After Dinner Speakers

Intellectual stimulation, thought provoking comment and even controversial views that will have an audience talking long after the speech has ended - these are just some of the joys to savour when you acquire the services of Britain's most brilliant after dinner speakers.

Featured Speaker

Jeremy Hardy

Jeremy HardyJeremy Hardy is one of the UK's foremost and respected stand-up comedians. “One minute lewd, the next blimpish, he is always one step wide of insult and one ahead of expectation” - The Financial Times

He has hosted many Award ceremonies and performed after dinner cabarets for companies such as BIBA, Halifax and KPMG. Jeremy has hosted for the Headline Money Awards, and has also presented the Lighting Design Awards and the Interactive Awards for BAFTA. Most recently he performed at the Transport Workers Union Dinner

Guest Speakers Overview

Andrew Sachs
Andrew Sachs 'Manuel from 'Fawlty Towers


Anne Davies
Anne Davis Former GMTV Presenter. Now BBC's East Midlands Today anchor. Anne's speech is based on her many years in front of camera. She is also the author of a childrens cookery book and popular corporate host


Anne Widdicombe
Anne Widdicombe Former Tory MP. Author and popular speaker with her outspoken views


Arthur Bostrom
Arthur Bostrom Actor 'Crabtree from 'Allo Allo


Barry Cryer
Barry CryerComedy scriptwriter and the man behind many classic comedy sketches. Will personalise the speech to the occasion


Barry Roberts
Barry Roberts Former scriptwriter and programme consultant, Barry can tailor his speech to suit the function. He also writes speeches for top sportsmen and celebrities


Barry Williams
Barry Williams Master of the Ad Lib, comedian, compere and host


Bill Copeland
Entertaining criminal defence lawyer


Bill Giles
Bill Giles Former Head of BBC Weather Department. Has a very good one man show. A truly interesting speaker on what the future holds for us weatherwise for the next 20 or so years and how it will affect our lives in all spheres.


Bill Tidy
Bill Tidy Well known cartoonist and TV personality. Incorporates cartoons into the speech. Entertaining and something a little different.


Bob 'The Cat' Bevan
Bob 'The Cat' Bevan Former Goalkeeper with an amateur team and seen on BBCs 'Aunties Bloomers'


Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson Columnist, author, MP for Henley on Thames and Lord Mayor of London.


Brad Ashton
Brad Ashton TV and Radio comedy writer


Brian Newbold
Brian Newbold The Man From The Coal Board. Former Coal Board Manager and Chartered Surveyor


Brian Walpole
Brian Walpole Former Head of BA's Concorde Division


Brendan Healy
Brendan Healy Former presenter and a very well known character in the North East. He performs in Pantomime every year and is a very clean, funny story teller


Christine Hamilton
Christine Hamilton A wide range of experiences from her former Parliamentary career as her husband Neil's aide to 'Im A Celebrity...


Christopher Lewis
Christopher Lewis former Executive Producer from The Antiques Roadshow


Clarissa Dickson Wright
Clarissa Dickson Wright Former 'Two Fat Ladies celebrity chef and raconteur


Clive Anderson
Clive Anderson Chat Show host and the new host of 'Mastermind Quick witted former lawyer.


Clive Coleman
Clive Coleman Barrister and leading television comedy writer, after dinner speaker working with a raft of top UK cases and international companies. Writer of the sitcom 'Chambers' and legal consultant and scriptwriter to 'The Bill'


David Banks
Former Fleet St Editor, journalist and broadcaster


David Gunson
David Gunson Former air traffic controller and the man behind the best selling CD/tape 'What Goes up Must Come Down'


David Hamilton
One of Britain best known Radio and TV personalities. Now with Worthings Splash FM and as an after dinner speaker regales some of the many behind the scenes 'cock-ups' which have occurred over his long career


David Kendall
David Kendall Former Bank Manager and a highly regarded speaker with a typical Yorkshire sense of humour


Derek Hatton
Derek HattonThe infamous Liverpool Councillor. Popular media figure with his own radio show - a non political speech based on his life and loves


Denis Bundy
Denis Bundy Very entertaining speaker known for his unique 'Tribute to Tommy Cooper routine. Very popular for Golf Days, corporate, Round Table and Sports Dinners. Also Compere/MC and Charity Auctioneer


Diane Simpson
Diane SimpsonGraphologist (Handwriting Analysis) Hilarious and interesting


Dr Phil Hammond
 Dr Phil HammondPractising Doctor -half of the comedy medical duo 'Struck Off and Die'


Edwina Currie
Edwina Currie Former MP and successful novelist


Eric Jones
Former Detective Superintendent with Manchester CID. Very eloquent speaker with a wealth of topical observation, coupled with the story of his career from being a beat Bobby until his retirement from the force.


Fred Dinenage
Fred DineageOriginal host on the childrens science programme 'How' and has a wealth of hilarious TV experiences. Very popular, particularly in the South of England


Fred McAuley
Fred McAuley Scots comedian and broadcaster


Garry Richardson
Garry RichardsonBBC Sports Presenter and broadcaster. A fast moving monologue of stories from his life, 25 years of broadcasting and many topical one liners


Gervais Phinn
Gervais PhinnFormer Schools Inspector. Author of several hilarious books about his experiences. A highly popular One Man Show and a warm and witty after dinner speaker


Graham Davies
Graham DaviesFormer barrister, no stuffy legal stores but a rapid quick fire wit tailored to the client


Graham P Jolley
Graham P Jolley Corporate mind-reader with a very sharp sense of humour


Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth Benedictine Award Winning speaker, writer, broadcaster and politician. Brilliant speeches


