Date list

1968

TV – Appearance on Opportunity Knocks

1972

Pantomime – Dick Whittington, Sheffield Club Fiesta

1973

Summer Season – Carlton Hotel, Guernsey

1974

18th May TV – Appearance on Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club Series 1

1975

Summer Summer Season – Bournemouth
December – January 1976 Pantomime – Bradford Alhambra Theatre

1976

5th June TV – Appearance on Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club Series 5
24th July TV – Appearance on Seaside Special
Summer Summer Season – Jersey
December – January 1977 Pantomime – Leeds Grand Theatre

1977

19th May Appearance on Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club Series 6
26th June Stage – Great Yarmouth Wellington Pier Pavilion
Summer Summer Season – Cleethorpes
December – January 1978 Pantomime – Stockport Davenport Theatre

1978

Summer Summer Season – Great Yarmouth
November Stage Show – Support for Gene Pitney
TV Show – Bruce Forsyths Big Night
22nd December – 4th February 1979 Pantomime – Dick Whittington, Liverpool Empire Theatre

1979

5th February TV – Star Treatment
28th July Magazine – Article in Look-in magazine
Summer Summer Season – Bridlington
28th July, 4th August, 26th October, 2nd, 9th and 16th November TV Show – Series 1
4th August Magazine – Article in Titbits magazine
30th September Stage – Blackpool ABC
‘Rock on Tommy’ album released

1980

5th April Magazine – Article in TV Times
12th April Magazine – Article in Look-in magazine
11th, 18th, and 25th April, 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd May TV Show – Series 2
June – October Summer Season – Blackpool
Stage Show – Cambridge Supertent
27th July Stage – Sunday Seaside Special, Great Yarmouth
28th August Turned on Blackpool Illuminations
11th October Stage – Charity show in Oldham
20th December TV Show – Cannon and Ball for Christmas
23rd Dec – February 1981 Pantomime – Jack and the Beanstalk, Bradford Alhambra Theatre
Music – ‘Rock on Tommy’ single released

1981

25th April, 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th May TV Show – Series 3
27th – 30th May Stage – Gloucester Hall, Fort Regent, Jersey
31st May Magazine – Article in the Observer magazine
June – September Summer Season – Great Yarmouth
7th July Summer Show – Scarborough
September – October Stage Show – Autumn Tour
24th October Magazine – Front cover of Look-in
11th November TV – Appeared on This Is Your Life
December – January 1981 Christmas Stage Show, Coventry Apollo Theatre
Music – ‘Let Your Braces Dangle’ single released

1982

2nd January TV Show – Cannon and Ball at Drury Lane
20th February Magazine – My Weekly
27th March Front cover of Look-in magazine
10th April Magazine – Article in Eagle comic
11th April Stage – One-off show at Blackpool Opera House
15th April TV – Sketch on The Kenny Everett Television Show
8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th May, 5th, 12th June TV Show – Series 4
13th June Stage – Childrens Royal Variety Performance, London Dominion Theatre
26th June Magazine – Letter and comic strip in Look-In magazine
June – September Summer Season – Bournemouth
23rd – 26th September Sport – Tommy in Bob Hope British Classic Golf
2nd October Appear in Titbits magazine
23rd October Appear on front cover of Titbits magazine
6th November Appear in Buddy comic
11th December Magazine – Article in TV Times
25th December Magazine – Article in Womans Realm
December – January 1983 Christmas Stage Show, London Dominion Theatre
‘Together’ album released
Article and cartoon strip in 1982 Look-In Annual
‘Everybody’s Making It Big But Me’ single released
25th December Tommy Cannon collect-a-page, Look-in magazine
25th December Featured in Womans Weekly magazine

1983

TV advert – Haven Holidays
1st Jan 1983 Bobby Ball collect-a-page, Look-in magazine
1st February Variety Club Award for Showbusiness Personalities of the Year 1982
March Magazine – Article in Sunday
23rd March Chat Show – About Anglia
24th March Chat Show – The Russell Harty Show
March – June Stage Show – Spring Tour
26th March Front cover of Look-in magazine
1st April Appear on front cover of TV Times
2nd April TV Show – The Cannon and Ball Easter Show
2nd April Magazine – Article in Eagle comic
April The Boys in Blue released in cinemas
April Magazine – Cover photo and articles in Film Review
30th April Magazine – Article in Look-in magazine
30th May Golf Classic at Manchester Golf Club, with TV-AM appearance the following day
‘The Boys in Blue’ single released
9th July Front cover of Look-In magazine
July – September Summer Season – Scarborough
2nd October One-off date, Blackpool Opera House
30th October Stage – London Palladium show
‘A Night Out In London’ released on video
Book – ‘The Cannon and Ball Annual’ published
  Cartoon strips in 1983 Look-In Annual
Autumn The Boys in Blue released on video
3rd December Appear on front cover of TV Times
10th December Appear in Titbits magazine
25th December Chat Show – Jimmy Tarbuck’s Christmas All Stars
3rd, 10th, 17th December 1983, 7th, 14th, 21st January 1984 TV Show – Series 5
December – January 1984 Christmas Stage Show, Manchester Apollo

