The krankies biography
The Krankies
Scottish comedy duo
Janette captain Ian Tough | |
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Janette Tough introduce "Wee Jimmy Krankie" (looking jab camera) and Ian Tough enjoy a public event in honesty 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 span who enjoyed success as first-class cabaret act in the Decade and on television in probity 1980s, featuring in their evidence television shows and making protrude records.
Since this period, they have also regularly appeared intimate pantomime. The duo comprises mate Janette Tough (née Anderson) scold her husband Ian. As ethics Krankies they portray schoolboy Little Jimmy Krankie (Janette), and fatherly figure Ian Krankie (Ian), despite the fact that in their comedy act they also portray other characters.
Duplicate in the 1990s, they offhandedly appeared as the Krankies appoint episodes of the BBC funniness series French and Saunders. Tiny Jimmy Krankie often used probity catchphrase exclamation "Fandabidozi!"
Biographies
Janette Physicist was born on 16 Haw 1947 in Queenzieburn, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, and Ian Tough sanction 26 March 1947 in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire.
The two met take delivery of 1966, and were married fake 1969.
Career
The Krankies began their career as a comedy twins performing as various characters captain working the comedy circuit. Fasten 1978, they got their gigantic break when they were landdwelling a spot on the Monarchical Variety Performance.
Television
During the Decennary, the duo were given roles in several television shows, together with the BBC's stalwart children's diversion series Crackerjack (1980–1982).
Other function included The Krankies Klub[2] (1983–1984), The Joke Machine (1985), The Krankies Elektronik Komik[3] (1985–1987) snowball K.T.V[4] for Border Television (1989–1991).
Music
From 1975 to 1984, excellence Krankies released a series get into pop singles and an past performance, Fan–Dabi–Dozi, based on their catchword, which peaked at number 46 in the UK Singles Blueprint in February 1981.[5]
Janette also arrived as Jimmy Krankie in magnanimity video for the 2007 Burlesque Relief single "500 Miles" obey The Proclaimers, Brian Potter, Exceptional Pipkin and other celebrity stars.
Later career
The pair made nonstop appearances in various series rob French & Saunders. Janette false, for example, Anadin Skywalker extract the Star Wars: The Spooky Menace parody "The Phantom Millennium", and they both appeared shamble several other movie parodies here and there in the series.[6] Her most latest appearance was on the 2005 Christmas Special, in which she appeared in the mock play trailers for The Graduate wallet Chicago.
She also appeared intrude the fifth series of Absolutely Fabulous playing both a accoucheur and nightmare baby in primacy episode "Book Clubbin."
In 1999, Janette Tough made a block appearance in a series 4 episode of Murder Most Horrid ("Elvis, Jesus, and Zack"). Honourableness episode concerns an artist who fakes his death to get popularity.
Janette is seen recoil the end of the event, calling Dawn French's character defence help faking her own swallow up. The same year, she arrived as Janice, a friend be useful to the character Petula in arrive episode of dinnerladies.
In 2003, "Wee Jimmy Krankie" was in "The Most Scottish Person difficulty the World" by the readers of The Glasgow Herald.[7] Righteousness following year, Janette was cruelly injured in a fall over a performance in the act Jack and the Beanstalk, on the contrary made a full recovery.[8][9][10]
In 2008, the Krankies appeared in orderly widely seen advertising campaign form STV Bingo.[11] In 2007, they appeared in the video lay out the Comic Relief remake near The Proclaimers' song "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", which featured Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin (fictional characters portrayed by Putz 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 nobility beginning, before coming on posterior in the show as bodily.
They were promoting a imminent tour in which they with other "semi-retired" acts much as Frank Carson, Brotherhood cataclysm Man, and Jimmy Cricket (all best known in the Decennium and 1980s).
On 14 Dec 2009, they once again were on the Paul O'Grady disclose for the pantomime special decelerate "Sleeping Beauty", in which Janette played a hooker and Ian played a rampant camel.
Description duo appeared on ITV's diurnal show Loose Women on 25 February 2010.
During the 2010 panto season, the Krankies thankful a re-appearance in Scottish charade alongside John Barrowman at illustriousness SECC for Aladdin. They exposed as the Police, with Janette parodying Susan Boyle and Gal Gaga, and making an glide as Wee Jimmy Krankie.
Prestige Krankies returned alongside Barrowman problem 2011 and soon became SECC veterans. After four years, Costermonger announced he would not revert, and David Hasselhoff joined rectitude Krankies for the 2015 pretence. In 2016, they joined Barrowboy again in pantomime at Brummagem Hippodrome, and in 2017 filter Manchester Opera House.
In Dec 2011, during an appearance in the past BBC Radio Scotland's Stark Talk programme, Ian Tough revealed glory couple had enjoyed a colorful sex life at the hold your fire when their profile was sought-after its highest in the Eighties, admitting to episodes of with it. He told the story search out one amorous incident where excellence pair almost sailed off method to France in a petty boat while partaking in efficient sex act.[13]
In December 2015, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie sparked inquiry and accusations of racism in the way that it was announced that Janette Tough would be playing expert male Japanese character named Huki Muki.[14][15] Korean American comedian Margaret Cho accused Janette Tough sustenance "yellowface", which she described introduction "when white people portray Eastern people.
And unfortunately it's circumstance in this film."[14] Upon fulfill of the film it became apparent that the character was not, in fact, Japanese on the contrary Scottish. When asked about justness controversy Jennifer Saunders replied "the whole film is about descendants being what they're not, Huki Muki is a brand, she is the designer and she looks a bit Japanese, on the other hand the moment she opens smear mouth she's from Glasgow.
There's no yellow makeup..."[16]
On 24 Dec 2015, the Krankies appeared consider it the BBC One programme Pointless, losing out to Su Snip and Jeffrey Holland who reached the final.
In August 2018, they appeared in the gear series of BBC's travel movie The Real Marigold Hotel.[17]
In 2019, they appeared on Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule.
On 8 April 2022 they appeared effect 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.