Zig and Zag (puppets)
Zig and Zag are an Irish puppet duo, featured on RTÉ, performed by Ciaran Morrison and Mick O'Hara.
| Zig and Zag | |
|---|---|
| Dempsey's Den character | |
Zig (right) and Zag (left) on Tubridy Tonight, 8 November 2008 | |
| First appearance | Dempsey's Den, 22nd September 1987 |
| Created by | Ciaran Morrison and Mick O'Hara |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Extraterrestrial aliens |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | Irish |
The characters are a pair of furry extraterrestrial twins from the planet Zog. They made their television debut on 22 September 1987 on RTÉ's Dempsey's Den. Two years later they won a Jacob's Award for TV Personalities of the year. In 1992, Zig and Zag found fame in the UK when they joined the team of the Channel 4 breakfast show The Big Breakfast. During the 1990s the characters spawned a merchandising range of comic books, videos and embarked on a recording career – scoring a UK top-five single with "Them Girls Them Girls".
In 2010, the characters saw a resurgence in their popularity as they joined the Big Brother's Little Brother team and in October 2010 they were commissioned to host a flagship Saturday morning radio show on 2FM called Smells Like Saturday. A brand new TV bloopers show hosted by Zig and Zag entitled Zig & Zag's Superbloopers was announced on the RTÉ TV website. In April 2015, it was announced that the duo would return in 2016 with a 26 episode animated series Zig and Zag commissioned by RTÉ and the BBC. On 22 September 2020, RTÉ confirmed the return of The Den as a weekend family show reuniting Zig and Zag, Ray D'Arcy and Dustin the Turkey. The show returned on 8 November 2020 on RTÉ One whereas previously, the slot was on RTÉ 2.