Celeb
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Celeb is a long-running cartoon by Charles Peattie
that has run in the satirical magazine Private Eye
since 1987. It gently satirises the life of an ageing rock Star Gary Bloke.
Other regular characters include
In 2002 there was a BBC
sitcom based on the same characters which received ambivalent reviews.
Charles Peattie
Charles Peattie is a British cartoonist, best known as half of the team that creates the comic strip Alex. He has two daughters and two sons...
that has run in the satirical magazine Private Eye
Private Eye
Private Eye is a fortnightly British satirical and current affairs magazine, edited by Ian Hislop.Since its first publication in 1961, Private Eye has been a prominent critic and lampooner of public figures and entities that it deemed guilty of any of the sins of incompetence, inefficiency,...
since 1987. It gently satirises the life of an ageing rock Star Gary Bloke.
Other regular characters include
- His glamorous (and much younger) 3rd wife Debs
- His urbane butler Johnson
- His somewhat spoiled children Troy and Pixie
(inspired by the outlandish names of Bob GeldofBob GeldofRobert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock movement. The band had hits with his...
's first two daughters;
he in turn continued the joke by naming his 3rd daughterPixie GeldofLittle Pixie Geldof is a British model and socialite, most recently modelling for Debenhams.She is the youngest daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates. Her sisters are Fifi Trixibelle Geldof and Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof...
after this fictional character)
In 2002 there was a BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
sitcom based on the same characters which received ambivalent reviews.