Editing Paul Kaye (section)

===Dennis Pennis===
Celebrity interviewer Dennis Pennis, created by Kaye and Hines, was one of Kaye's earliest characters.<ref name="newz">{{Cite web|url= https://www.americanisraelite.com/jews_in_the_newz/article_03909efc-9d4f-11e7-bccc-53076296bef6.html|title = Jewz in the Newz| date=21 September 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190709141120/https://www.americanisraelite.com/jews_in_the_newz/article_03909efc-9d4f-11e7-bccc-53076296bef6.html |archive-date= 9 July 2019 }}</ref> With dyed red hair, gaudy jackets adorned with punk-style badges, and thick glasses, Pennis stood out from the crowd and asked celebrities atypical questions, ranging from playful to cruel.<ref name="newz"/> After brief stints presenting two episodes of ''Transmission'' (ITV's early 1990s indie music magazine show) as Pennis, the character next appeared in 1995 on [[BBC2]]'s ''The Sunday Show''.<ref name="geek"/> 

Originally, the celebrities would be mainly British stars harassed at assorted London-based events, such as actor [[Hugh Grant]], TV host [[Ulrika Jonsson]], and sports pundit [[Des Lynam]]. A late night half-hour one-off special aired on 15 September 1995 on BBC2 called ''Anyone For Pennis?'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00vffzg |title=Anyone for Pennis? |publisher=[[BBC Online]] |accessdate=28 November 2022}}</ref> which contained previously unseen footage that couldn't be shown on ''The Sunday Show'' due to the show's pre-watershed slot at lunchtime. When the Pennis character took off, Kaye was afforded a budget large enough to travel to [[Cannes]], Hollywood, and [[Venice]] to record footage for a two-part special on 9 and 16 August 1996 on BBC2 called ''Very Important Pennis''.<ref name="very">{{cite web |url= https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c6750f18447e4756baa055460f5222e3 |title=Very Important Pennis - BBC Two England - 9 August 1996 |date=9 August 1996 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |accessdate=28 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9d34d8e517ce42488633e06e943068d6 |title=Very Important Pennis - BBC Two England - 16 August 1996 |date=16 August 1996 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |accessdate=28 November 2022}}</ref> His victims from this point on were more renowned, the most famous of whom were [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], [[Demi Moore]], [[Kevin Costner]], [[Morgan Freeman]] and [[Bruce Willis]], amid a raft of other Hollywood A-list stars.<ref name="very"/> 

Pennis was visibly amused at the look of disgust on some of the stars' faces. There was some controversy when Pennis asked of [[Steve Martin]], "How come you're not funny any more?" Although it was claimed that Martin subsequently cancelled all scheduled press interviews, in 2024 he denied doing so.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gilbey |first1=Ryan |title='If you're anointed tonight, you can be dumped on tomorrow': Steve Martin on fame, failure and TV humiliation |url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/22/if-youre-anointed-tonight-you-can-be-dumped-on-tomorrow-steve-martin-on-fame-failure-and-tv-humiliation |access-date=22 March 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=22 March 2024}}</ref> Kaye later said that he regretted this interview for a while, but nevertheless said, "Anyone who thinks they can improve on [[The Phil Silvers Show|Bilko]] and [[Inspector Clouseau]] needs a slap, don't they?"<ref name="chort">{{cite web|url= https://www.chortle.co.uk/interviews/2007/10/09/5881/i%92m_proud_and_ashamed_in_equal_measure...|title=I'm proud and ashamed in equal measure... |website=www.chortle.co.uk |access-date=4 February 2010}}</ref>

A special one hour video-only feature was released in 1997 called ''Dennis Pennis RIP: Too Rude to Live'', which saw the character killed off, after Kaye decided the rewards were not worth the effort.<ref name="chort"/>  However, Pennis did appear in public one last time in June 1997 on the main stage at Glastonbury introducing the headliners that night [[The Prodigy]] – the band had been a fan of Pennis's character and had requested him personally. Kaye, as his Pennis character, conducted the 60,000+ crowd in a sing-song during a power cut during the band's set that evening.<ref name="chort"/>