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Index The Krankies

The Krankies are a Scottish comedy duo who enjoyed success as a cabaret act in the 1970s and on television in the 1980s, featuring in their own television shows and making pop records.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 59 relations: Absolutely Fabulous, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, BBC, BBC One, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Television, Birmingham Hippodrome, Brotherhood of Man, Cabaret, Catchphrase, Chicago (2002 film), Clydebank, Comic Relief, Crackerjack! (TV programme), David Hasselhoff, Dinnerladies (TV series), Dunbartonshire, Frank Carson, French and Saunders, GB News, Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule, I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles), International Business Times, ITV Border, Jack and the Beanstalk, Jeffrey Holland (actor), Jimmy Cricket, John Barrowman, K.T.V, Lady Gaga, Loose Women, Lou and Andy, Manchester Opera House, Margaret Cho, Mark Dolan, Matt Lucas, Murder Most Horrid, North Lanarkshire, Pantomime, Peter Kay, Phoenix Nights, Pointless, Portrayal of East Asians in American film and theater, Queenzieburn, Royal Variety Performance, SEC Centre, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Su Pollard, Susan Boyle, Swinging (sexual practice), ... Expand index (9 more) »

  2. 1980s Scottish television series
  3. British cabaret performers
  4. Scottish comedy duos
  5. Scottish television comedy

Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous (often shortened to Ab Fab) is a British television sitcom based on the French and Saunders sketch "Modern Mother and Daughter", created by Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.

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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie is a 2016 comedy film directed by Mandie Fletcher, written by Jennifer Saunders and based on the television series Absolutely Fabulous.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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BBC One

BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC.

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BBC Radio Scotland

BBC Radio Scotland is a Scottish national radio network owned and operated by BBC Scotland, a division of the BBC.

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BBC Television

BBC Television is a service of the BBC.

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Birmingham Hippodrome

The Birmingham Hippodrome is a theatre situated on Hurst Street in the Chinese Quarter of Birmingham, England.

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Brotherhood of Man

Brotherhood of Man are a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s.

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Cabaret

Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama.

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Catchphrase

A catchphrase (alternatively spelled catch phrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance.

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Chicago (2002 film)

Chicago is a 2002 American musical crime comedy film based on the 1975 stage musical of the same name which in turn originated in the 1926 play of the same name.

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Clydebank

Clydebank (Bruach Chluaidh) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Comic Relief

Comic Relief is a British charity, founded in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Sir Lenny Henry in response to the famine in Ethiopia.

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Crackerjack! (TV programme)

Crackerjack is a British children's television series which was initially aired on the BBC Television Service between 14 September 1955 and 21 December 1984 (with no series in 1971).

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David Hasselhoff

David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952), nicknamed "The Hoff", is an American actor, singer, and television personality.

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Dinnerladies (TV series)

Dinnerladies (stylised as dinnerladies) is a British television sitcom created, written and co-produced by Victoria Wood.

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Dunbartonshire

Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann) or the County of Dumbarton is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the west central Lowlands of Scotland lying to the north of the River Clyde.

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Frank Carson

Hugh Francis Carson KSG (6 November 1926 – 22 February 2012) was a Northern Irish comedian and actor from Belfast.

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French and Saunders

French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comedy duo and namesake Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders that originally broadcast on BBC2 from 1987 to 1993, and later on BBC One until 2017.

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GB News

GB News is a British free-to-air, opinion-orientated television and radio news channel.

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Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule is a British television comedy panel show created, written and presented by Harry Hill and produced by his company Nit Television for ITV.

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I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" is a song written and performed by Scottish duo the Proclaimers, and first released in August 1988 by Chrysalis as the lead single from their second album, Sunshine on Leith (1988).

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International Business Times

The International Business Times is an American online newspaper that publishes five national editions in four languages.

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ITV Border

ITV Border, previously Border Television and commonly referred to as simply Border, is the Channel 3 service provided by ITV Broadcasting Limited for the England/Scotland border region, covering most of Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway, the Scottish Borders and parts of Northumberland.

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Jack and the Beanstalk

"Jack and the Beanstalk" is an English fairy tale.

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Jeffrey Holland (actor)

Jeffrey Holland (born Jeffrey Michael Parkes, 17 July 1946) is a British actor who is well known for roles in television sitcoms, playing comic Spike Dixon at the 'Maplin's holiday camp' in Hi-de-Hi!, as well as BBC Radio comedy, including Week Ending.

