Comedian Greg Davies revisits childhood in Wem

Wednesday 16th March 2011, 2:03PM GMT.

Greg Davies filming with 10-year-old Owen Price at St Peter's primary school in Wem

Comedian Greg Davies stepped back in time and revisited his childhood in Shropshire as part of filming for a television programme. Wem-born Greg visited his former school, St Peter’s Primary, yesterday.

He was recording his comedy show Dave’s One Night Stand.

The programme features stand-up comedians performing in their home towns and is set to be aired in April or May.

Mr Davies, whose parents still live in the north Shropshire town, dressed up in an old-style school uniform and performed a comedy sketch.

Angela Harrop, school business manager, said: “It is great to have Greg Davies returning to his old school and former town.

“I know his parents still live here and he comes back a lot. It was his idea about filming in the school and the children were really looking forward to it.”

As part of the filming, Mr Davies visited Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury on Monday night. One of his opening jokes was about a Shropshire Star story about a dentist who lost his job after breaking wind.

Mr Davies’s act also included plenty of jokes about his formative years in Wem and about the friends he had at school, many of whom were in the audience.

He said he loved Shropshire and has never missed a Christmas in Wem.

In 2007, Mr Davies was nominated in the Chortle Awards for his part in the sketch show We Are Klang.

Last year his first solo stand-up show, Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog, was nominated for the Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

He has also appeared as a guest panellist on TV shows Mock the Week, 8 out of 10 Cats and Never Mind The Buzzcocks.

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The Original Jake

March 16, 2011 at 14:18

Superb comedian, I saw Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog at the Glee Club in Birmingham last year and I can vouch for the fact that it was hilarious.

At that time, he was getting some TV coverage, probably on the back of his appearance as Mr Gilbert in The Inbetweeners, but since the tour he seems to be popping up all over the place, including a recent appearance on the Graham Norton Show alongside Heston Blumenthal and Ashton Kutcher.

I’ll definitely keep an eye out for this show.

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Ed

March 16, 2011 at 18:44

He was brilliant on Monday night, really glad we went.

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Jue

March 16, 2011 at 22:26

I went, along with 3 friends, on Monday night and Greg was just brilliant. It was such a fantastic night out and made even better that he was a local lad. The show that was recorded on Monday night is due to be broadcast on Thursday 12th May at 9pm on Dave for anyone who wants to watch it.

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Kim

March 16, 2011 at 22:57

He was fa like all the others on Monday night. I laughed so much my jaw hurt i was really glad i went to see him and the others x

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