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Jimmy Cricket Took Over Plane Intercom, Comedian Recalls

8/13/2026

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The writer recalled a 2008 Runcorn-to-London train where celebrity impersonators made intercom announcements.
Comedian Jimmy Cricket took over an aeroplane’s intercom, prompting the writer to compare it with the train experience.
An impersonator of Ozzy Osbourne announced the train’s approach to Birmingham.
Then-Mayor of London Boris Johnson gave platform details for Euston station.
BBC Radio 4 comedian Jon Culshaw announced that the train guard repeatedly passed the microphone to him.

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The writer recalled a 2008 Runcorn-to-London train where celebrity impersonators made intercom announcements.
Comedian Jimmy Cricket took over an aeroplane’s intercom, prompting the writer to compare it with the train experience.
An impersonator of Ozzy Osbourne announced the train’s approach to Birmingham.
Then-Mayor of London Boris Johnson gave platform details for Euston station.
BBC Radio 4 comedian Jon Culshaw announced that the train guard repeatedly passed the microphone to him.