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Jimmy Cricket

James Mulgrew (born 17 October 1945), known professionally as Jimmy Cricket, is a Northern Irish comedian.

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John Barrowman

John Scot Barrowman (born 11 March 1967) is a Scottish-American actor, author, presenter, singer and comic book writer. The Krankies and John Barrowman are Scottish television presenters.

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K.T.V

This was the Krankies second solo attempt at a children's television show since Crackerjack!, this time on ITV.

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Lady Gaga

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer-songwriter and actress.

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Loose Women

Loose Women (known as Live Talk from 2000 to 2001) is a British talk show that broadcasts on ITV weekdays from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm.

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Lou and Andy

Lou Todd and Andy Pipkin are fictional characters from the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain, played by David Walliams and Matt Lucas respectively.

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Manchester Opera House

The Opera House in Quay Street, Manchester, England, is a 1,920-seater commercial touring theatre that plays host to touring musicals, ballet, concerts and a Christmas pantomime.

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Margaret Cho

Margaret Moran Cho (born December 5, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, musician and activist.

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Mark Dolan

Mark Dolan (born 17 March 1974) is an English presenter, writer and comedian.

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Matt Lucas

Matthew Richard Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is an English actor, comedian, writer and television presenter.

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Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid is a British black comedy anthology series starring Dawn French.

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North Lanarkshire

North Lanarkshire (North Lanrikshire; Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.

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Pantomime

Pantomime (informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment.

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Peter Kay

Peter John Kay (born 2 July 1973) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director.

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Phoenix Nights

Phoenix Nights, also known as Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, is a British sitcom about The Phoenix Club, a working men's club in the northern English town of Bolton, Greater Manchester.

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Pointless

Pointless is a British television quiz show produced by Banijay subsidiary Remarkable Entertainment for the BBC hosted by Alexander Armstrong.

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Portrayal of East Asians in American film and theater

Portrayals of East Asians in American film and theatre has been a subject of controversy.

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Queenzieburn

Queenzieburn (Queenieburn) is a small settlement in the historic county of Stirlingshire and the Council Area of North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Royal Variety Performance

The Royal Variety Performance is a televised variety show held annually in the United Kingdom to raise money for the Royal Variety Charity (of which King Charles III is life-patron).

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SEC Centre

The SEC Centre (originally known as the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre until 2017) is Scotland's largest exhibition centre, located in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas in his first directorial effort since 1977.

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Su Pollard

Susan Georgina "Su" Pollard (born 7 November 1949) is a British actress and singer.

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Susan Boyle

Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish singer.

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Swinging (sexual practice)

Swinging, earlier commonly known as wife-swapping, is a sexual activity in which both singles and partners in a committed relationship sexually engage with others for recreational purposes.

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The Graduate

The Graduate is a 1967 American independent romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Webb, who wrote it shortly after graduating from Williams College.

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The Herald (Glasgow)

The Herald is a Scottish broadsheet newspaper founded in 1783.

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The Joke Machine

The Joke Machine was the Krankies' first solo attempt at a children's television show since Crackerjack.

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The Krankies Elektronik Komik

The Krankies Elektronik Komik Is a family variety series presented by the Krankies which also featured magic from the Great Soprendo and live music from pop bands.

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The Krankies Klub

The Krankies Klub was the Krankies' first solo attempt at a family variety show since Crackerjack.

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The Paul O'Grady Show

The Paul O'Grady Show is a British comedy chat show presented by comedian Paul O'Grady, first shown on 11 October 2004.

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The Proclaimers

The Proclaimers are a Scottish rock duo formed in 1983 by twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid (born 5 March 1962).

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The Real Marigold Hotel

The Real Marigold Hotel (known in Australia as The Indian Dream Hotel) is a British travel documentary series created by Twofour productions, directed by Aparna Sanyal and broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two.

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UK singles chart

The UK Singles Chart (currently titled the Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming.

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See also

1980s Scottish television series

British cabaret performers

Scottish comedy duos

Scottish television comedy

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Krankies

Also known as Fandabby dozie, Ian Tough, Janette Tough, Janette krankie, Jeanette Krankie, Jimmy Krankie, Krankies, Krankies Television, The Krankees, Wee Jimmie Krankie, Wee jimmy krankie.

, The Graduate, The Herald (Glasgow), The Joke Machine, The Krankies Elektronik Komik, The Krankies Klub, The Paul O'Grady Show, The Proclaimers, The Real Marigold Hotel, UK singles chart.