ALL SMILE".