1984

February – May Stage Show – Spring Tour
July – September Summer Season – Torquay
13th October Magazine – Article in TV Times
13th, 20th, 27th October, 3rd, 10th, 17th November TV Show – Series 6
17th November Front cover of Look-in magazine
December – January 1985 Christmas Stage Show, Birmingham Hippodrome
‘It’s All In The Game’ single released
‘Hold Me In Your Arms’ single released
Article and cartoon strip in 1984 Look-In Annual

1985

January 19th TV – The Saturday Starship
April – June Stage Show – Spring Tour
April 7th TV show – The Best of Cannon and Ball
July – September Summer Season – Blackpool
October Sport – Bobby joins board of Rochdale Hornets
December Appear on front cover of Christmas TV Times
21st December Christmas Cannon and Ball
December Magazine – Article in TV Times
December – February 1986 Pantomime – Babes in the Wood, Bristol Hippodrome

1986

February Magazine – Article in Blitz magazine
26th April Appear on front cover of TV Times
26th April, 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st May TV Show – Series 7
31st May Magazine – Article in TV Times
May Sport – Tommy chairman of Rochdale FC
July – September Summer Season – Bournemouth
18th December – 28th February 1987 Pantomime – Babes in the Wood, Bradford Alhambra
27th December TV Show – Cannon and Ball Special
Cartoon strips in 1986 Look-In Annual

1987

10th, 17th, 24th, 31st January, 7th, 14th February TV Show – Series 8
24th January Magazine – Article in TV Times
April – June Stage Show – Spring Tour
Summer Summer Season – Blackpool
23rd November Stage and TV – Royal Variety Performance
5th December Magazine – Article in TV Times
16th December – 27th February 1988 Pantomime – Babes in the Wood, London Palladium
Bobby involved with Braces nightclub
‘The Greatest Love’ album released
  Cartoon strip in 1987 Look-In Annual

1988

15th February TV – Appear in Mr H Is Late
16th February Magazine – Weekend
March – April Stage – Spring Tour
28th May, 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th June, 2nd July TV Show – Series 9
29th May TV – Appeared on Telethon ’88
11th June Magazine – Article in Look-in magazine
2nd July Cover photo on Look-in magazine
July or August TV – Summertime Special
Summer Summer Season – Paignton
16th December – 26th February 1989 Pantomime – Babes in the Wood, Manchester Palace Theatre
24th December TV Show – The Cannon and Ball Show
‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ single released
Cartoon strips in 1988 Look-In Annual
Book – Juniper Jungle books published

1989

Spring Stage – You’ll Do For Me
Summer Summer Season – Scarborough
1st November Chat Show – Des O’Connor Tonight
15th December – 24th February 1990 Pantomime – Babes in the Wood, Birmingham Hippodrome
17th December Magazine – Bobby in Sunday magazine
Article and jokes in 1989 Look-In Annual
Book – ‘Childlines’ published

1990

19th May Magazine – Article in TV Times
19th May – 25th August, Saturday nights TV Show – Cannon and Balls Casino
26th May – 2nd July Spring Tour
2nd June Magazine – Article in TV Guide
Summer Bobby appears on front cover of Share It! magazine
Summer Summer Season – Scarborough, Great Yarmouth, Skegness
26th Nov / 1st Dec Stage and TV – A Night of One Hundred Stars
21st December – 16th February 1991 Pantomime – Babes in the Wood, Southampton Mayflower Theatre
(Approx 1990) Video – An evening with Bobby Ball and Friends
(Early 1990s) TV advert – Liquid Medicine Measure

1991

Spring TV Show – Cannon and Balls Playhouse
April Music – Oldham Athletic Wembley single ‘Boys in Blue’ released
July – October Summer Season – Scarborough
July – October Summer Season – Blackpool
15th, 22nd, 29th July, 5th, 12th, 19th August TV Show – Plaza Patrol
15th December – 2nd February 1992 Pantomime – Dick Whittington, Hull New Theatre
‘Cannon and Ball celebrate 25 years of comedy’ released on video
‘Comedy Classics of the 70s’ released on video
TV advert – Lada Cars

