A Nottingham-based act, who's been on the circuit since 2002 and runs a sting of Funhouse comedy nights across the East Midlands.

Less of a compere, more of promoter / booker who wants to save the cost of a proper compere by doing it himself.

Toby Wilson, December 2011

I watched spiky mike compere for a gig down the maze, and I found him to be a great welcome to the show, he made everyone laugh and also interacted with the audience. A great comic and would love to see him do more live performances.

adam sanders, November 2010

Having been to a few of Mike's shows recently, I found him to do precisely what I'd expect a compere to do. He warms up the room, makes everyone feel included and creates a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. He runs a lot of clubs across the country, MCing at quite a few, I haven't seen him perform a set .... but then again that's not a comperes job ...and I have seen others who churn out the same old same old every time .... Nice chap, great compere.

Ni Tle, October 2010

I wholeheartedly agree with Chortle on this one. The Spiky one used to come to Just the Tonic and would mark the acts out of 10. It's a shame he never learnt anything from the huge pool of he was able to judge. One of the worst excuses for a compere / comedian I have ever come across

Darrell Martin, October 2009

Actually, I'll take back what I said. He's awful.

Matt Price, March 2009

I think he's a really bad compere and failed comic who now runs gigs. That's it. I am surprised that there hasn't be a flood of people writing comments on here, but that's because it could affect their business.

Matt Price, February 2009