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	In 1999, Janette Tough made a cameo appearance in a season 4 episode of ''[[Murder Most Horrid]]'' ("Elvis, Jesus, and Zack"). The episode concerns an artist who fakes his death to gain popularity. Janette is seen at the end of the episode, calling Dawn French's character for help faking her own death. The same year, she appeared as Janice, a friend of the character Petula in an episode of [[Dinnerladies (TV series)\|''dinnerladies'']].		In 1999, Janette Tough made a cameo appearance in a season 4 episode of ''[[Murder Most Horrid]]'' ("Elvis, Jesus, and Zack"). The episode concerns an artist who fakes his death to gain popularity. Janette is seen at the end of the episode, calling Dawn French's character for help faking her own death. The same year, she appeared as Janice, a friend of the character Petula in an episode of [[Dinnerladies (TV series)\|''dinnerladies'']].

	In 2003, "Wee Jimmy Krankie" was voted "The Most Scottish Person in the World" by the readers of ''[[The Herald (Glasgow)\|The Glasgow Herald]]''.~~{{fact\|date=October 2022}}~~ The following year, Janette was badly injured in a fall during a performance in the pantomime ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'', but made a full recovery.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4099391.stm \|title=Krankie hurt in beanstalk tumble \|publisher=BBC News \|date=15 December 2004 \|access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4101211.stm \|title=Soap stars save Krankies panto \|publisher=BBC News \|date=16 December 2004 \|access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6218482.stm \|title=Payout after beanstalk accident \|publisher=BBC News \|date=7 December 2006 \|access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref>		In 2003, "Wee Jimmy Krankie" was voted "The Most Scottish Person in the World" by the readers of ''[[The Herald (Glasgow)\|The Glasgow Herald]]''.The following year, Janette was badly injured in a fall during a performance in the pantomime ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'', but made a full recovery.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4099391.stm \|title=Krankie hurt in beanstalk tumble \|publisher=BBC News \|date=15 December 2004 \|access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4101211.stm \|title=Soap stars save Krankies panto \|publisher=BBC News \|date=16 December 2004 \|access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6218482.stm \|title=Payout after beanstalk accident \|publisher=BBC News \|date=7 December 2006 \|access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref>

	In 2008, The Krankies appeared in a widely seen advertising campaign for [[STV Group plc#Internet\|STV]] Bingo.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.stv.tv/content/bingo_and_games/Krankies\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429144529/http://www.stv.tv/content/bingo_and_games/Krankies\|url-status=dead\|title=''stv Bingo''\|archivedate=29 April 2008\|accessdate=3 July 2022}}</ref> In 2007, they appeared in the video for the [[Comic Relief]] remake of [[The Proclaimers]]' song "[[I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)]]", which featured Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin (fictional characters portrayed by [[Peter Kay]] and [[Matt Lucas (comedian)\|Matt Lucas]] respectively).		In 2008, The Krankies appeared in a widely seen advertising campaign for [[STV Group plc#Internet\|STV]] Bingo.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.stv.tv/content/bingo_and_games/Krankies\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429144529/http://www.stv.tv/content/bingo_and_games/Krankies\|url-status=dead\|title=''stv Bingo''\|archivedate=29 April 2008\|accessdate=3 July 2022}}</ref> In 2007, they appeared in the video for the [[Comic Relief]] remake of [[The Proclaimers]]' song "[[I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)]]", which featured Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin (fictional characters portrayed by [[Peter Kay]] and [[Matt Lucas (comedian)\|Matt Lucas]] respectively).

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	In 2003, "Wee Jimmy Krankie" was voted "The Most Scottish Person in the World" by the readers of ''[[The Herald (Glasgow)\|The Glasgow Herald]]''.{{fact\|date=October 2022}} The following year, Janette was badly injured in a fall during a performance in the pantomime ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'', but made a full recovery.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4099391.stm \|title=Krankie hurt in beanstalk tumble \|publisher=BBC News \|date=15 December 2004 \|access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4101211.stm \|title=Soap stars save Krankies panto \|publisher=BBC News \|date=16 December 2004 \|access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6218482.stm \|title=Payout after beanstalk accident \|publisher=BBC News \|date=7 December 2006 \|access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref>		In 2003, "Wee Jimmy Krankie" was voted "The Most Scottish Person in the World" by the readers of ''[[The Herald (Glasgow)\|The Glasgow Herald]]''.{{fact\|date=October 2022}} The following year, Janette was badly injured in a fall during a performance in the pantomime ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'', but made a full recovery.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4099391.stm \|title=Krankie hurt in beanstalk tumble \|publisher=BBC News \|date=15 December 2004 \|access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4101211.stm \|title=Soap stars save Krankies panto \|publisher=BBC News \|date=16 December 2004 \|access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6218482.stm \|title=Payout after beanstalk accident \|publisher=BBC News \|date=7 December 2006 \|access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref>

