Four Poofs and a Piano
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Four Poofs and a Piano are the house band on the BBC One chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. They are (as the name suggests) gay men and have featured on the show since it began.
Jonathan Ross introduces the band each Friday night with an innuendo laden joke directed at homosexuality or the supposed sex lives of gay men, while the watching TV audience see how the band reacts to the joke's punch line. As each guest makes the short journey backstage from the green room to the studio, the band plays a cover version of a song related to the guest or their field of work.
Each week a guest is singled out for special attention by the band who wear specially printed t-shirts featuring the guest's face. This is usually a privilege bestowed upon the guest most deemed a cult figure or gay icon. Their camp performance is generally highly exaggerated in its stereotypical cabaret manner, much to the delight of guests and audiences alike.
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[edit] Gigs
The band have also appeared at many corporate events, as well as Pride events, the Edinburgh Festival, Glastonbury Festival (2005/2007), comedy festivals in Leicester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Brighton, Dublin and Brighton Festival Fringe. In 2008, the band will appear in many venues, including at the Perth Festival and Glastonbury Festival.
[edit] Other Television Appearances
In May 2008, the band featured as the house band on Britain's Got More Talent.
[edit] Band members
- Stephen de Martin
- Ian Parkin
- David Roper
- David Wickenden
