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* The hit BBC television comedy series Chewin ' the Fat was filmed in the area, a precedent followed by its successor the sitcom Still Game.

Popular Scottish television comedies such as Rab C. Nesbitt, Chewin ' the Fat, Still Game and Limmy's Show also provide reference material, and have themselves contributed popular new expressions to The Patter.

The UK nations also produce a number of programmes that are shown across the UK, such as BBC Scotland's comedy series Chewin ' the Fat, and BBC Northern Ireland's talk show Patrick Kielty Almost Live.

Along with his comedy partner, Ford Kiernan, he is best known in the United Kingdom for his appearances in Still Game and Chewin ' the Fat.

However, his best known performances are alongside Ford Kiernan in the television sketch show Chewin ' the Fat and its spin-off, Still Game.

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Chewin ' the Fat first started as a radio series on BBC Radio Scotland.

Chewin ' the Fat gave rise to the spin-off show Still Game, a sitcom focusing on the two old male characters Jack and Victor.

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He was parodied as celebrity singer " Eoin McLove " in the Father Ted episode " Night of the Nearly Dead ", as well as an episode of BBC sketch-show Chewin ' the Fat, as an Irish singer named " Donald O ' Daniel ".

She first came to the attention of mainstream audiences in the BBC Scotland comedy series Chewin ' the Fat and subsequently was given her own show by the channel, The Karen Dunbar Show.

* 1945 – World War II: Nagasaki, Japan is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar.

It is unknown when the style came out of fashion until being resurrected by Hong Kong cinema, notably movies directed by John Woo and often featuring Chow Yun Fat.

In the Two Fat Ladies episode called " Lunch ," Jennifer Paterson is seen ordering a cup of Bovril.

Another compounding issue were the varying accents of the four lead actors: Chow Yun Fat is from Hong Kong and spoke Cantonese natively and Michelle Yeoh is from Malaysia and spoke English.

This day, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday when Lent begins, is also known as Mardi Gras, a French phrase which translates as " Fat Tuesday " to mark the last consumption of eggs and dairy before Lent begins.

Garfield: Big Fat Hairy Deal is a 1987 video game for the Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and the Amiga based on the comic strip.

Another particular theme is " National Fat Week ," where Garfield spends the week making fun of skinny people.

Coster-Mullen is the author of Atom Bombs: The Top Secret Inside Story of Little Boy and Fat Man, 2003 ( first printed in 1996, self-published ), considered a definitive text about Little Boy ; illustrations from which are used in the Assembly details section above.

He later published the Plateau Mont-Royal Chronicles, a cycle of six novels including The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant ( La grosse femme d ' à côté est enceinte, 1978 ) and The Duchess and the Commoner ( La duchesse et le roturier, 1982 ).

: La grosse femme d ' à côté est enceinte ( 1978 ) ( The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant )

* 1944 – Plutonium is first produced at the Hanford Atomic Facility and subsequently used in the Fat Man atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.

In 1996, he appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, America is Dying Slowly, alongside Wu-Tang Clan, Coolio, and Fat Joe, among others.

Tolstoy, or Tolstoi () is a prominent family of Russian nobility, descending from Andrey Kharitonovich Tolstoy (" the Fat ") who served under Vasily II of Moscow.

The song itself is an interpretation of " 25 Lighters " by Texan hip-hop DJ DMD and rappers Lil ' Keke and Fat Pat.

* Charles the Fat is crowned Western Emperor.

* Charles the Fat is deposed from the entire Carolingian Empire.

It is what gives Austin Powers his legendary sexual prowess and energy ; without it, he would seemingly be rendered impotent ( such as when he loses his erection while having sexual intercourse with Ivana Humpalot after Fat Bastard steals it ), but finds that he IS this mojo and needs no physical representation ( hence why his past self is able to have sex with Felicity during the credits ).

Mardi gras is French for Fat Tuesday, referring to the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season, which begins on Ash Wednesday ; in English the day is sometimes referred to as Shrove Tuesday, from the word shrive, meaning " confess.

