In 2010 PAM AYRES celebrates 35 years as a professional entertainer. It was November 1975 when Pam made the first of her appearances on the ITV talent show, Opportunity Knocks, the “Britain’s Got Talent” TV show of its day, and this proved to be the start of an incredible career for a unique entertainer.   There is no other contemporary entertainer whose career was established by writing and performing comic verse.

Next month sees the publication by BBC Books of a new paperback edition of Pam’s book, THE WORKS – THE CLASSIC COLLECTION, originally published in 1992, and still in print to this day.   A hardback edition was published in 2008.   In this book are some of Pam’s most popular early poems including I Wish I’d Looked After Me Teeth, Do You Think Bruce Springsteen Would Fancy Me?, The Dolly On The Dustcart, and The Battery Hen.
PAM AYRES embarks on her 35th Anniversary Tour of 45 concerts in mid-February, including shows in the Leicester and Glasgow Comedy Festivals, which takes her through until the end of May.   Pam’s sell-out shows confirm her position as one of the top selling female comedians currently performing in the UK.
Pam’s latest BBC Radio 4 series, the third series of AYRES ON THE AIR, was repeated in Radio 4 during January, and she is a regular on other Radio 4 programmes such as Just A Minute, Loose Ends, and Saturday Live. 
On TV Pam has recently been seen on The One Show, Paul O’Grady, and QI, and also this year she will be recording a new DVD of her latest live show.
2006 saw the publication of Pam’s latest book, SURGICALLY ENHANCED (Hodder & Stoughton), which appeared in the bestseller charts, in both hardback and paperback editions.  Total sales of this book since 2006 have now reached ¼ million.  Pam is currently working on her autobiography, a new collection of poems, and an anthology. 

 

February 2010