Bob "the Cat" Bevan

After dinner speaker

One of the funniest after dinner and sporting speakers around. He has a fine ability to personalise his act and target key members of the audience without causing offence. Consequently, Bob has performed in front of members of the Royal family and many sporting and media personalities. He was described by Fred Trueman and Jackie Charlton as their favourite after dinner speaker.

Bob is a holder of the prestigious Benedictine After Dinner Speaker Award.

Bob has hosted Radio 5’s sports Six-O-Six Show and is a regular guest on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Test Match Special and Talksport. He appeared on Radio 4’s Trivia Test Match with Brian Johnston, Sir Tim Rice and Willie Rushton.

His best-selling book, Nearly Famous, has gone into paperback after two reprints in hardback. He is also much in demand as a scriptwriter. William Hague used him when he was Leader of the Opposition and was highly acclaimed for his material.