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KEITH HARRIS AND
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FIRST APPEARED ON TV IN 1982. |
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WHAT IS VENTRILOQUIST KEITH UP TO THESE DAYS, AND IS ORVILLE STILL
WEARING NAPPIES? |
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WHEN KEITH WAS YOUNG, HE
USED TO PLAY A VENTRILOQUIST'S DUMMY AND SIT ON HIS DAD'S KNEE,
EARNING BETWEEN THEM AROUND £20 A WEEKEND. |
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APPEARED ON BBC TELEVISION
FROM 1982 TO 1990 WITH "THE KEITH HARRIS SHOW", FEATURING
PUPPETS SUCH AS ORVILLE THE DUCK AND CUDDLES THE MONKEY. |
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KEITH HARRIS AND ORVILLE
HAD A MASSIVE HIT SINGLE WITH "ORVILLE'S SONG" WHICH
SOLD OVER 400,000 COPIES. |
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DROPPED OUT OF THE PUBLIC LIMELIGHT IN 1990 AFTER THEIR TV SHOW
ENDED. |
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KEITH DRIVES A MERCEDES
WITH THE REGISTRATION "ORV 1L".. |
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KEITH HAS RECENTLY BEEN
TOURING WITH ORVILLE AND CUDDLES WITH A SHOW AIMED AT ADULTS
CALLED "DUCK OFF". |
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"ORVILLE'S SONG"
HAS BEEN RE-RELEASED, NOW ENTITLED "I WISH I COULD FLY"
AND FEATURES A DANCE AND DISCO VERSION. |
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IN 2003, KEITH PLAYED TO
CROWDS OF UP TO 5,000 A NIGHT AT BUTLINS HOLIDAY RESORTS. |
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IN 2004, KEITH AND ORVILLE
WERE LAUNCHED INTO THE SKY IN A UK TV ADVERT FOR PERSIL WASHING
POWDER. |
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O Y O U R E M E M B E R ? |
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CUDDLES THE MONKEY SAYING
"I HATE THAT DUCK". |
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THE
HIT SINGLE - "I WISH I COULD FLY, RIGHT UP TO THE SKY,
BUT I CAN'T…". |
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I D Y O U K N O W ? |
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THERE
IS ONLY ONE ORVILLE AND HE IS INSURED FOR £100,000. |
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ORVILLE
WAS NAMED AFTER ORVILLE WRIGHT, ONE OF THE FAMOUS WRIGHT BROTHERS
WHO TOGETHER ACHIEVED THE FIRST CONTROLLED FLIGHT OF AN AEROPLANE. |
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