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Captain Franko Reliable Entertainment offers a variety
of well produced Meet & Greet acts. Unlike many
of our competitors, all of our walkabout acts are performed
by experienced professional entertainers. This ensures
a high standard of interaction - just owning attractive
costumes is not enough!
The variety ensures we have something to suit a wide
range of age groups. We can meet & greet your guests
in style for your dinner function, big day, concert
or corporate event.
They have been performed so far at theatres, night
clubs, shopping centres, AGMs, & Belfast's Waterfront
Hall.
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The
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Buckle
& Swash |
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Be among the first to see this amazing new walkabout
act! Buckle & Swash is a two-man act, featuring
amazing new costumes and props (and months of rehearsals!).
The title characters are 'Captain Jack Buckle', a loveable
pirate & 'Commodore Simon Swash', his foppish adversary.
They "sail" about on their (land) boats, providing
lots of fun interaction for your visitors. They can
even perform a comedy sword battle like you've seen
at the movies!! Excitement, fun & humour put together
in a first-class package. Available as either a 1 or
2-man meet & greet Photo
here & Video here.
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James
Bond / Austin Powers Theme NEW! |
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We have a new range of first class meet & greet
acts: you can have Blofeld, Jaws or Odd-Job for a true
James Bond feel, or why not Dr Evil & Mini Me for
an Austin Powers style event. Dr. Evil & Jaws are
available at normal height, or on stilts! Ideal for
a variety of events, including corporate dinners, Oscar
themed events, restaurants, clubs & more.
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Paparazzi
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Ideal for a variety of events, including launches,
Oscar themed events, restaurants, clubs & more.
These cheeky paparazzi will 'snap' away at your guests
as the a arrive, asking daft questions as they do.(You'll
appreciate the difference hiring skilled entertainers
can make!) In the interests of privacy, the cameras
do not contain film. Photo
here
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Super
Zeroes! |
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This hilarious meet & greet is ideal for a huge
age range. These failed super heroes have 'amazing'
powers - such as the ability to fly (provided no-one
is looking) and an ability to eat smarties. Lots of
overacting, inability to lift even the lightest objects
and general silliness. Photo
here
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Ventriloquist |
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We now have a variety of puppets for meet & greet,
suitable for all ages. As well as the traditional 'wee
boy' puppet, they include a Smoke-breathing Dragon accompanied
by a Knight, a colourful Flamingo and an Orang-utan.
They are accompanied by a skilled entertainer, for maximum
effect. Photo here
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Captain
Franko & the Be-Talls: Stilt-walking Clown Band |
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The Original Fun-Time Stilt-walking Clown Band Trio
(Captain Franko & the Be-Talls), featuring a Ukelele-Banjo,
a Mandolin, percussion & Kazoos - ofen imitated,
never surpassed!
Fantastic for meet & greet & walkabout for
a variety of ages! The band play a varied set, with
music covering a wide range of tastes from the present
day right back to the thirties. The selected songs are
all easily recognisable, in spite of our musical
talents. Some were originally funny, the others
take on a whole new sound when played by a trio of clowns!
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Live
Statues New Style Added! |
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Our most popular meet & greet to date: Amazing live
statues, add a real buzz to many kinds of event. Experienced
professional entertainers as always!
Available in three different styles: Beautifully crafted
costumes, designed to look like stone (two charactors
available), our new Knight in Shining Armour, or a white
roman-style statue.
The reaction to their occasional bursts of life are
priceless! You can have up to 2 statues at any one time.
For something extra special, if your venue has a piano,
why not seat the stone statue at the Piano, allowing
him to start playing spontaneously as your guest approach?
Photos here.
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Ollie
the Ostrich |
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This Ostrich Rider illusion is quite convincing, a
professionally built illusion costume, complete with
live cowboy rider. Think Bernie Clifton's ostrich rebuilt
for modern audiences. Our Ostrich has been re-engineered
to improve interactivity, and is ridden by a professional
entertainer, not just some random person as used by
some of our competitors.
Terrific meet & greet for a wide age range....
Photo here & Video
here.
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Meet
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Please note: All Performance & Character names are © Captain
Franko 1989-2008.
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The
"Saddle Sore" Cowboys |
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These two to four cowboys are always well received.
They often burst into song, singing C & W songs to Chip's
woeful accompaniment. Kiddies & Grannies laugh at
'em, and the teenagers lap 'em up! Available with or
without fake Whiskey depending on the audience's age.
Photo here
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Stilt-walking Character: Updated! |
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As well as the popular "Elvis" character,we
have several nine-foot clowns & a very tall wizard.
We also have Charlie Chaplin, a peg-legged Pirate, a
giant Frankenstein, a cowboy, pilot, Snowman, Santa's
"Little" Helper & Hagrid.
Stilt walkers are great for both catching attention
at your function and making people come and ask for
one of your leaflets!
Why not try our stilt-walking clown band, featuring
a Ukelele-Banjo, Mandolin, & percussion. Fantastic
for meet & greet or walkabout for all ages - see
below.
These acts are immensely popular for shop launches.
As well as having a great performer on site, you have
a sight visible from a terrific distance. Perfect for
photo opportunities!
A great idea for fun days, cross-community parades
and launches is to add in the balloon modelling. A couple
of nine-foot balloon modellers always gets the youngsters
going, as well as drawing attention from far and wide!
Photos here.
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Charlie
Chaplin Tribute |
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Brilliant and amusing walkabout and meet & greet, ideal for
all ages - whether you know the original or not! See a short
video here and a Photo
here
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George
Formby Tribute |
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Perfect for a variety of themed events, you can book
a George Formby tribute. He comes complete with a Ukelele-banjo
- and actually plays the instrument and sings a couple
of George's best known songs.
He's dressed in an authentic 1940s army uniform. Photo
here & Video here.
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"Life
Unearthed" |
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This mock camera crew are filming the wildlife series
'Life Unearthed' - the only difference being that their
interest lies in humans rather than animals. Cameraman,
Soundman & of course the Star of the show 'David
Middlesborough' will bring out the best in your guests.
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Comedy
German Officer / English Tommy New! |
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For a W.W.II theme, as well as the 1940s army uniform
worn by George Formby, we also have a comedy inept German
officer (actually uses a post-war DDR uniform to avoid
offensive symbols, but works just as well).
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Blues
Brothers |
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Fun meet & greet, using the Blues Brothers' intro
music as a background to welcome you guests. Photo
here
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Toulouse
Lautrec / Generic Frenchman New! |
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Why not have a French-speaking Meet/Greet, featuring
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec & Marcel Marceau (yes,
I know the second one doesn't say much!)? You can also
add a cabaret show performed entirely in French - which
works even if the audience don't understand the language
- by an entertainer who spent six years in France.
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Professional
Compere |
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A professional compere makes a huge difference to your
event, and can also be used to meet your guests - or
combined with a different meet & greet act. Ideal
for a variety of events, particularly our full 'Oscars
Ceremony' package. Photo
here
We can provide a full 'Oscars Style' ceremony, including
host, PA & Music and the full stage set. See the
theme page for further details.
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Clowns |
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Our Clowns are great fun, & are well suited for
walkabout. Photos here
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More... |
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Other acts are currently in development, they
will appear here after launch. If you are planning a
Theme Night, we can provide the total package through
carefully selected business partners.
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