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The name’s Sidebottom, Frank Sidebottom! Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, Frank’s World is on t’interweb!

Six things you may or may not know about Frank Sidebottom:

1. His head is made entirely from paper mache.
2. He is from Timperley in Altrincham (near Manchester).
3. He has a friend called Little Frank who is a hand puppet.
4. He once sold a video by mail-order called “Frank’s Home Movie Video”. He reportedly recorded a personalised intro on each video ordered, and coloured all the sleeves in by hand!
5. He realised an ep called “Timperley” on which all the tracks are about Timperley.
6. Out of all the comedians in the world with paper mache heads, Frank Sidebottom is the funniest and probably the most melodious.