	In 2008, The Krankies appeared in a widely seen advertising campaign for [[STV Group plc#Internet\|STV]] Bingo.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.stv.tv/content/bingo_and_games/Krankies\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429144529/http://www.stv.tv/content/bingo_and_games/Krankies\|url-status=dead\|title=''stv Bingo''\|archivedate=29 April 2008\|accessdate=3 July 2022}}</ref> In 2007, they appeared in the video for the [[Comic Relief]] remake of [[The Proclaimers]]' song "[[I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)]]", which featured Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin (fictional characters portrayed by [[Peter Kay]] and [[Matt Lucas (comedian)\|Matt Lucas]] respectively).~~{{Citation needed\|date=August 2011}}~~		In 2008, The Krankies appeared in a widely seen advertising campaign for [[STV Group plc#Internet\|STV]] Bingo.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.stv.tv/content/bingo_and_games/Krankies\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429144529/http://www.stv.tv/content/bingo_and_games/Krankies\|url-status=dead\|title=''stv Bingo''\|archivedate=29 April 2008\|accessdate=3 July 2022}}</ref> In 2007, they appeared in the video for the [[Comic Relief]] remake of [[The Proclaimers]]' song "[[I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)]]", which featured Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin (fictional characters portrayed by [[Peter Kay]] and [[Matt Lucas (comedian)\|Matt Lucas]] respectively).

	On 12 June 2008 they appeared as guests on ''[[The Paul O'Grady Show]]'', where they appeared in character at the beginning, before coming on later in the show as themselves. They were promoting a forthcoming tour in which they performed with other "semi-retired" acts such as [[Frank Carson]], [[Brotherhood of Man]], and [[Jimmy Cricket]] (all best known in the 1970s and 1980s).		On 12 June 2008 they appeared as guests on ''[[The Paul O'Grady Show]]'', where they appeared in character at the beginning, before coming on later in the show as themselves. They were promoting a forthcoming tour in which they performed with other "semi-retired" acts such as [[Frank Carson]], [[Brotherhood of Man]], and [[Jimmy Cricket]] (all best known in the 1970s and 1980s).

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{{short description|Scottish comedy duo}}
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| image = The Krankies, Stanah.jpg
| caption = Janette Tough as "Wee Jimmy Krankie" (looking at camera) and Ian Tough at a public event in the 1980s.
| birth_date = '''Janette''': {{birth date and age|df=y|1947|05|16}}<br />[[Queenzieburn]], [[North Lanarkshire]], Scotland<br />'''Ian''': {{birth date and age|df=y|1947|03|26}}<br />[[Clydebank]], [[Dunbartonshire]], Scotland
| birth_place =
| nationality = Scottish
| height =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Television presenters, <br />comedians, singers
| years active = 1974–present
| spouse =
| website =
}}

'''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. Since this period, they have also regularly appeared in [[pantomime]]. The duo comprises wife '''Janette Tough''' and her husband '''Ian'''. As the Krankies they portray schoolboy Wee Jimmy Krankie (Janette), and paternal figure Ian Krankie (Ian), though in their comedy act they also portray other characters. Beginning in the 1990s, they regularly appeared as The Krankies in episodes of the [[BBC Television|BBC]] comedy series ''[[French and Saunders]]''. Wee Jimmy Krankie often used the [[catchphrase]] exclamation "[[wikt:fandabidozi|Fandabidozi!]]"

==Biographies==
Janette was born on 16 May 1947 in [[Queenzieburn]], [[North Lanarkshire]], Scotland, and Ian on 26 March 1947 in [[Clydebank]], [[Dunbartonshire]]. The two met in 1966, and were married in 1969.

==Career==
The Krankies began their career as a comedy duo performing as various characters and working the comedy circuit. In 1978, they got their big break when they were given a spot on the [[Royal Variety Performance]].

