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Janette and Ian Tough | |
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 Janette Tough as "Wee Jimmy Krankie" (looking at camera) and Ian Tough at a public event in the 1980s. | |
| Born | Janette: 16 May 1947 Queenzieburn, North Lanarkshire, Scotland Ian: 26 March 1947 Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenters, comedians, singers |
| Years active | 1974–present |
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 comedy series French and Saunders. Wee Jimmy Krankie often used the catchphrase exclamation "Fandabidozi!"