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Hogmanay (/ ˈ h ɒ ɡ m ə n eɪ, ˌ h ɒ ɡ m ə ˈ n eɪ / HOG-mə-nay, - NAY, [2] Scots: [ˌhɔɡməˈneː] [3]) is the Scots word for the last day of the old year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner.
The characters first appeared in the pair's previous TV sketch show Chewin' the Fat, which aired in Scotland from January 1999 until December 2005. Following its debut on 6 September 2002, 62 episodes of Still Game were aired, including Christmas and Hogmanay specials, in addition to almost 50 live shows.
Only an Excuse? is an annual Scottish comedy sketch show that was broadcast on BBC One Scotland on Hogmanay from 1993 to 2020. [1]It starred the actor and comedian Jonathan Watson and featured impressions of some of Scottish football's great characters such as Denis Law, Tommy Burns, Barry Ferguson, Sir Alex Ferguson, Frank McAvennie, Walter Smith and Graeme Souness, as well as caricatures of ...
Other main characters include: Boabby the barman, Navid Harrid, owner of the local corner shop, and Jack and Victor's nosy neighbour Isa Drennan. Many of the main characters' relatives make recurring appearances in the show such as; Navid's wife Meena (whose voice is heard but is never seen), Tam's wife Frances and Isa's ex-husband Harry.
The characters are partly based on the hosts of Scottish history programmes such as Weir's Way. The Big Man (Kiernan) The Big Man is a tough Glaswegian gangster, and a stereotypical representation of an " Alpha Male ", who turns up to solve people's problems by means of intense intimidation and violence.
The following is an episode list for Still Game. The first series began on 6 September 2002 and its ninth and final series aired on 28 March 2019. In the first three series the episode titles were all Scots words that were related to the episode. This was changed to standard English titles for Series 4, so that the rest of UK audience could ...
Fulton also revived his Reverend I.M. Jolly character for several Hogmanay spin-off specials during the 1990s – Tis' the Season to the Jolly (1993), A Man for All Seasons (1994), Jolly: A Life (1995) and It's A Jolly Life (1999), which marked the character's farewell appearance. A specially recorded compilation, introduced by Fulton, aired in ...
Articles relating to Hogmanay, the Scots word for the last day of the old year. The holiday is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner. It is normally followed by further celebration on the morning of New Year's Day (1 January) and in some cases, 2 January—a Scottish bank holiday.