Peters Fun Fair – Nostalgia Central

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English-born Jack Perry and Doug McKenzie began performing together in Melbourne, Australia, in the 1950s.

As two clowns named Zig (Perry) and Zag (McKenzie), they appeared regularly on a Saturday morning children’s show hosted by Frank Thring, alongside Bert Newton and disc jockey, Stan Rofe.

They began starring in their own show, Peters Fun Fair, for HSV-7 on 10 November 1956, dressed in costumes advertising the series sponsor (Peters Ice Cream).

In March 1999, it was revealed that Jack Perry had been convicted in 1994 of seven counts of indecent assault against his granddaughter between 1979 and 1981, which caused considerable controversy and the duo subsequently parted ways.

Other allegations of indecent assault of children also surfaced.

Since the duo’s act was always aimed at children, it was irreparably ruined, and after the scandal, McKenzie never spoke to Perry again.

Doug McKenzie died in Melbourne on 4 August 2004, aged 86. Jack Perry died on 22 June 2006, aged 89.