===Television===
During the 1980s, the duo were given roles in several television shows, including the [[BBC]]'s stalwart children's entertainment series ''[[Crackerjack (TV series)|Crackerjack]]'' (1980–1982). Other appearances included ''[[The Krankies Klub]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/9629 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018021557/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/9629 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 October 2012 |title=The Krankies Klub – BFI entry |publisher=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk |access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref> (1983–1984), ''[[The Joke Machine]]'' (1985), ''[[The Krankies Elektronik Komik]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/k/krankieselektron_1299001821.shtml |title=Krankies Elektronik Komic |publisher=BBC |access-date=22 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050115063129/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/k/krankieselektron_1299001821.shtml |archive-date=15 January 2005 }}</ref> (1985–1987) and ''[[K.T.V]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/31507 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018021551/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/31507 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 October 2012 |title=Krankies Television – BFI entry |publisher=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk |access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref> for [[Border Television]] (1989–1992).

===Music===
From 1975 to 1984, The Krankies released a series of pop singles and an album. ''Fan–Dabi–Dozi'', based on their [[catchphrase]] which peaked at number 46 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in February 1981.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 307}}</ref>

Janette also appeared as Jimmy Krankie in the video for the 2007 [[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief]] single "[[I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)|500 Miles]]" with [[The Proclaimers]], [[Brian Potter (character)|Brian Potter]], [[Andy Pipkin]] and other celebrity stars.

===Later career===
The pair made recurring appearances in various series of ''[[French & Saunders]]''. Janette played, for example, Anadin Skywalker in the ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace|Star Wars: The Phantom Menace]]'' parody "The Phantom Millennium", and they both appeared in several other movie parodies throughout the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchandsaunders.com/specials/christmas1999/ |title=French & Saunders – Christmas Special 1999 |publisher=Frenchandsaunders.com |access-date=16 July 2011}}</ref> Her most recent appearance was on the 2005 Christmas Special, in which she appeared in the mock theatre trailers for ''[[The Graduate]]'' and ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]''. She also appeared in the fifth series of ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]'' playing both a midwife and nightmare baby in the episode "Book Clubbin."

In 1999, Janette Tough made a cameo appearance in a season 4 episode of ''[[Murder Most Horrid]]'' ("Elvis, Jesus, and Zack"). The episode concerns an artist who fakes his death to gain popularity. Janette is seen at the end of the episode, calling Dawn French's character for help faking her own death. The same year, she appeared as Janice, a friend of the character Petula in an episode of [[Dinnerladies (TV series)|''dinnerladies'']].

In 2003, "Wee Jimmy Krankie" was voted "The Most Scottish Person in the World" by the readers of ''[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Glasgow Herald]]''.{{fact|date=October 2022}} The following year, Janette was badly injured in a fall during a performance in the pantomime ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'', but made a full recovery.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4099391.stm |title=Krankie hurt in beanstalk tumble |publisher=BBC News |date=15 December 2004 |access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4101211.stm |title=Soap stars save Krankies panto |publisher=BBC News |date=16 December 2004 |access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6218482.stm |title=Payout after beanstalk accident |publisher=BBC News |date=7 December 2006 |access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref>

In 2008, The Krankies appeared in a widely seen advertising campaign for [[STV Group plc#Internet|STV]] Bingo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stv.tv/content/bingo_and_games/Krankies|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429144529/http://www.stv.tv/content/bingo_and_games/Krankies|url-status=dead|title=''stv Bingo''|archivedate=29 April 2008|accessdate=3 July 2022}}</ref> In 2007, they appeared in the video for the [[Comic Relief]] remake of [[The Proclaimers]]' song "[[I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)]]", which featured Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin (fictional characters portrayed by [[Peter Kay]] and [[Matt Lucas (comedian)|Matt Lucas]] respectively).{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}

On 12 June 2008 they appeared as guests on ''[[The Paul O'Grady Show]]'', where they appeared in character at the beginning, before coming on later in the show as themselves. They were promoting a forthcoming tour in which they performed with other "semi-retired" acts such as [[Frank Carson]], [[Brotherhood of Man]], and [[Jimmy Cricket]] (all best known in the 1970s and 1980s).

On 14 December 2009, they once again were on the Paul O'Grady show for the pantomime special of "Sleeping Beauty", in which Janette played a hooker and Ian played a rampant camel. The duo appeared on ITV's daytime show ''[[Loose Women]]'' on 25 February 2010.