In some US cities, it is now called " Mardi Gras Day " or " Fat Tuesday ".

The last day of Carnival, therefore, is the " Sabato grasso " ( Shrove or Fat Saturday ).

He is also reported to have personally named Virgin Gorda ( the Fat Virgin ), which he thought to be the largest island in the group.

With James ’ s intention to form an alliance with the Ulster O ' Donnells of Tyreconnell against the MacDonalds, the English became distrustful of the Scottish king ’ s motives and they themselves tried to bring James the Fat to England.

The name is generally believed to come from the Scottish Gaelic An t-Sròn Reamhar meaning " The Fat Nose ", but which more prosaically might be rendered as " the broad headland ".

A disgruntled “ Scottish Guard ” with unusual eating habits called Fat Bastard ( again, Mike Myers ) has been hired to extract Austin ’ s mojo from his frozen body at the Ministry of Defence Cryo Chamber.

In 1979, Hung directed his second film, the comedy Enter the Fat Dragon, for H. K.

Pretty Woman is considered to be one of the most popular films of all time, It also saw the highest number of ticket sales in the US ever for a romantic comedy with Boxofficemojo lists it as the # 1 romantic comedy by the highest estimated domestic tickets sold at 42, 176, 400, slightly ahead of My Big Fat Greek Wedding at 41, 419, 500 tickets.

He was one of the major characters on the children's television series The Electric Company for its first two seasons, and created the educational cartoon comedy series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, about a group of young friends growing up in the city.

* November 12-The animated special Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert, based on Bill Cosby's stand up comedy airs on NBC, it would later inspire the Saturday morning cartoon, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.

In the Fall, 2010, Hoppus had a guest star role in the digital comedy short film Lil DPC from writer / director Michael Ratner which also features the Soprano's Steve Schirripa and rapper Fat Joe.

She made an appearance in a sketch in the first episode of the second series of BBC comedy sketch show Little Britain, playing a spokeswoman for fictional slimming club Fat Fighters.

Big Fat Liar is a 2002 American teen comedy film directed by Shawn Levy, written and produced by Dan Schneider and Brian Robbins, and starring Frankie Muniz, Paul Giamatti, and Amanda Bynes.

Since the 1991 episode " Bart the Murderer ," Mantegna has had a recurring role on the animated comedy series The Simpsons as mob boss Fat Tony, reprising the role in The Simpsons Movie ( 2007 ).

In 2007, she starred with Eddie Murphy in the comedy Norbit as his love interest, and opposite Simon Pegg as his ex-girlfriend in the comedy Run Fat Boy Run.

In the Fall, 2010, Schirripa had a guest star role in the digital comedy short film, " Lil DPC ," from writer / director Michael Ratner, which also features Rapper Fat Joe and Blink 182's Mark Hoppus.

He is best known for his work as a cast member of NBC's long-running sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, as well for his starring roles in the films Good Burger and Fat Albert, his portrayal of Kenan Rockmore on the Nickelodeon sitcom Kenan & Kel, and as an original cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That.

He has continued acting and has had small parts in the films Big Fat Liar and Dreamgirls, and was featured as the lead role in the comedy Who Made the Potatoe Salad?

The first significant success of his stand-up comedy career was at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1995 with " Short, Fat Kebab Shop Owner's Son ", followed by " The Arab and the Jew " in 1996.

* The 2002 comedy film My Big Fat Greek Wedding portrayed the love story of a Greek American woman ( portrayed by Greek Canadian Nia Vardalos ) and a non-Greek American man ( specifically a White Anglo-Saxon Protestant ).

Hughes has also done some acting, portraying Ivan Milat in the comedy movie, Fat Pizza, as well as appearing on TV commercials featuring losing weight with " The 14-day All-Bran Challenge ".

** Fat Albert ( album ), a 1973 comedy album by Bill Cosby

Houston co-starred on Fat Albert ( 2004 ) and starred in UPN's comedy Cuts.