Pam Ann
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| Pam Ann | |
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| Birth name | Caroline Reid |
| Born | Australia |
| Occupation(s) | comedian, Actress |
| Years active | 1981 – present |
| Website | www.pamann.com |
Pam Ann is the alter ego of Australian comedian Caroline Reid. Reid portrays the air-hostess Pam Ann, a mixture of drag, camp and glamour, and a pun on the airline Pan Am. Reid as Pam Ann can be seen on tour in the United Kingdom such as at The UCL Bloomsbury, she also has a guest-role in the BBC show Fasttrack. She also frequently conducts shows in major cities in the US, Canada and her native Australia.
Performances tend to emphasise the vagaries of air travel, including the identifying quirks of various airlines around the world, mixed with a generous dose of ribald humour and double entendre. Reid often caters to airline employees and frequent travellers in her audience, directly involving them in the performance.
In October 2007, Pam Ann starred in an online viral campaign for British Airways following her fictitious first day on the job, dealing with a variety of on board scenarios.
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[edit] Elements of performance
Pam Ann Frequently performs cabaret routines, particularly in gay venues such as 2 Brewers in South London, playing alongside some of the UKs most critically respected drag performers. These routines rely heavily on audience participation and her very sharp tongue.
In recent years her success has led to several UK tours at regional theatres and arts centres, where the more formal surroundings have done little to dampen to spirit of the performances. These tours have also allowed her to develop some of her fledgling trolley dolly characters into a range of farcical international air hostesses with a wide range of character flaws and foibles. Pam Ann's love of re-editing old footage of airline disasters and retro air travel glamour with footage of herself is used as a useful tool to allow dozens of costume changes.
All the routines use risqué themes such as cocaine smuggling, terrorism and air staff incompetence, and if there are any political or social messages in the material then it remains well hidden.
Pam Ann has established a strong fan base based around London’s gay scene and UK based air crews, many of whom revel in the humiliating put downs they suffer during the shows.
| Character | Airline | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pam | Pam Ann | Her signature character |
| Lily | Singapore Airlines | A Chinese-flight attendant who would sacrifice passenger safety for her Gucci handbag |
| Valerie | American Airlines | An American flight attendant from Texas, who is usually accompanied with a man in an Osama bin Laden mask |
| Vanity | Virgin Atlantic Airways | A sultry, woman in red who asks that passengers call her sex line at 0 800 747 400 |
| Mona | British Airways | A BA attendant who has appeared with a horse-head instead of a face and "piss off" attitude |
| Donna | easyJet | A typical, ignorant chav dressed in orange with Croydon facelift and hoop earings |
| Vespa | Alitalia | A perky Italian woman who greets passengers with "Ciao! Belissimo! Donatellaversace!" |
| Chantal Jemeladonne | Air France | A snobby fashionista who walks the aisles as if it was a catwalk |
| Marcia | Unspecified African airline | Dressed in flowing gowns and accompanied with soul music |
| Heidi | Scandinavian Airlines System | A stereotypical Swedish blonde woman who usually appears undressed with coffee pots strategically located |
| Conchita Rosa María González | Iberia Airlines | A tiny Spanish woman with bright red hair and sings "Fanta Do you wanna Fanta? Fanta? Fanta?" |
| Helga | Lufthansa | A brash, dominating woman who barks out commands and orders |
| Unnamed Arabic Woman | Emirates Airline | A woman with a chador and ski mask trolling out "Elizzzabetth Arddeenn he la he la" as if it were Arabic. |
| Unnamed Indian Woman | Air India | A woman in a sari who ignores passenger's requests on call button. |
[edit] Come Fly With Me DVD
As part of her Hugely successful sold out UK tour "Pam Ann - One World Alliance", she has recorded her very first DVD called "Come Fly With Me" which was released on 29 October 2007.
[edit] Acting
Caroline makes an appearance in British comedy confetti (film), as a judge called Minky
[edit] Famous friends
Pam Ann performed in-flight entertainment for the 40th birthday of David Furnish, partner of the musician Elton John. She also accompanied Cher on her Farewell tour.
