Introducing Tony Ferrino - Who? And Why? - A Quest

Introducing Tony Ferrino - Who? And Why? A Quest was a spoof television documentary about the life of Tony Ferrino, the parody Portuguese musical megastar played by Steve Coogan. It was written by and starred Steve Coogan and produced by Pozzitive Television.[1]

Introducing Tony Ferrino - Who? And Why? A Quest
Written bySteve Coogan
Peter Baynham
Directed byGeoff Posner
StarringSteve Coogan
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
Producer(s)Geoff Posner
David Tyler
Production company(s)BBC
Release
Original networkBBC Two
Picture format576i
Original release2 January 1997 (1997-01-02)
Chronology
Related showsThe Tony Ferrino Phenomenon
Coogan's Run

The interview followed on from The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon, broadcast on New Year's Day, 1997, a spoof concert given by Tony Ferrino (Coogan) which featured pop stars Mick Hucknall, Kim Wilde, Gary Wilmot in cameo roles.[2]

Introducting Tony Ferrino - Who? And Why? A Quest was broadcast the next day, ostensibly as a follow-up interview to maintain the illusion that Tony Ferrino was a real character, in which Peter Baynham joined Steve Coogan as the slightly put-upon interviewer Ross Woollard.[3]

Reception

The character of Tony Ferrino was positively received, with The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon winning a Silver Rose at the Rose D'Or awards in Montreaux.[4] Coogan revived the character in his 1998 national tour 'The Man Who Thinks He's It', described by The Guardian as "raucously funny".[5]

References
  1. "The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon". January 1, 1997. p. 142 – via BBC Genome.
  2. Comedy, Pozzitive. "Pozzitive: The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon". pozzitive.co.uk.
  3. "Introducing Tony Ferrino: Who and Why? A Quest" – via www.imdb.com.
  4. "Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival (1997)". IMDb.
  5. Benedictus, Leo (June 21, 2012). "Comedy gold: Steve Coogan's The Man Who Thinks He's It" – via www.theguardian.com.
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