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FAN-DABY-DOZY! Ian and Janette Tough celebrate 50 years together
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The Krankies have had an up and down careerFor almost as long, they’ve been performing the same slapstick act with 5’6” Ian playing the straight man to his 4’5” wife’s cheeky schoolboy character as Wee Jimmy Krankie whose catchphrase Fan-Daby-Dozy has long echoed round every playground in the land.
But if they find anything odd in being married yet earning their living by fooling around like an unhinged father and son, you wouldn’t know it.
“I don’t care what people think,” says Janette. “It has made us a livelihood and we’ve sustained it. It wouldn’t have lasted if it wasn’t funny. Adult audiences know we are man and wife. The funny bit is me at 68 being the only schoolboy with a bus pass!”
Both born in Scotland in 1947, they met at Glasgow Pavilion Theatre in December 1965, where she had a role in panto and he was working as an electrician above the stage.
“Ian used to throw me Merry Maid Caramels,” says Janette.
“He paid for us to go to the cinema, and I paid for the Chinese meal afterwards as I was
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Who are The Krankies Janette and Ian Tough and how old are they? The Real Marigold Hotel stars and Scottish double act
HUSBAND And wife duo Janette and Ian Tough have been entertaining audiences as The Krankies for over 40 years.
The comedians are the first-ever couple to appear on The Real Marigold Hotel, but who are the showbiz legends and how did they meet? Here is all you need to know...
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Who are Janette and Ian Tough?
Janette and Ian Tough are a Scottish comedy duo, best known for portraying schoolboy rascal Wee Jimmy Krankie and paternal figure Ian Frankie.
Ian, from Glasgow, was born March 26, 1947. Janette was then born two months later on May 16 in Queenzieburn, near Kilsyth.
They met at the age of 19 at Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre where Janette performed as a dancer while Ian worked as an electrician.
The couple got married in 1969 in Kirkintilloch and they found fame in the 1970s as a comedy duo and have since carved a successful career in music, TV and panto.
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Who are The Krankies?
The pair started out as a cabaret act but in 1976, the character of
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Who are The Krankies, how did they become famous and what is their new BBC show The Real Marigold On Tour about?
SHOWBIZ legends The Krankies return to TV this week for a new show on the BBC.
The pantomime favourites Ian and Janette Tough, both 71, are set to star in The Real Marigold On Tour.
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The revealed to The Scottish Sun all about the highs and lows of their adventure through Mexico for the show.
It sees them sharing hotels with scorpions and getting kinky offers from their hosts.
Here's everything you need to know about The Krankies.
Who are they?
The Krankies are made up of husband and wife Janette and Ian Tough.
The Scots comedy duo found fame in the 1970s and have gone on to carve a successful career in music, TV and panto.
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Janette was born in Queenzieburn, near Kilsyth, and Ian is from Glasgow.
The pair met in 1967 at Glasgow's Pavilion Theatre, aged 18.
Janette was performing as a dancer while Ian worked as an electrician. Ian would throw sweets at Janette from stage to get her attention.
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The couple got married in 1
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