Jack Diamond (Manchester, 12 August 1941 – 12 May 2016) was a British comedian, known for his work in clubs and theatres in northwest England.
He passed the Town Hall exams and went to work as a junior clerk in the Education Department at the age of 15.
He went on holiday to Butlins in Filey at the age of 16 with a group of friends and was roped into the National Talent Contest where he sang "Ma she's making eyes at me".
[citation needed] Throughout his career he appeared with such names as Les Dawson, Eartha Kitt, Roy Orbison, The Walker Brothers, The Beatles and many more.
[citation needed] Jack married Marie Ashton of the "Roly Polys" in 1992[6][7] and retired because of health problems in 2004, moving to Southport where he died on 12 May 2016.