During the 2010 panto season, the Krankies made a re-appearance in Scottish pantomime alongside [[John Barrowman]] at the [[Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre|SECC]] for Aladdin. They appeared as the Police, with Janette parodying [[Susan Boyle]] and [[Lady Gaga]], and making an appearance as Wee Jimmy Krankie. The Krankies returned alongside Barrowman in 2011 and soon became SECC veterans. After four years, Barrowman announced he would not return, and [[David Hasselhoff]] joined The Krankies for the 2015 pantomime. In 2016, they joined Barrowman again in pantomime at [[Birmingham Hippodrome]], and in 2017 at [[Manchester Opera House]].

In December 2011, during an appearance on [[BBC Radio Scotland]]'s ''Stark Talk'' programme, Ian Tough revealed the couple had enjoyed a colourful sex life at the time when their profile was at its highest in the 1980s, admitting to episodes of [[Swinging (sexual practice)|swinging]]. He told the story of one amorous incident where the pair almost sailed off course to France in a small boat while partaking in a sex act.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wardrop|first=Murray|title=The Krankies: 'We used to be swingers'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8965006/The-Krankies-We-used-to-be-swingers.html|access-date=20 December 2011|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=19 December 2011}}</ref>

In December 2015, ''[[Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie]]'' sparked controversy and accusations of racism when it was announced that Janette Tough would be playing a male Japanese character named Huki Muki.<ref name="Cho">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/absolutely-fabulous/ab-fab-movie-janette-krankie-racism-margaret-cho/ |title=''Ab Fab'' movie accused of racism |first=Amy |last=Blumsom |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=16 December 2015 |access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/absolutely-fabulous-movie-yellowface-why-offensive-racial-stereotyping-still-blights-hollywood-1533640 |title=''Absolutely Fabulous'' movie and yellowface: Why offensive racial stereotyping still blights Hollywood |author=Lydia Smith|work=[[International Business Times]] UK |date=16 December 2015 |access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> Korean American comedian [[Margaret Cho]] accused Janette Tough of "[[yellowface]]", which she described as "when white people portray Asian people. And unfortunately it's happening in this film."<ref name="Cho"/> Upon release of the film it became apparent that the character was not, in fact, Japanese but Scottish. When asked about the controversy Jennifer Saunders replied "the whole film is about people being what they're not, Huki Muki is a brand, she is the designer and she looks a bit Japanese, but the moment she opens her mouth she's from Glasgow. There's no yellow makeup..."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Denham|first1=Jess|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/absolutely-fabulous-jennifer-saunders-dismisses-yellowface-accusations-as-ridiculous-nonsense-a7110806.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/absolutely-fabulous-jennifer-saunders-dismisses-yellowface-accusations-as-ridiculous-nonsense-a7110806.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Absolutely Fabulous: Jennifer Saunders dismisses yellowface accusations as 'ridiculous nonsense'|website=The Independent|date=30 June 2016|publisher=Independent Print Ltd|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref>

On 24 December 2015, the Krankies appeared on the [[BBC One]] programme ''[[Pointless]]'', losing out to [[Su Pollard]] and [[Jeffrey Holland (actor)|Jeffrey Holland]] who reached the final.

In August 2018, they appeared in the third series of BBC's travel documentary ''[[The Real Marigold Hotel]]''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/the-real-marigold-hotel-this-passage-to-india-is-a-quirky-test-for-a-cheeky-likeable-veteran-crew-a3901671.html |title = The Real Marigold Hotel is back on BBC One|date = August 2018}}</ref>

In 2019, they appeared on ''[[Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule]]''.

On 8 April 2022 they appeared on [[GB News]]'s ''[[Mark Dolan|Mark Dolan Tonight]]'' on Dolan's ''Mark Meets'' segment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theglobalherald.com/news/the-krankies-on-woke-comedy-cancel-culture-and-their-fabulous-career-mark-meets/|title=The Krankies on woke comedy, cancel culture and their fabulous career! | Mark Meets - The Global Herald|date=8 April 2022|accessdate=3 July 2022}}</ref> They also appeared as panellists on Dolan's show on 3 July 2022.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://krankies.moonfruit.com/ The Krankies official website]
*{{IMDb name|id=0469779|name=Janette Krankie}}
*{{IMDb name|id=1722807|name=Ian Tough}}

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