1992

Appeared in TV Show ‘Funny Business’ episode 3
Summer Summer Season – Great Yarmouth
November Magazine – Article in Sunday
‘Don’t Forget My Christmas Present’ album released. Single originally planned for release.
December – February 1993 Pantomime – Babes in the Wood, Darlington Civic Theatre
December 1992 – March 1993 TV – Juniper Jungle shown
December 18th Magazine – Juniper Jungle comic published
TV – Gotcha on Noels House Party

1993

8th – 20th February Pantomime – Babes in the Wood, Leeds Grand Theatre
Book – In The Limelight published
April – July Summer Season – Butlins Minehead, Bognor, Skegness, Pwllheli
August – October Summer Season – Orlando
December Magazine – Article in Womans Weekly
18th December Sport – Pro-Celebrity Tennis
22nd December – 30th January 1994 Pantomime – Cinderella, Sheffield Lyceum Theatre

1994

Summer Summer Season – Blackpool
December – January 1995 Pantomime – Babes in the Wood, Edinburgh Kings Theatre

1995

Spring and Autumn Stage – Cannon and Ball Gospel Show tour
Summer Summer Season – Branson, Missouri
‘My Life’, Bobby’s autobiography published
‘Pam Rhodes in conversation with Cannon and Ball’ audio book released
10th September Stage Show – Gala Tribute to Lord Delfont
20th November Stage and TV – Appeared in Royal Variety Performance
December – January 1996 Pantomime – Babes in the Wood, Glasgow Kings Theatre
Video – The Cannon and Ball Gospel Show

1996

Guest appearance on TV Show ‘Shooting Stars’
‘Christianity For Beginners’ published
July – October Summer Season – Blackpool
July – September Summer Season – Skegness
November Stage – A Night at The Music Hall tour
December – January 1997 Pantomime – Aladdin, Newcastle Theatre Royal
Video – Noels Golden Gotchas released

1997

March – June Stage – An Audience With Cannon and Ball tour
April – October Summer Season – Butlins Skegness, Minehead, Pwllheli, Ayr
April – October Summer Season – Scarborough, Skegness, Llandudno
13th December – 8th February 1998 Pantomime – Aladdin, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

1998

July – September Summer Season – Torquay, Weymouth and Weston-super-Mare
October – November Stage – An Audience With Cannon and Ball
December – January 1999 Pantomime – Cinderella, Belfast Grand Opera House

1999

April – May Stage Show – A Night At The Music Hall, tour
July – October Summer Season – Blackpool
18th August TV – The Big Stage
December – January 2000 Pantomime – Cinderella, Stoke Regent Theatre

2000

‘Rock on Tommy’ joint biography published
February Stage – Palladium Nights
June/July Magazine – Two articles in The Salvation Army ‘War Cry’
July – September Summer Season – Torquay and Bournemouth
1st November Stage – Night of a Thousand Laughs, Bradford
December – January 2001 Pantomime – Aladdin, Bradford Alhambra Theatre
DVD – The Laughter Makers

2001

June – September Summer Shows – Haven Holiday Parks
July – September Summer Season – Torquay, Skegness
Summer Summer Shows – Butlins
6th – 10th November Stage Show – A Night At The Music Hall, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
25th November TV – Bobby voices a character in Rex the Runt
6th December – 20th January 2002 Pantomime – Aladdin, Nottingham Theatre Royal
‘An evening with Bobby Ball’ released on video

2002

July Bobby appears on front cover of Joy magazine
July – October Summer Season – Blackpool
‘Live in Blackpool’ released on video
December – January 2003 Pantomime – Dick Whittington, Cardiff New Theatre

2003

24th April – 2nd May Stage – Gospel Cruise
July – Aug Summer Shows – Haven Holiday Parks
July – Aug Summer Season – Great Yarmouth, Weymouth
Autumn Stage Show – Rock Around the Church
19th November – 3rd December Stage – Gospel Cruise
5th December TV – Hosted That’s Entertainment
13th December – 10th January 2004 Pantomime – Peter Pan, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

2004

4th January Bobby appears in The Royal on ITV
January TV – Appeared in sketch show Revolver
Spring Stage Show – Rock Around the Church
Spring Stage – Make ‘Em Laugh, cancelled tour
5th June Magazine – Article in The Salvation Army ‘Salvationist’ magazine
July – Sept Summer Season – Blackpool, Great Yarmouth, Scarborough, Skegness
4th October The Boys In Blue released on DVD
20th November – 5th December Stage – Gospel Cruise
4th December – 23rd January 2005 Pantomime – Peter Pan, Darlington Civic Theatre
TV – Appeared on Who Killed Saturday Night TV

