Neil Kinnock in a Tracey Ullman video. Showing my age now!
John Cleese was in a Paul MacCartney vid, wasn't he?
Oh, and Chevy Chase in Paul Simon's 'You can call me Al'. Does that count?
Not in the video, but Adam and Joe directed 'Sweet Johnny' by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, and used their stuffed toys in that.
Oh, and Ali G's in Madonna new video. Just like Mike Myers was in her last.
Benny Hill was in a Genesis Video.
Adrian Edmondson directed vids for Morrissey and The WonderStuff, and Rik Mayall was in something during the 80s.
Of course there's Vic Reeves in that Shakin' Stevens video
French and Saunders were in an Alison Moyet video...I think it was 'Love Letters Straight from your heart' but I'm not that old so I can't be sure.
The Young Ones with Cliff Richard in 'Living Doll'
Fairly sure Sean Hughes was in some crap indie band's video...
Keith Allen (and his cock) in that awful New Order World Cup thing.
Skinner and Baddiel in that awful European Cup thing...
>Fairly sure Sean Hughes was in some crap indie band's video...
Terrorvision - Tequila
Rutland Weekend Television crew in a couple of George Harrison ones
'True Love' and 'Crackerbox Palace', I think.
>Keith Allen (and his cock) in that awful New Order World Cup thing.
awful? New Order? These words NEVER belong in the same sentence. 'World in Motion' is the best football record *ever*. (World's tallest dwarf for some, but there you go...)
Ade Edmondson directed Kate Bush's Experiment IV as well. Vic Reeves appears in some very dodgy video by The Band of Holy Joy, in his pre-Big Night Out days.
And of course, Vic Reeve has done records ith the Wonder Stuff, EMF (both of which also featured Bob), and on his own. Better not to mention those i find.
French and Saunders (Comedians?) have done all those charity things... ermmm Help for comic relief and that Spice Girls video with Kathy Burke, Helen Lederer(?) can't remember the other one.
Adrian Edmondson directed Squeeze's Dali-esque "Hourglass" video. Phill Jupitus was in "Happy Hour" by the Housemartins and Billy Bragg's "You Woke Up My Neighborhood" and I think Dawn French was in Alison Moyet's "Whispering Your Name".
It obviously pays well.
Matt Lucas in Blur's country HOuse and with David Walliams in Vindaloo.
Uncle Peter in Edywn Collins' "Keep On Burning" video. That's one.
And New Order 'World In Motion' is always worth defending. Except for the John Barnes bit. And the Reading rendition in 1998.
Shit, can't believe I only just remembered Zodiac Mindwarp's 'Prime Mover'!
Rik Mayall was in Art Of Noise's Peter Gunn Theme.
Morrissey 'Ouija Board,Ouija Board' features Joan Sims and the debut(?) of Kathy Burke. His funniest song too.
Vic Reeves did (barely audible) backing vox on Morrissey's "Sing Your Life". On the sleeve he is credited under his real name Jim Moir, but M's press people made sure everyone knew who it was.
Rob Newman and Sean Hughes have both done routines about Morrissey, but have never been asked to appear in the videos.
Going a bit further off the point, lets not forget that Lard (Marc Riley) was bassist and guitarist in The Fall from 1977-82, making 5 albums with them, but no promo videos, alas. He does appear in live footage from the period however.
Does anyone know how many copies The Fall have sold in total, of all their albums put together? Just wondering.
Was that before or after Morrissey the Consumer Monkey?
1991, so it would have been after.
Moz seem to get on OK with Reeves, then suddenly decided he hated him in '92.
A familiar pattern with the bequiffed buffoon.
>Ade Edmondson directed Kate Bush's Experiment IV as well.
Are you sure? I thought it was Peter Richardson (who did "The Sensual World")...
Which vids has Steven Wells directed? I genuinely want to know. I remember a letter in Angst saying they were all shit, but I suspect that was the usual sort of meaningless spite he receives.
>Which vids has Steven Wells directed? I genuinely want to know.
At least one St Etienne one - possibly something from "Tiger Bay"? I've never seen it, but apparently Sarah Cracknell does something unspeakable with a teddy bear.
