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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.
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 ...
Harry Drennan (2002–2003, 2006) - Played by Ronnie Letham; appears in "Scones", "Dug" and "Hogmanay Special: The Party". He is Isa's ex-husband who stole from her and disappeared. He returned six years later and Isa let him back into her life but he stole from her again and left. [7]
However, it was the comedy sketch show, Scotch and Wry, that became a Hogmanay institution. [5] The series featured one of Fulton's most remembered characters, the Reverend I.M. Jolly, [5] a dour, depressed minister prone to inappropriate television conversations. [3]
The characters are partly based on the hosts of Scottish history programmes such as Weir's Way. The Big Man (Kiernan) ... 2002 Hogmanay Special – 31 December 2002
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 ...
Hogmanay Stories: Colin McAllister, Justin Ryan: Michelle McManus, John Carmichael 2007 [2] Hogmanay Live from Edinburgh: Grant Stott, Michelle Watt Edinburgh 2008 [3] The Live Hogmanay Show: Vicky Lee, Gerry McCulloch Laura Marks: STV Studios, Glasgow 2009 Scotland's Always Had Talent: Michelle McManus: 2010 [4] The Midnight Hour: Stephen ...