Jimmy nervo biography

British comedy troupe

The Crazy Gang were a group of British entertainers, formed in the early 1930s.

As a child, Jimmy started performing with his family as an acrobat and high wire performer, and was nicknamed Nervo after a cartoon character.

Jimmy Nervo was born on 2 January in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for O-Kay for Sound (), The Frozen Limits () and.

Jimmy Nervo was.

Real name James Henry Holloway.

Jimmy Nervo, remembered as a member of the Crazy Gang, died yesterday in a London hospital.

In the mature form the group's six men were Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo, Teddy Knox, Charlie Naughton and Jimmy Gold. The group achieved considerable domestic popularity and were a favourite of the royal family, especially King George VI.

Formation

Although George Black is often credited with the formation of the Crazy Gang, the start was more complicated. In 1931, three double acts (Nervo and Knox, Naughton and Gold and Billy Caryll and Hilda Mundy) were tentatively booked at the London Palladium.

Original language, English.

This caused Black to consider cancelling one of the couples. Nervo and Knox had a technique of entering other acts, and Black was persuaded to overcome the difficulty by letting this happen. The show, which was called Crazy Week opened on 30 November 1931.

Other Crazy Weeks followed with Flanagan and Allen added. The name Crazy Ga