 In the late 1980s, he turned to solo stand-up comedy as the surreally manic 'Charlie Chuck' and, in 1990, he was talent-spotted by the comedian Malcolm Hardee who arranged for him to appear on "Jools Holland's The Happening", a Sky TV series produced by Noel Gay Television.He later appeared on the Sky TV talent show "Sky Star Search" where he was spotted by disc jockey James Whale, who booked him on several editions of his late night series "The James Whale Radio Show" (a radio show that was simultaneously broadcast on television by Yorkshire Television on the ITV Network).In 1993-1995, he was a cast member of the BBC Two TV series "The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer".