Johnny Ball brings his show My Previous Life in Comedy to artsdepot next week

Promotional image for Johnny Ball's My Previous Life In Comedy

Former Children’s TV star Johnny Ball comes to artsdepot next week to share stories from his life in showbusiness.

The veteran presenter, who appeared on BBC pre-school show Play School from 1967, will be on stage at the North Finchley arts venue next Friday (13th June) at 7.30pm.

The show My Previous Life in Comedy is based on his autobiography of the same name and Ball will talk about his long career, which began as a Butlin’s Redcoat and has included encounters with stars such as The Beatles, Dusty Springfield, Roy Orbison, The Bee Gees and Ken Dodd.

Tickets and more information are available here.

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