Where is blobby now

Thomas Hobbs 1st July There was a time when Mr. Blobby had more cultural capital in Britain than just about any pop star. A manically laughing, beer-bellied humanoid, whose spaced-out pinball eyes looked like they were dosed hourly with LSD, Mr Blobby emerged from the shadows to become the most pivotal British entertainer of It was an unlikely success story.

As a duo, Blobby and Noel were a sort of Chewbacca and Han Solo for people who had been hit over the head, and if you enjoyed cathartically destroying inanimate objects then Blobby was your God, which could explain why he was so popular among toddlers, like me.

Locals say he had been banned from local pubs because he kept bumping into people. Perhaps he was trying to fix the door. Cheer yourself up by buying a cool mug from our pottery partner, DirtyOldGoat. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Yes, add me to your mailing list. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. He is… Mr Blobby. He was only supposed to last one series.

Now, 29 years later, Mr Blobby is back although some would say he never really went away. Oh yes, he is! How do you come up with a character like Mr Blobby — one that terrifies and delights people in equal measure? Armed with a piece of A5 lined paper and a mauve felt tip pen, Leggo set to work on creating a character. He could have never predicted that his sketch would be the start of a character who would run and run and very often, fall over.

In fact, the whole point was that Mr Blobby could only work for one series. An actor would dress up as Mr Blobby, without the head, and rehearse the scene. Mr Blobby was a success — and people wanted more of him. But who was the man in the pink suit? When Mr Blobby became a regular character, Leggo called an agent, looking for an actor. They said there was only one person for the job: a guy called Barry Killerby.

On the face of it, Killerby was an unlikely fit. Without Barry it could have just been a big pink rubber thing. He was brilliant. Leggo says that it was just a job for Killerby. Pascoe has no idea where Killerby is. Still, Killerby played Mr Blobby for around 20 years. One of the wildest moments he remembers was when they armed Blobby with a catapult. At the time, Saturday night TV was a big deal. People would stay in to watch the show. At its peak, it drew in 15 million viewers.