Comedian Steve Coogan admits he sang Come Out Ye Black and Tans for a 'private bet'
Steve Coogan admitted he sang Come Out, Ye Black and Tans on TV last year as a “private bet” and as part of an “in-joke”.
In a scene that became the standout moment from the whole series, Martin scandalised the TV host when he performed an impromptu rendition of Come Out Ye Black and Tans, followed by a verse of The Men Behind the Wire. “It was kinda like a little in-joke, a private bet - I wonder could we get, just for the mischief, an Irish rebel song on primetime BBC One and we managed to do that.Asked if there was much resistance to the idea from the BBC, Coogan added: “No, no.
Coogan is set to play Sir Richard McGreadie, in Greed, a second-generation Irishman in the UK who has made a fortune in the fashion industry but now faces a professional and personal crisis as his 60th birthday looms.
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