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The Guardian - Culture: Film Edit Unfollow Post your questions for Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear by Rich Pelley Sep 29, 2022 What do you want to ask the comedy besties as they get ready to celebrate three decades since the release of The Muppet Christmas Carol? They say a friend in need is a friend indeed – and mates don’t come more solid than Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear. Kermit gave failed standup comic Fozzie his first break in 1976-1981 variety revue The Muppet Show. Since then, Frog and Bear have starred in eight Muppets movies, travelling everywhere from Manhattan to Treasure Island, co-staring with everyone from Richard Pryor and Steve Martin to Ricky Gervais. In 1981’s The Great Muppet Caper, the duo even played identical twin brothers, decades before the rest of Hollywood dared to embrace colour-, fur-, and species-blind casting. Off camera, the besties have always been there for each other. In 2015, Kermit and Miss Piggy consciously uncoupled just before TV sitcom the Muppets, set behind the scenes of Piggy’s late-night talkshow, Up Late with Miss Piggy. Kermit trusted Fozzie to host an episode of the original 70s Muppet Show when he was off sick (needless to say, Fozzie messed it up). The duo continue to work together, as last seen in Disney’s 2020s improvisational comedy, Muppets Now. Continue reading... Continue Reading

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