>I remember a letter in Angst saying they were all shit, but I suspect that was
>the usual sort of meaningless spite he receives.
...and dishes out.
Phil Jupitus was also in Sexuality by Billy Bragg - so anything
on Go Discs basicaly
>Rik Mayall was in Art Of Noise's Peter Gunn Theme.
In the video? Doing what?
Dawn French and Hugh Laurie are both in Experiment IV by Kate Bush.
Phil Jupitus was the Housemartins Tour Manager so that's why he's in a few of their vids...
Morrissey was once asked about 'Morrissey The Consumer Monkey' by Select/Vox/Q/whatever. He answered 'I wasn't too enamoured by his creator' before suggesting that Bob Mortimer should ditch Reeves and strike out on his own.
Paul McCartney appeared in Tracey Ullman's 'They Don't Know' promo (purportedly as a favour returned for Ullman appearing in 'Give My Regards To Broad Street'). EDIT NEWS: Ullman's high-noted 'Bayy-beee' in said song appears to have been sampled from the original by Kirsty MacColl. Can anyone confirm this?
Ade Edmonson also directed Sandie Shaw's 'Please Help My Cause Against Loneliness' video. There were many cardboard cut-outs I recall.
The Spitting Image puppets have appeared in a few pop vids unconnected with Chicken Song amusements. There was a Genesis song ('Land Of Confusion'?) which had them as Fluck & Law depictions. This came quite soon after Phil Collins was reported as being upset over the Spitting Image parody of him.
Dick Emery and Lance Percival provided voices for The Beatles' 'Yellow Submarine'
What about pop stars in comedy shows? Or has that been done� George Harrison in RWT/The Rutles. The real Sting appearing in Spitting Image ('Every Bomb You Make'), Macca in 'Bread'. Mark E.Smith in 'The Pall Bearers Revue', etc, etc...
The Genesis song is indeed 'Land Of Confusion' - and I've got the video (purely because of its Spitting Image links), if anyone wants it. It's actually really good.
Weren't Carter USM in Newman And Baddiel In Pieces? Kim Wilde in Big New Year's Eve Night Out of course... and Lulu in Python...
"Ade Edmonson also directed Sandie Shaw's 'Please Help My Cause Against Loneliness' video. There were many cardboard cut-outs I recall."
The song was by Morrissey, and he was one of the cut-outs.
Loads of early 90s indie nobodies were in Sean's Shorts, which was rubbish.
Robert Smith was in Mary Whitehouse.
I bet the tabloids wish they'd got a hold of that one!
CNN/X-CNN appeared on the pilot of the Mrs. Merton show.
South Park and The Simpsons have had their fair share... the best ones woule have to be Robert Smith defeating Barbara Streisand, and Smashing Pumpkins on The Simpsons, which allowed for some good jokes at the expense of alternative youth culture. Spinal Tap on The Simpsons was a bit of a let-down, though.
Sonic Youth's version of the Simpsons theme was quality.
>"Ade Edmonson also directed Sandie Shaw's 'Please Help My Cause Against Loneliness' video. There were many cardboard cut-outs I recall."
>The song was by Morrissey, and he was one of the cut-outs.
Wasn't it actually a full-on Smiths collaboration? Following on from her dodgy 'Hand In Glove' cover. Think the Morrissey cut-out was the last to be revealed (in a sort of 'It was me all the time' way). But The Chart Show never showed that bit.
Stephen, You Don't Eat Meat...
Kenny Everett used to get all the pop stars who appeared on his shows to appear in sketches too. Too numerous to mention here. The article has enough of it.
Lulu as Adrian Mole's mother in the second series.
Etc
There was that sketch on French & Saunders, too (at least I *think* it was one of their's) where they put Ralph McTell in the dock for not having 'the dots' (guitar chord diagrams) in his songbook. That one also featured Lemmy, Mark knopfler and a couple of others as expert witnesses.
Alison Moyet appeared in a Lenny Henry sketch once also.
Gary Glitter appeared in that Roman sketch on Alas Smith & Jones.
You know the one: "It's Mick Channon...!"
Eno in Father Ted.
Ant & Dec/PJ & Duncan on Fist Of Fun.
And probably about 300 others....
That's what I meant to head my message with.