Frisky and Mannish

Frisky and Mannish, a musical-comedy duo who specialise in parodies of various pop songs, were, despite how uninventive that specialisation may sound, hugely and contagiously fun. Though their main joke is undeniably unoriginal, the sheer amount of pop songs we are exposed to day-to-day means that new commentaries/piss-takes are never superfluous, especially when they are as potent and well-conceived as this duo’s. Highlights from their performance at Players include a version of Kate Bush’s insane “Wuthering Heights”, delivered in a monotone, bratty Kate Nash style, which then segued into a version of her song “Foundations” (which conflated Kate Nash holding onto the “cracks in our … Continue reading Frisky and Mannish