Kath Day-Knight
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Kathleen "Kath" Darleen Day-Knight is a fictional character
featured in the Australian television series, Kath & Kim
and is portrayed by Jane Turner
.
Her character has appeared on Multiple Australian Comedy
Series including Fast Forward
, Big Girl's Blouse
, Something Stupid
and is most well known on Kath & Kim.
Molly Shannon
portrayed her American version in the short lived American series
. Kath's character is considered an Australian Comedy
Icon. Kath will return with The Kath and Kim Filum which is due to hit cinemas In 2012.
In 2002; and they shortly married later that year in the front garden of Kath's house. However; the marriage is declared Invalid after Gary returns and Kath learns he never signed the divoce papers. Kath and Kel marry (legally) In 2004 and have been together ever since. Kath has a good relationship with Sharon; her daughter's second best friend.
During the Course of the series, Kath faces multiple issues involving her daughter - who seems to never move out. Kath has to put up with Kim's Husband Brett Craig
, and their daughter, Epponnee Rae. In the episode 99% Fat Free Kath dreams into the Future itself; where Epponnee is getting married, Brett is married to Sharon (a family friend and Kim's second best friend) and they have triplets - while Kim is still living with Kath.
Little is known of Kath's background; however it was shown how she was pregnant with Kim, and her arrogant then-husband Gary Poole abandon the two shortly after Kimberly was born. While sorting through old family pictures, Kim realizes that she is of Aboriginal Descent after taking a DNA test which proved it. Kath also experiences problems with her age; feeling to old at sometimes as she is four months older then her husband Kel.
Kath was a Tafe student graduate, and did a course in Real Estate. By the end of the series, Kim and her dramas got to be such a trouble to Kath, that Kath opted to move into Mandy (her next door neighbour's house) which was up for auction. She failed to auction off their own house, with Brett purchasing the house for $400,050. Kath is rarely seen being busy with Work - which can be anything for her. In season three Kath found work with Kel becoming actors for a 'High and Dry' commercial. They were later dropped because sales plummeted. In 2005, Kath and Kel got given a franchise called The Da Vinci Code Tours. Kath is the tour guide. Kath is a strong supporter of the Richmond Tigers
Kath has had her fair share of wild escapades throughout the show's episodes and has had a wide-range of careers, ranging from an actress to a real estate agent. In addition, during the season finale, Kath & Kel make their house into a Bed and breakfast named Kath & Kel's Kountry Kottage.
Kath is "proud of her looks" and does not care what anyone else thinks about her. She always takes pride in how she looks and spends much time grooming herself. Her trademark is a very noticeable, large, blonde perm
. Her clothes, probably unknowingly, resemble 80s fashion.
(1993——1994)
Big Girl's Blouse
(1994——1995)
Something Stupid
(1998)
Kath & Kim
(2002—2007)
The Kath & Kim Filum (2012)
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
featured in the Australian television series, Kath & Kim
Kath & Kim
Kath & Kim is a Logie Award-winning character-driven Australian television situation comedy series. The series was created by, and is written by Jane Turner and Gina Riley who play the title characters: a suburban mother and daughter with a dysfunctional relationship...
and is portrayed by Jane Turner
Jane Turner
Jane Turner is an Australian actress, comedian and Logie Award winning comedy writer.Turner has appeared in many popular Australian TV programs, namely Prisoner in a straight dramatic role, with comedy roles in sketch comedy programs The D-Generation, Fast Forward, Full Frontal, Big Girl's Blouse...
.
Her character has appeared on Multiple Australian Comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
Series including Fast Forward
Fast Forward
Fast Forward was Australia’s highest rating, longest running and most critically awarded commercial television sketch comedy , broadcast for 90 one hour episodes from 12 April 1989 to 26 November 1992....
, Big Girl's Blouse
Big Girl's Blouse
Big Girl's Blouse is an Australian skit program that aired in the mid-1990s on the Seven Network. The show was created by Gina Riley, Jane Turner and Magda Szubanski who all went on to star in Kath & Kim. There were four one-hour episodes, plus the pilot, which are usually shown as eight half-hour...
, Something Stupid
Something Stupid
Something Stupid was a short-lived Australian sketch comedy series which aired in 1998 on the Seven Network. The program was produced, written and performed by much the same team that was behind the Fast Forward series...
and is most well known on Kath & Kim.
Molly Shannon
Molly Shannon
Molly Helen Shannon is an American comic actress best known for her work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1995–2001 and for starring in the films Superstar and Year of the Dog. More recently, she starred in NBC's Kath & Kim from 2008–2009 and on the TBS animated series Neighbors from...
portrayed her American version in the short lived American series
Kath & Kim (U.S. TV series)
Kath & Kim is an American version of the Australian television comedy series of the same name starring Selma Blair and Molly Shannon. The series premiered on NBC on October 9, 2008...
. Kath's character is considered an Australian Comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
Icon. Kath will return with The Kath and Kim Filum which is due to hit cinemas In 2012.
Background
Kath was born In 1954. Kath's daughter Kim was a result of her previous dysfunctional Marriage to Gary Poole. Kath met Kel KnightKel Knight
Kel Knight is a fictional character in the Australian television show Kath & Kim, portrayed by comic actor Glenn Robbins.John Michael Higgins portrayed his American equivalent in the American Series.-Background:...