Ian Hislop
Ian Hislop Editor of 'Private Eye Team Captain 'Have I Got News For You and a prolific writer


Ian Keable
Ian Keable Comedy mind reading and magic. Ian started out as a stand-up working The Comedy Store and similar venues before adapting his act for corporate occasions


Ian McCaskill
 Ian McCaskilFormer weather presenter. Fellow of the Meteorological Society


Ian Richards
 Ian Richards A huge hit at golfing events. Ian has made the transition from comedian to after dinner speaker. A keen sportsman and golfer he is chosen for many testimonial dinners and is capable of tailing the speech to fit a particular brief if required


Ian R Shuttleworth
Ian R ShuttleworthLeeds based solicitor and raconteur. Ian is a Freeman of the City of London and of the Company of City Solicitors. He particularly enjoys Golf Days


James Whittaker
Royal Correspondent. In a career spanning of over 35 years James has covered most leading Royal Stories. He is a Royal biographer, regular TV appearances and has been a journalist with the Daily Mirror for the past 20 years


Jennie Bond
Jennie BondFormer Royal Correspondent. Appeared in 'Im A celebrity.. And is now a regular radio and television presenter.


John Cugley
John CugleyCorporate lawyer and one of the countrys leading rowing historians. His speech is best described as 'Clive Anderson with a hint of Terry Thomas delivered in his deep mahogany voice.


John Kettley
John KettleyOne of Britains most famous weather presenters. The only weatherman with a song named after him


John Sergeant
John SergeantBBC Chief Political Correspondent from 1992 -2000. An informative but very funny man with a charming personality


John Simonett
John Simonett He left teaching in 1995 to become a professional corporate entertainer and after dinner speaker and is now firmly established as one of the most original and entertaining speakers on the 'circuit'. He has appeared at many conferences and other corporate events, both in the UK and abroad. His clients include major multinational corporations, many of whom have used his services on a number of occasions.


John Simpson
  John Simpson World Affairs Editor for BBC. A superb speaker drawing on his vast experiences around the world 2000 BAFTA Award for News and Current Affairs


John Welch
John WelchFormer Coldstream Guard. Entertaining stories from the ranks and also as a keen amateur sports enthusiast many sporting anecdotes. Keen golfer


Kevin Jones (Dr)
Kevin JonesConsultant and former Junior at Barts Hospital. Very dry sense of humour.


Lea Roberts
Lea Roberts A welder by trade, Lea rose to national fame when he slaughtered the competition on ITVs 'Stand Up Britain' in 2002 but before then he had built a strong reputation as one of the most up and coming after dinner speakers in the country


Mal Rich
Mal RichMal is more than a comedian. He is able to tailor his after dinner speech to the function and also has a very funny 'This is Your Life presentation.


Maureen Lipman
Maureen Lipman Comedy actress and author of several very funny books and memoirs


Mike Cowan
Mike Cowan Former Yorkshire and England Cricketer. Mike then went on to become Regional Sales Director for Penguin Books. Mike's speech is not only sport orientated but humorous


Mike Craig
Mike Craig Former comedy writer and TV Producer. Wrote for many of the greats of the past and now recalls those days. Spends a lot of his time lecturing on the cruise ships


Noel Edmonds
Noel EdmondsOriginally DJ. Many years as one of Televisions favourite hosts in Multi Coloured Swap Shop and 'Noels House Party' television quiz game and now most recently 'Deal or No Deal'


Norman Prince
Norman PrinceFormer 'Houghton Weavers' frontman and now BBC Radio Presenter. Very clean but funny Speaker looking at the differing dialects across Britain, coupled with a number of stories of well remembered radio 'outtakes'


Pam Ayres
Pam Ayres Comedy Poetess


Nigel Rees
Nigel ReesComedic author and books on 'Graffiti


Peter Zenner
Peter Zenner A fascinating mind-reader who has worked all over the world. Peter can also do an interesting speech on whether Shakespeare wrote his own plays


Robbie Glen
Robbie Glen One of the foremost after dinner speakers you will hear. Former Prison Governer


Rod Taylor
Rod TaylorFormer TV Producer. Re-enacting many well known comedic routines of yesteryear alongside tales of working with some of television's finest entertainers


Ron Moody
Ron Moody Top actor, famously Fagin in 'Oliver' Superb after dinner speaker


Sid Dennis
The scrap metal man from Skegness, or as others prefer a Metal Recycler. The family business was established in 1884 and Sid's reminiscences provide a very entertaining interlude


Sir Tim Rice
Tim RiceLyricist, has collaborated with such luminaries as Andrew Lloyd Webber and Elton John


Stephen D Smith
Stephen D SmithYorkshire solicitor/author and broadcaster. Very entertaining speaker with a wealth of knowledge from his legal career. Has represented many celebrity clients including Prince Nazeem Hamed and Adam Faith and has written numerous books based on his love of comedy and law


Steve Nallon
 Steve Nallon One of the brains behind 'Spitting Image' and a brilliant impressionist.


Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor From 'The Goodies'. Experienced speaker who writes his own material


Tony Robinson
Tony RobinsonOne of the stars of Blackadder and countless other shows. Presenter of 'Time Team'. Tony is available as an after dinner speaker or appearing as himself for dinner, followed by appearing as Baldrick, in character, to a tailored script.


William Roache
William Roacheaka Ken Barlow from 'Coronation St.' Bill has played the part for over 40 years and is one of Britains best loved soap stars. A keen golfer


Willie Allen
Willie Allen Former Teacher and Sportsman one of the funniest speakers from Scotland

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