Hot Gossip!

The Hot Gossip dancers were one of the highlights of the Kenny Everett Television Show. Here's a typical transcript:

[Hot Gossip dancers are interrupted mid-shimmy by Kenny Everett]

Kenny: "Stop! Stop this heathen-ness. It's too turny-onny! It's too hot and wobbly. Stop, do you hear? [Chucks a bucket of water over Hot Gossip] Next time it'll be boiling lead!"

[Dancers squeal a bit. Cut to the next sketch, probably Angry of Mayfair berating the viewer for enjoying the programme too much]

...

[Kenny standing on his stage set in front of 25 TV monitors]

Kenny: "You may remember earlier on in the show we had to pour cold water on Hot Gossip. That's because they were... wobbling too much. Getting over-filthy. And they measured 200 decibels on the Hot-o-meter. Well, they've promised to behave now, and they've had a cold shower each - they've promised not to be naughty any more. Somehow I don't believe them...

[Cut to silver-clad Hot Gossip dancers writhing to the Theme From Shaft by Isaac Hayes...]

[Courtesy of KL]