Jimmy Cricket's son remembers him as 'family man'
The funeral of Northern Irish comedian Jimmy Cricket was held in Manchester, led by his son, Father Frankie Mulgrew. The service celebrated Cricket's life as a family man and entertainer, blending humor with religious tradition.
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The passing of a long-standing cultural figure highlights the impact of comedy on public life and community memory.
Comedian Jimmy Cricket’s son has remembered his father as "a family man, a hero, a champion" as he led his funeral service.
The funeral requiem mass for the Northern Irish comic, born James Mulgrew, took place at Salford Cathedral in Manchester on Friday, following his death on 3 August, aged 80, after a battle with a short illness .
During the humorous ceremony, which was also highly religious, Cricket’s youngest son, Father Frankie Mulgrew, who once worked as his road manager but is now a Catholic priest, joked it "isn’t the first time I’ve seen him die".
Father Frankie said: "Friends, my dad taught me to look at things in a heavenly perspective, which informed everything, faith, family, comedy, kindness, and yes, death itself.
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