2005

6th, 13th, 20th, 27th January, 3rd, 10th, 24th February, 4th March Appeared in TV Show ‘The Way We Were’
16th Feb TV – Interviewed on Today with Des and Mel
March – May Stage  Funny Guys tour
12th March TV – Appeared in ‘Last of the Summer Wine’
11th April Stage – Butlins Skegness
25th – 30th April Stage Show – A Night At The Music Hall, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
July TV – Interviewed on Granada Reports
July – Sept Summer Season – Blackpool, Great Yarmouth, Scarborough, Weymouth
4th Sep TV – Appearance on Songs of Praise
11th – 26th November Stage – P&O Cruise
7th Nov DVD – Cannon and Ball Live released
November TV – I’m A Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here
20th Nov TV – Bobby appears in Heartbeat
5th Dec Video – It’s a Boy released
December Pantomime – Dick Whittington, Hull New Theatre
TV adverts – Began to appear in adverts for Safestyle
DVD – Funny Guys Part 1

2006

March – May Stage Show – Funny Guys tour
16th April TV – Appeared in ‘Last of the Summer Wine’
Summer Stage – Big Bad Mouse, cancelled Blackpool show
July Magazine – Article in The Knowledge
2nd July TV – Bobby appears in Heartbeat
29th July Chat Show – Appearance on Richard and Judy
July – Oct Summer Season – Blackpool, Llandudno, Scarborough, Skegness
22nd July TV – The Story of Light Entertainment
December Pantomime – Dick Whittington, Cliffs Pavilion Theatre, Southend
‘An evening with Bobby Ball’ released on DVD

2007

4th – 12th May Stage – Big Bad Mouse, Lincoln
July – Oct Summer Season – Blackpool, Great Yarmouth
September Book – ‘The Gospel According to Cannon and Ball’ published
All year Stage – Numerous Locations
13th Dec 2007 – 12th Jan 2008 Pantomime – Jack and the Beanstalk, Hull New Theatre
  CD – I’m Sticking With You released
  Book – My Life Revisited published

2008

May – July Stage – Big Bad Mouse
May Magazine – Featured in Good News magazine
3rd July Chat Show – Loose Women
Aug – Sept Stage – Best of British Variety tour
31st August TV – Appeared in ‘Last of the Summer Wine’
21st September TV – Tommy appears in Heartbeat
11th Dec 2008 – 4th Jan 2009 Pantomime – Jack and the Beanstalk, St. Albans
DVD – Best of British Variety Tour

2009

March Chat Show – Richard and Judy
9th March Chat Show – GMTV
Aug – Oct Stage – Best of British Variety tour
Aug – Sept Summer Season – Scarborough
September DVD – The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club Series 1
20th December TV – the Fattest Man in Britain with accompanying DVD release
23rd Dec TV – Bobby in Not Going Out Christmas Special
Dec – Jan 2010 Pantomime – Jack and the Beanstalk, Lincoln Theatre Royal

2010

5th Feb Chat Show – Bobby on The One Show
15th Feb Chat Show – The Alan Titchmarsh Show
27th Feb TV – All Star Mr and Mrs
23rd Feb Radio 4 comedy Act Your Age
24th Feb Chat Show – Loose Women
July – Sept Summer Season – Rock With Laughter
3rd Aug Chat Show – Loose Women
23rd Aug DVD release of Cannon and Ball – The Complete First Series
December – January 2011 Pantomime – Aladdin, Lincoln Theatre Royal

2011

10th Feb TV – Bobby in Not Going Out
Summer Summer Season – Kings of Comedy
Summer Summer Season – The Cannon and Ball Laughter Show
13th Jun DVD release of Cannon and Ball – The Complete Second Series
August – October TV – Bobby in Mount Pleasant series 1
25th September Magazine – Article in Celebs magazine
3rd Oct DVD release of Cannon and Ball – The Complete Third Series
December – January 2012 Pantomime – Cinderella, Lincoln Theatre Royal

2012

January TV – Celebrity Coach Trip
12th March DVD release of Cannon and Ball – The Complete Fourth Series
20th April TV – Bobby in Not Going Out
April DVD – The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club Series 5
23rd July DVD – Cannon and Ball – The Complete Fifth Series
Summer Summer Season – The Cannon and Ball Show
August – October and December TV – Bobby in Mount Pleasant series 2
3rd Sept DVD – Mount Pleasant Series 1
15th Dec TV – Bobby in Casualty
24th Dec TV – Bobby in Strictly Come Dancing
26th Dec TV – Appeared on Blackpool Big Night Out
December – January 2013 Pantomime – Dick Whittington, Lincoln Theatre Royal

