I've made quite the impression on the King

As Dead Ringers legend Jon Culshaw marks 25 years of making people laugh, including the monarch and Queen Camilla, he shares his favourite moments with KAREN ROCKETT

- KAREN ROCKETT

HE IS WIDELY considered Britain's best impressionist. Whether it's former prime ministers Tony Blair and Boris Johnson, US presidents George W Bush and Donald Trump, or King Charles, Ozzy Osbourne, Sir Patrick Moore, Tom Baker, Les Dawson and even Obi-Wan Kenobi (as portrayed by Alec Guinness)... Jon Culshaw has mastered them all - more than 350 people in fact.

"You get them all in the end," he admits.

"Although some are easier to master than others. David Cameron took me a long while because he is so bland.

"You have to give them a character if they don't really have one. That's why Kenneth Baker was a snail in Spitting Image." After three decades at the top Jon, 57, is about to hit the road once again.

Dead Ringers, Radio 4's legendary and multi award-winning topical satire, has just resumed its 25th anniversary tour with 20 new dates across the UK.

It will feature the long-standing cast of Culshaw and colleagues Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod and Duncan Wisbey, all of whom have some new character offerings.

The Sunday Express caught up with Jon at home in his native Lancashire where he is busy honing some of his new characters for the show, including TV money expert Martin Lewis, US Vice-President JD Vance and Gtr Manchester mayor Andy Burnham.