THE TONY FERRINO PHENOMENON clip

How could we forget this idiotic character..nostalgia from 96(?) Alan Partridge and Pauline Calf, Steve Coogan (Coogan's Run) fans out there..

[@TJW1979]

I believe Martin Coogan (Steve's brother) of the Mock Turtles (Can You Dig It?) helped write all the Tony Ferrino tracks. The live DVD 'Steve Coogan: The Man Who Thinks He Is It' features a couple of great TF songs; 'Lapdancing Lady' and 'Ordinary Girl' - well worth a look. Thanks for posting!

[@seamonkey000001]

Comedy today just doesn't cut the mustard... Coogan and Chris Morris set a benchmark yet to be raised in my eyes.

[@jackjude]

Have they retired?

[@focusandefficiency9359]

Totally. It's a different era now. Not so intelligent.

[@kdjukes]

I was lucky enough to find the album on CD in a charity shop....absolutely fantastic! I might try to work out how to get the tunes on here....

[@NunoTuna]

This is a cameo of a 80's Portuguese actor and comic artist Herman Jose. Coogan inspired himself in two of Herman's characters: Tony Silva (a cheesy spanish singer) e Serafim Saudade (a cheesy portuguese singer). You'll find this two characters on youtube if you care to see.

[@JohnKater1971]

Awesome last line.

[@ayrshireman1314]

Maria was played by actress Louise Hunt. Absolutely gorgeous.

[@dinkaDPB]

+ayrshireman1314 thankyou for describing her.

[@blackmore4]

I miss dance troupes on TV shows. 'Specially when they sing lines like, _"Soon he'll be comin' on to share his phenomenon."_

[@glamdolly30]

Me too - The British 70s studio shows of my childhood were so glamorous!

[@KOLDBLU3ST33L]

L😂L Tony Ferrino! This was almost every 1970's TV special! Great Memories!

"Não se julga um livro pela sua capa", which is 'Portugeese' for "You don't judge a book by its cover". :P

[@kb467]

I reckon Wagna on X factor is modelling himself on Ferrino

[@deansy55]

best part, "which is portugeese.........." lol

[@cripsticks]

Great editing, particularly the last cut made me really laugh. Just Great!

[@Frase2006]

I hope Morris does another movie. Loved Four Lions :-)

[@dazzybabe]

This is edited! The whole London Bus intro has about 5 scenes cut out!

[@ultrakitty]

Love that Sunday Song,

[@meisterlymanu5214]

his best mess up joke was someone dieing of catamarans in their eyes.

[@user-tf9fh4sy4c]

We`ve got a sad Arab on line 2

[@sbarnes2011]

I miss the plastic clothes of the late 90's. They looked so cool when I was growing up. They still look so cool, although I bet they were super sticky to wear- never had the "pleasure."

[@MrPicklerwoof]

I admire Coogan's effort levels in trying to get the best out of this character in the 90s, but it never fully worked for me. It struggled to get beyond a simple caricature, which may have been fine as a bit-part figure in a sketch show, but wasn't really suited to filling the Partridge-style 'big comedy character' they were hoping for. Ferrino got dropped pretty quickly by Coogan & Co. and never reappeared.

[@focusandefficiency9359]

I have the cd❤

[@mattkingnz]

awesome!

[@tommykopite]

I agree dude.

[@mekonta]

Is Tony standing in a TARDIS at 3:21 ?

[@larjanus]

Coogan is very funny, but he nicked the entire idea from the late great Andy Kaufman and his alter ego, Tony Clifton. Check out the original to see how a true 'singing superstar' should behave!

[@pat44444444444444444]

Maria was ridiculously hot - who is she?

[@gordonl]

Su - bloody- purb...

[@GIRLSMAKE12334]

Only lasted two episodes right?

[@OldSchoolRasslin]

Would have been better without the laugh track.

[@davebeech236]

Jesus Christ but Kim Wilde was hot back in the day!

[@londonguy73]

anyone know who played maria in this? she was hot

[@femaleanimal]

I think this character failed because of the way it was foisted on a cynical nation. It was "here's the latest genius character from genius Coogan".The nation responded quite correctly with "yeah, right". It also probably didn't help that Tony's womanising image pretty much matched Coogan's at the time.I think the first series of I'm Alan Partridge came after this. Coogan is definitely best at lampooning Brits.

[@dinkaDPB]

+Clare Sherman if you are still watching this character 20 years later i dont think it 'failed'.

[@glamdolly30]

@@dinkaDPB We are still watching it because it's Steve Coogan! Clare is right - this character did not take off. Watching it now, I'm baffled Coogan thought it would. It's a very good point - this is lampooning the sexual excesses of celebrities, and SC himself was one of the worst offenders at this time. Who could forget the News of the World scoops on him, like their 'sex with a hooker on a bed covered with cash' exclusive JURASSIC PARK!

[@cheekyleopard]

Not his best character coz when hes singing he sounds liek alan partridge!

[@danielpatrick3761]

Huge Coogan fan, but this is really poor material in comparison to Partridge and Saxondale. Hadn't watched it since the 90s, and now it just looks weak writing stretched over an unfunny one dimensional character....

[@mikemorgan7893]

Forever Changes got a feeling coogans ego got out of hand and he thought he could make a success out of what ever character he choose to push.