The comedian’s characters were legends until he fell out with BBC bosses when they tried to censor him, now he is resurrecting the old favourites in a new tour
Harry Enfield is back in a riotous new retrospective stage show featuring his most celebrated comedy characters.
The funnyman, 64, is hitting the road with a one-man theatre tour, Harry Enfield and No Chums!, bringing his legendary 90s sketch characters back to life.
Fans can expect to see him perform iconic characters, including Loadsamoney, Kevin the Teenager, Stavros, Smashie and Nicey, Wayne and Waynetta Slob, and Tim Nice-But-Dim.
Enfield reflects that Loadsamoney is as relevant now as he was then with the rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform party.
Speaking to the Times, he said: “He’s basically the story of this country since the Eighties, isn’t he?
“So he became incredibly rich while everyone else got poorer. Of course he thinks that’s amazingly great, but he’s not a Farage supporter.
“He needs lots of foreigners in his plastering business because English people are lazy and need loads of holidays. And holidays hit profits.”
And reflecting on one of his most recognisable characters, Kevin, he said: “Well, obviously he grew up but I still see him.
“I saw a bloke in a car stuck in a traffic jam the other day having a full-blown tantrum.
“He was hammering the steering wheel and screaming. That’s Kevin.”
The show will also see Enfield share insights into how some of his characters were created and his life in comedy, before concluding with a Q&A session.
Referring to the Old Gits characters, he added: “This one is still alive and causing mischief.
“The only difference is, it used to take two hours of make-up to get me in character. Now it doesn’t take any time at all.”
Harry Enfield and No Chums! opens at the Grand Opera House in York on Sunday before touring the UK until November.