In my blog about the fabulous Panto we went to last week ("Oh yes we did"), I mentioned that one of the leads Ian Parkin was a founder member of former telly sensations Four Poofs and a Piano. Of course, that name means nothing to anyone who didn't watch the BBC's glitzy Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, which ran from 2001 to 2010 [ourselves included: telly on a Friday? Not likely...]
Anyhoo, the "Poofs" were (and possibly still are) a close-harmony cabaret group specialising in piano versions of pop songs and witty piss-takes, who were "discovered" gigging on the cabaret circuit. Since their TV fame, the boys performed at the Edinburgh Fringe and even Glastonbury! Their line-up has changed over the years - Mr Parkin is no longer with them, but they were joined in 2013 by none other than cheesy 70s pop-piano sensation Bobby Crush!
So, here are the boys themselves, with their tribute to Chris Martin of Coldplay:
They gained notoriety for near-the-knuckle numbers, not least this classic:
And, as befitting our continued countdown to the dread day, here they are with an appropriate festive plea:
Ho. Ho. Ho.
Four Poofs and a Piano
Oh I did enjoy that thanks for posting
ReplyDeleteFrom one poof to many! Jx
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