John Shuttleworth

Radio 4 favourite, John Shuttleworth, is back with more hilarious stories and songs performed on his trusty Yamaha organ (with built in accompaniment.) In Raise The Oof, John celebrates four decades in showbiz. Yes, it was 1985 when he met TV’s Clarinet Man, Ken Worthington who last came on New Faces in 73.

‘When I met Ken he was eating a Curly Wurly’ recalls John, ‘although initially I thought it was a packet of sparklers so I gave him a wide berth,’ and the rest, as they say, is hysterical.

John confesses to ‘feeling rather calm’ about his tour, ‘although after forty years and no chart success, perhaps I should be slightly anxious. My wife Mary says I should get a proper job, but there’s not time, I’m about to retire.

But I'm still posting off my songs (on cassette tape with Dolby so it's not too hissy) to cutting edge pop acts like Chris Rea and the Lighthouse Family, plus I'm still being booked for nostalgic singalongs at the local hospice (for petrol money only) so we have every reason to celebrate my long and illustrious career. Do come along and join me in punching the air, and helping, in an orderly and controlled fashion - to Raise The Oof!'