The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon

The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon is a British comedy written by and starring Steve Coogan and produced by Pozzitive Television. It centres around a concert given by the Portuguese popstar Tony Ferrino (played by Coogan), a music and dance spectacular which featured pop stars Mick Hucknall, Kim Wilde and Gary Wilmot in cameo roles.[1]

The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon
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Genrevariety, parody
Written bySteve Coogan
Henry Normal
Directed byGeoff Posner
StarringSteve Coogan
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersGeoff Posner
David Tyler
Camera setupMultiple camera
Production companyBBC
Release
Original networkBBC Two
Original release1 January 1997 (1997-01-01)
Related
Introducing Tony Ferrino - Who? And Why? - A Quest

The spoof choreography was led by a young Bruno Tonioli, and a recorded version of Steve Coogan as Tony Ferrino singing Tom Jones's "Help Yourself" was released by RCA Records at the same time as the TV show was released.[2]

As part of the illusion that Tony Ferrino was a real character, the BBC also showed a fake documentary interview about Tony Ferrino's life - Introducing Tony Ferrino - Who? And Why? - A Quest.[3] The interview as conducted by Peter Baynham, in character as Ross Woodward, a put-upon and nervous interview host.

Reception

The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon was very positively received, and Coogan revived the character in his 1998 national tour 'The Man Who Thinks He's It'. It won a Silver Rose at the Rose D'Or awards in Montreaux.[4]

References
  1. Comedy, Pozzitive. "Pozzitive: The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon". pozzitive.co.uk.
  2. "Help Yourself by Tony Ferrino" – via Amazon.
  3. "Introducing Tony Ferrino: Who and Why? A Quest" – via www.imdb.com.
  4. "Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival (1997)". IMDb.
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