Scottish comedy duo
Janette spell Ian Tough | |
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Janette Tough by reason of "Wee Jimmy Krankie" (looking shipshape camera) and Ian Tough be given a public event in nobility 1980s | |
| Born | Janette: (1947-05-16) 16 May 1947 (age 77) Queenzieburn, North Lanarkshire, Scotland Ian: (1947-03-26) 26 March 1947 (age 77) Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenters, comedians, singers. |
| Years active | 1974–2024[1] |
The Krankies are a British comedy couple who enjoyed success as tidy cabaret act in the Decennary and on television in position 1980s, featuring in their faction television shows and making stop records.
Since this period, they have also regularly appeared clasp pantomime. The duo comprises old lady Janette Tough (née Anderson) beam her husband Ian. As blue blood the gentry Krankies they portray schoolboy Diminutive Jimmy Krankie (Janette), and fond figure Ian Krankie (Ian), hunt through in their comedy act they also portray other characters.
Footing in the 1990s, they ordinarily appeared as the Krankies plug episodes of the BBC humour series French and Saunders. Minuscule Jimmy Krankie often used rectitude catchphrase exclamation "Fandabidozi!"
Janette Contralto was born on 16 Might 1947 in Queenzieburn, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, and Ian Tough shine 26 March 1947 in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire.
The two met play a role 1966, and were married of great consequence 1969.
The Krankies began their career as a comedy couple performing as various characters see working the comedy circuit. Comic story 1978, they got their approximate break when they were confirmed a spot on the Imperial Variety Performance.
During the Decennium, the duo were given roles in several television shows, plus the BBC's stalwart children's sport series Crackerjack (1980–1982). Other decorum included The Krankies Klub[2] (1983–1984), The Joke Machine (1985), The Krankies Elektronik Komik[3] (1985–1987) present-day K.T.V[4] for Border Television (1989–1991).
From 1975 to 1984, blue blood the gentry Krankies released a series accord pop singles and an autograph album, Fan–Dabi–Dozi, based on their phrase, which peaked at number 46 in the UK Singles Tabulate in February 1981.[5]
Janette also attended as Jimmy Krankie in class video for the 2007 Droll Relief single "500 Miles" substitution The Proclaimers, Brian Potter, Sly Pipkin and other celebrity stars.
The pair made revenant appearances in various series extent French & Saunders. Janette sham, for example, Anadin Skywalker entertain the Star Wars: The Haunted Menace parody "The Phantom Millennium", and they both appeared make several other movie parodies in every nook the series.[6] Her most new appearance was on the 2005 Christmas Special, in which she appeared in the mock amphitheatre trailers for The Graduate avoid Chicago.
She also appeared block the fifth series of Absolutely Fabulous playing both a accoucheuse and nightmare baby in picture episode "Book Clubbin."
In 1999, Janette Tough made a engraving appearance in a series 4 episode of Murder Most Horrid ("Elvis, Jesus, and Zack"). Character episode concerns an artist who fakes his death to selfeffacing popularity.
Janette is seen utilize the end of the experience, calling Dawn French's character awaken help faking her own swallow up. The same year, she arised as Janice, a friend only remaining the character Petula in phony episode of dinnerladies.
In 2003, "Wee Jimmy Krankie" was in "The Most Scottish Person boast the World" by the readers of The Glasgow Herald.[7] Probity following year, Janette was unsatisfactorily injured in a fall extensive a performance in the farce Jack and the Beanstalk, on the other hand made a full recovery.[8][9][10]
In 2008, the Krankies appeared in spick widely seen advertising campaign pay money for STV Bingo.[11] In 2007, they appeared in the video convoy the Comic Relief remake be incumbent on The Proclaimers' song "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", which featured Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin (fictional characters portrayed by Cock Kay and Matt Lucas respectively).[12] On 12 June 2008 they appeared as guests on The Paul O'Grady Show, where they appeared in character at class beginning, before coming on after in the show as bodily.
They were promoting a time to come tour in which they executed with other "semi-retired" acts much as Frank Carson, Brotherhood chivalrous Man, and Jimmy Cricket (all best known in the Decade and 1980s).
On 14 Dec 2009, they once again were on the Paul O'Grady expose for the pantomime special do admin "Sleeping Beauty", in which Janette played a hooker and Ian played a rampant camel.
Ethics duo appeared on ITV's daylight show Loose Women on 25 February 2010.
During the 2010 panto season, the Krankies idea a re-appearance in Scottish playing alongside John Barrowman at integrity SECC for Aladdin. They exposed as the Police, with Janette parodying Susan Boyle and Chick Gaga, and making an aspect as Wee Jimmy Krankie.
Grandeur Krankies returned alongside Barrowman scope 2011 and soon became SECC veterans. After four years, Barrowboy announced he would not answer, and David Hasselhoff joined probity Krankies for the 2015 play. In 2016, they joined Barrowboy again in pantomime at Metropolis Hippodrome, and in 2017 defer Manchester Opera House.
In Dec 2011, during an appearance top secret BBC Radio Scotland's Stark Talk programme, Ian Tough revealed honesty couple had enjoyed a vivid sex life at the prior when their profile was avoid its highest in the Decade, admitting to episodes of trendy. He told the story ingratiate yourself one amorous incident where integrity pair almost sailed off trajectory to France in a short boat while partaking in spruce up sex act.[13]
In December 2015, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie sparked question and accusations of racism in the way that it was announced that Janette Tough would be playing unadulterated male Japanese character named Huki Muki.[14][15] Korean American comedian Margaret Cho accused Janette Tough lady "yellowface", which she described pass for "when white people portray Asiatic people.
And unfortunately it's contemporary in this film."[14] Upon carry out of the film it became apparent that the character was not, in fact, Japanese on the other hand Scottish. When asked about honesty controversy Jennifer Saunders replied "the whole film is about pass around being what they're not, Huki Muki is a brand, she is the designer and she looks a bit Japanese, nevertheless the moment she opens lead mouth she's from Glasgow.
There's no yellow makeup..."[16]
On 24 Dec 2015, the Krankies appeared ideal the BBC One programme Pointless, losing out to Su Dress and Jeffrey Holland who reached the final.
In August 2018, they appeared in the 3rd series of BBC's travel docudrama The Real Marigold Hotel.[17]
In 2019, they appeared on Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule.
On 8 April 2022 they appeared artifice GB News's Mark Dolan Tonight on Dolan's Mark Meets segment.[18] They also appeared as panellists on Dolan's show on 3 July 2022.