In 2002; and they shortly married later that year in the front garden of Kath's house. However; the marriage is declared Invalid after Gary returns and Kath learns he never signed the divoce papers. Kath and Kel marry (legally) In 2004 and have been together ever since. Kath has a good relationship with Sharon; her daughter's second best friend.
During the Course of the series, Kath faces multiple issues involving her daughter - who seems to never move out. Kath has to put up with Kim's Husband Brett Craig
Brett Craig
Brett Craig is a fictional character on the Australian comedy television series, Kath & Kim. He is portrayed by Peter Rowsthorn.-Background:Brett was married to Kim Craig from the start of the series...
, and their daughter, Epponnee Rae. In the episode 99% Fat Free Kath dreams into the Future itself; where Epponnee is getting married, Brett is married to Sharon (a family friend and Kim's second best friend) and they have triplets - while Kim is still living with Kath.
Little is known of Kath's background; however it was shown how she was pregnant with Kim, and her arrogant then-husband Gary Poole abandon the two shortly after Kimberly was born. While sorting through old family pictures, Kim realizes that she is of Aboriginal Descent after taking a DNA test which proved it. Kath also experiences problems with her age; feeling to old at sometimes as she is four months older then her husband Kel.
Kath was a Tafe student graduate, and did a course in Real Estate. By the end of the series, Kim and her dramas got to be such a trouble to Kath, that Kath opted to move into Mandy (her next door neighbour's house) which was up for auction. She failed to auction off their own house, with Brett purchasing the house for $400,050. Kath is rarely seen being busy with Work - which can be anything for her. In season three Kath found work with Kel becoming actors for a 'High and Dry' commercial. They were later dropped because sales plummeted. In 2005, Kath and Kel got given a franchise called The Da Vinci Code Tours. Kath is the tour guide. Kath is a strong supporter of the Richmond Tigers
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
Kath has had her fair share of wild escapades throughout the show's episodes and has had a wide-range of careers, ranging from an actress to a real estate agent. In addition, during the season finale, Kath & Kel make their house into a Bed and breakfast named Kath & Kel's Kountry Kottage.
Personality & Appearance
Kath is a strong, successful mother who embodies the stereotypical housewife/mother personality. At times Kath is naive and gullible to her daughter's antics, but is usually determined and strong in handling difficult situations.Kath is "proud of her looks" and does not care what anyone else thinks about her. She always takes pride in how she looks and spends much time grooming herself. Her trademark is a very noticeable, large, blonde perm
Perm
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. Her clothes, probably unknowingly, resemble 80s fashion.
Recurring gags and features
- I can feel it in me waters - When Kath just "knows" that something is going to happen.
- Decant the dipping sauce - A remark Kath makes when she is evidently busy.
- TAFE courses - The programme is consistently referred to by Kath. Several courses that Kath has done are cycling and tennis, real estate, floral design, interior design and business studies.
- Look at moi - Used mostly to Kim (her daughter) when a fight has happened. Then she will say "I've got one word to say to you", which will often be more than one word.
- It's nice, it's different, it's unusual - Used when she sees something she likes. Kim and Sharon join in at the same time.
Appearances
Fast ForwardFast Forward
Fast Forward was Australia’s highest rating, longest running and most critically awarded commercial television sketch comedy , broadcast for 90 one hour episodes from 12 April 1989 to 26 November 1992....
(1993——1994)
Big Girl's Blouse
Big Girl's Blouse
Big Girl's Blouse is an Australian skit program that aired in the mid-1990s on the Seven Network. The show was created by Gina Riley, Jane Turner and Magda Szubanski who all went on to star in Kath & Kim. There were four one-hour episodes, plus the pilot, which are usually shown as eight half-hour...
(1994——1995)
Something Stupid
Something Stupid
Something Stupid was a short-lived Australian sketch comedy series which aired in 1998 on the Seven Network. The program was produced, written and performed by much the same team that was behind the Fast Forward series...
(1998)
Kath & Kim
Kath & Kim
Kath & Kim is a Logie Award-winning character-driven Australian television situation comedy series. The series was created by, and is written by Jane Turner and Gina Riley who play the title characters: a suburban mother and daughter with a dysfunctional relationship...
(2002—2007)
The Kath & Kim Filum (2012)
See Also
- Kim CraigKim CraigKimberly Diane "Kim" Craig nee Day is a fictional character in the Australian sitcom Kath & Kim, portrayed by Gina Riley.Kim's character, along with her mother, Kath Day-Knight is considered an Australian Comedic Icon....
- Kath Day-KnightKath Day-KnightKathleen "Kath" Darleen Day-Knight is a fictional character featured in the Australian television series, Kath & Kim and is portrayed by Jane Turner....
- Sharon StrzeleckiSharon StrzeleckiSharon Karen Strzelecki is a fictional character on the Australian comedy series, Kath & Kim, and is portrayed by Magda Szubanski.Sharon is sports-obsessed , and often unlucky in love. The character breifly appeared in 1990 Skits on Australian Comedy Shows...
- Kel KnightKel KnightKel Knight is a fictional character in the Australian television show Kath & Kim, portrayed by comic actor Glenn Robbins.John Michael Higgins portrayed his American equivalent in the American Series.-Background:...
- Brett CraigBrett CraigBrett Craig is a fictional character on the Australian comedy television series, Kath & Kim. He is portrayed by Peter Rowsthorn.-Background:Brett was married to Kim Craig from the start of the series...