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TIL about the Krankies - a comedy duo presenting themselves as a schoolboy ("Wee Jimmy Krankie") and a paternal figure ("Ian Krankie"). And then I learned that they were in fact a wife (Janette Tough) and a husband (Ian Tough) in real life. "Fan' Dabi' Dozi" was one of their most famous acts...

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