Going to the Sydney Opera House and calling it ‘work’ was pretty unbelievable
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We have some faithful fans who come to gigs all over the place, but our sound guy has more groupies than us. The ladies love Barry.
What has been your proudest moment to date? It would be a toss up between a couple of things – going to the Sydney Opera House and calling it ‘work’ was pretty unbelievable. It was our f irst ever Australian performance, and we ran the show there for two weeks. It’s def initely a time we’ll never forget. Similarly, performing our Christmas shows at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue are completely amazing. The last one included an Inbetweener, and we get the chance to book our favourite acts, which makes the whole night both fun and quite special.
What’s the worst job you’ve done before Frisky and Mannish? Matthew worked at Chessington World of Adventures and had to tell fat people to get off the rides. It’s actually called a Code LP – Code “Large Person”. Good code.
Who would you play if you made an Eastenders spin-off? Frisky would doubtless be Barbara Windsor, and Mannish probably Pam St Clement.
There is a lot of reference in your work to singer Kate Nash. How often does she pop round for tea? She doesn’t return our calls. But she’s not suing us, so we’re very grateful.
What has been the best gig you have played? Reviving our f irst breakthrough show, School of Pop, in Edinburgh, 2010. A lot of people had been there the previous year and were rooting for us. Never has an audience been so quick to their feet to dance, and we even had to ask them to reign in the singing along so we could do our jokes. The reaction at the end was simply overwhelming.
You recently appeared with Robin Ince as part of Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People – do you ever worry the Gods might punish you for this? Depends entirely on the God(s) in question. Aphrodite loves our shit; Jupiter likes little boys, so Mannish has got us a free pass there; Ganesh has always been a fan of a good belter; Ra digs the red hair; and Yaweh, don’t you worry, we’ve been keeping him sweet.
Just to annoy you…tell us your favourite joke. Knock knock. Who’s there? Gina G. Gina G who? Well, that’s show business.
Frisky & Mannish are currently on tour throughout the UK. Visit
www.friskyandmannish.co.uk for details
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