2013

18th Feb DVD – Cannon and Ball – The Complete Sixth Series
12th April TV – Bobby in The Security Men
12th April / 6th August TV – Interviews on This Morning
19th April / 31st May / 24th Dec TV – Bobby in Not Going Out
20th May DVD – Cannon and Ball – The Complete Seventh Series
22nd July DVD – The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club Series 6
Summer Summer Season – Blackpool
17th August Magazine Article – Saturday magazine
21st Oct DVD – Mount Pleasant Series 2
Oct – Nov Stage – Autumn Tour
December – January 2014 Pantomime – Robin Hood, Lincoln Theatre Royal

2014

5th-8th Feb Stage – Rock Off Tommy
August – November Stage – Ha Ha Hood
12th September TV – Tommy in Doctors
31st Oct / 28th Nov / 24th Dec TV – Bobby in Not Going Out
December – January 2015 Pantomime – Jack and the Beanstalk, Lincoln Theatre Royal

2015

29th May Stage – Viva Blackpool
August – October Summer Season – Blackpool
23rd Aug Magazine – Bobby Ball interview in Love Sunday
13th Sept Stage – Viva Blackpool
September – October Stage – The Dressing Room
20th November TV – Appeared on Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
24th Dec TV – Bobby in Not Going Out
December – January 2016 Pantomime – Snow White, Hull New Theatre

2016

29th May Stage – Viva Blackpool
June – July TV – Tommy in Celebrity Masterchef
7th July TV – Tommy in Hank Zipzer
July – September Stage – The Dressing Room
23rd Sept Stage – Viva Blackpool
December Pantomime – Aladdin, Crewe Lyceum Theatre

2017

January – February Stage – The Dressing Room
20th January TV – Bobby in Not Going Out
26th May Stage – Viva Blackpool
1st Sept Stage – Viva Blackpool
21st Oct Radio – Tommy interviewed by Iain Lee on Talk Radio
December – January 2018 Pantomime – Snow White, Crewe Lyceum Theatre

2018

15th March TV – Bobby in Not Going Out
23rd March Chat Shows – Appeared on Lorraine
6th April Stage – Viva Blackpool
3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th April TV – Last Laugh in Vegas
24th April TV – Last Laugh in Vegas – Final Show
April – May and October Stage – Tommy in Seriously Dead
2nd May TV – Bobby in Benidorm
12th May TV – Appeared in Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule
April – Sept Stage – The Dressing Room
14th Sept Stage – Viva Blackpool
December – January 2019 Pantomime – Jack and the Beanstalk, Crewe Lyceum Theatre

2019

March – May Stage – Tour of An Audience with Cannon and Ball
15th April / 6th May / 20th May / 30th October / 24th December TV – Bobby in Not Going Out
19th April TV – The Comedy Years
September TV – Tommy in Emmerdale
October Stage – Tommy in Right Place! Wrong Time!
12th – 14th November TV – Bobby in The Cockfields
23rd November TV – Appeared on Pointless Celebrities
December – January 2020 Pantomime – Peter Pan, Crewe Lyceum Theatre

2020

20th January Chat Show – Bobby interviewed on Granada Reports
20th March Chat Show – When Double Acts Fall Out
April – June Stage – An Audience with Cannon and Ball, cancelled
25th April TV – Tommy appeared on In For A Penny
28th October Bobby Ball died, aged 76
15th November TV Show – The Best of Cannon and Ball
15th November TV Show – Rock on Tommy: The Bobby Ball Story
30th December TV – Bobby in Not Going Out
30th December TV Show – Rock on Tommy: The Bobby Ball Story – Extended edition
December – January 2021 Pantomime – Sleeping Beauty, Crewe Lyceum Theatre
Cancelled

2021

22nd January / 5th February  TV – Bobby in Not Going Out
Sept – Nov Stage – Laugh me a Laugh, with Tommy. Cancelled.
12th November Stage – Rock On! Variety Show
13th November The Bobby Ball

2022

March Stage – Christian Cruise with Tommy, cancelled
28th August Unveiling of Bobby Ball statue
December Pantomime – Tommy in Aladdin, Consett Empire Theatre

2023

12th May Chat Show – tommy interviewed on Steph’s Packed Lunch
May – September Stage – Legends of Variety tour
September Music – Tommy releases I Don’t Need To Be Hip single
October – November Stage – An Audience with Tommy Cannon Tour
December Pantomime – Jack and the Beanstalk, Consett Empire Theatre

2024

Various dates Stage – An Audience with Tommy Cannon tour