The Front
HIGH FIVE
SIMON DAY, aka The Fast Show’s Competitive Dad and
Tommy Cockles, reveals ‘ his favourite catchphrases.
1 ‘Ooh, you are awful. But I like you.’ Dick Emery's a classic.
2 ‘Let’s rock’ Smashie and Nicey.
3 ‘Marvellous times’ That's one of my own. there. from Tommy Cockles.
4 ‘Jus’ like that’ Tommy Cooper. A legend.
5 ‘I was very, very drunk . . .’ They say that a catchphrase works when it's simple. Well. maybe.
DAVID LEDDY, playwright, director, actor and producer of Glasgay, remembers his five most memorable gay ‘ performances.
1 Neil Bartlett Seven Sacraments of Nicholas Poussin It was a really simple. poignant piece that was performed in a hospital lecture theatre and it made me greet like a baby.
2 Annie Sprinkle Post Pom Modernist It was at the CCA seven years ago. I had my photo taken with Annie's boobs on my head and I’m thrilled to have her back at Glasgay this year with a new show.
3 Ron Vawter Roy Colin/Jack Smith It's such a terrible pity - this is one of the last shows that the Wooster Group's Ron Vawter did before he died.
4 Peggy Shaw You 're Just Like my Father Peggy is an incredibly charismatic performer so we're really excited that she’s back at this year's Glasgay with her company, Split Britches.
5 DV8 Dead Dreams of Monochrome Men I saw this a really long time ago. It’s very disturbing and has stayed with me for all these years.
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WHO’S THE DADDY?
Ozzy Osbourne is king of the TV dads, but where did he come from? We trace the roots of the self-proclaimed Prince of Darkness through his small screen ilk.
Fred Flintstone
The Original Father
The big conk. the questionable fashions. the short temper . . but he loves his missus and the kids too isoi‘t of). It's all his fault y-"know.
Charles lngalls
The Jesus Christ of Fathers
The bai‘i‘elchested God- bothei'ei‘ could fix a broken leg as giiick as a busted wagon wheel. So whole- some he never took a shit.
Martin Crane
The Sane Father
How the hell did down to- eaitli Marty spawn such pi'eening. pretentious intellectuals as l7i‘aisei‘ and Niles?
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Jeff Tracy The Father Who Pulls the Strings
His acting may have been wooden, but he was proud to have kids who'd carry on
the family trade. lf saving the
world can actually be described as a trade.
Gomez Addams
The Creepy, Kooky Father
As kind hearted as Tracy or lngalls. Just a bit stranger. His kids had pigtails too — they iiist liked severed hands instead of puppies.
Prof John Robinson The Lost in Space Father
A terrible pilot with a heart of
gold, he shot Fred Flintstones fatherly ineptitude into the cosmos but in space no-one can hear you say ‘doh!’
AlBundy
The Anti-PC Father Leering. sneering a'izl beering. he put the 'Al' into '(lysfunctional'. His long suffering family from ititri'iezi
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better off with Ted Bun; t“..
Mike Brady
The ‘Perfect’ Father
Mike never learned from Robbo's mistakes. instead following the unhelpful route of dishing out hypothetical after-the—fact nuggets for parental guidance.
Dr Huxt‘able
The PC Father
A sickh reactionary on The Cosby Shoat”. his household was filled ‘.‘.’lttt girls ‘.'.'liil()lli drug habits oi teen preg- nancies. SUrUl‘, some fluke of genetic exi)eiiiiimitation’?
Homer Simpson
The Slob Father
Martin Without the compassion. patience or common sense. Made being o\./ei‘\'./eight and bald a fashion statement.
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Tony Soprano
The Godfather
The god lbut not goodi father of two families. one domestic. one wiseguy Neurotic. balding. unhealthy. violent ~ he's got it all!
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Ozzy Osbourne
The Rock-God Father
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