KEITH HARRIS is one of Britain's most inventive and talented performers with his instantly recognisable creations, ORVILLE and CUDDLES.

His undisputed talent as a ventriloquist, combined with his undoubted comedy genius, has made him an international star as well as one of Britain’s most popular and enduring artistes.

The great thrill of entertaining the public began in earnest at the age of six he appeared in pantomime; and his comedy flair and timing were honed when he joined his father in a double act that successfully survived many years on the hardest training grounds – the Northern working men’s clubs.

By the time Keith was seventeen he had appeared at the world famous London Palladium and in future years would appear there many more times – Sunday Night at the London Palladium and The London Palladium Show which also toured Canada and Australia with Orville and Cuddles and the rest of Keith’s adopted family. He is in constant demand wherever boys and girls bring their mums and dads to the theatre and no more so than during the pantomime season. Over the past ten years Keith has broken the box office records at Nottingham and Oxford (Aladdin) and Cardiff, Birmingham, Rhyl, Southport, Sunderland, Ayr and London (Humpty Dumpty). In a show at the Dominion Theatre in London’s West End, Keith achieved a life long ambition by not only starring but also producing and directing

Summer season, too, has seen Keith headline and again the House Full signs were out for his resident shows at Scarborough, Bournemouth and Blackpool. Such is his phenomenal popularity that when Bobby Crush penned a special tribute to Keith and called it Orville’s Song, The resultant record soared to No.4 in the UK Pop Charts, selling over 350,000 copies. By public demand Keith moved into television and his show found him millions of new fans; the latest offering The Quack Chat Show proved not only successful on TV but equally popular when it travelled throughout the country.

Amongst his millions of admirers must be included the members of the Royal Family. Keith achieved another milestone in his career when he was invited to appear on the Royal Variety Performance in 1984 in front of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and HRH The Prince of Wales.

He was invited to appear before Royalty also in 1982, 1985 and again in 1991 – the occasion being the Children’s Royal Variety. This special event was attended annually by HRH The Princess Margaret and was a very worthwhile and prestigious presentation, televised by the BBC. In the 1991 production Keith presented a brilliant interpretation of Charlie Chaplin meeting Orville – yet again a further example of his inventive mind. Not stopping there, Orville and Cuddles were then to be seen animated on TV throughout the world bringing even more pleasure and joy to boys and girls everywhere.

Summer 1993 saw Keith presenting a spectacular new theme show Keith and Orville’s Magic Castle at the Sandcastle in Blackpool. Keith was again responsible for writing and directing this magical extravaganza. Such was its popularity; the Sandcastle invited Keith back for the 1994 Season. Summer Season 1995 was spent touring major UK resorts.

Keith is a member of the illustrious Grand Order of Water Rats.