They have performed together in Pantomime since 1978 with Janette performing since 1963 in every major theatre in the UK

This Christmas they return to Glasgow for their 8th  Pantomime at the SECC Clyde Auditorium Headlining with Gavin Mitchell Jonathan Watson and Frances Thornburn 

They Won The Great British Pantomime Award for Best Double Act  2016/17 while appearing in Dick Whittington at the Birmingham Hippodrome and this year ,while in Manchester Opera House they were voted best Entertainment Show in the Manchester Theatre Awards 2018

What The Papers Say

The Krankies came on and saved the day. Bawdy jokes delivered with wit and style. Husband and wife team Ian and Janette had the audience in fits of laughter with their anarchic humour.  The Northern Echo

The immensely likeable couple trigger a constant succession of belly laughs,with Janette thrown about like a ventriloquists dummy, she loses all dignity as Wee Jimmy Krankie  Scarborough News

To Quote Their catch phrase The Krankies Show was “Fan Dabi Dozi “

Herald Express Torquay

If you remember the Eighties you’ll  remember The Krankies From “Crackerjack , Krankies Klub, The Krankies Electronic Komic to KTV” The Krankies had there own TV show for 12years  

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They also have  appeared on French and Saunders TV shows and Janette was featured in the Movie French and Saunders She also appeared in the very successful situation comedy “ Dinner Ladies”

BBC Scotland  produced a most successful documentary on their life,which resulted on having their Autobiography written by one of Scotland's  main feature writers Matt Bendoris of the Sun Newspaper.

They have finished filming The Real Marigold Hotel which is transmitted  on BBC1

including The Real Marigold Hotel on Tour Mexico