Mad Dogs and Englishmen (song) Mad Dogs and Englishmen (song) "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" is a song written by Noël Coward and first performed in "The Third Little Show" at the Music Box Theatre, New York, on 1 June 1931, by Beatrice Lillie. The following year it was used in the revue "Words and Music" and also released in a "studio version". It then became a signature feature in Coward's cabaret act. The song is especially known for the line "Only Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun" with which most verses begin and end. According to Sheridan Morley, Coward wrote the
Mad Dogs (UK TV series) 2011, as the third series was in production, Left Bank was in the stages of developing a spin-off series, "Mad Cats", which would feature a similar storyline but for "an equally glossy female brand with a cast of the calibre of John Simm and Philip Glenister." In November 2012, American writer and producer Shawn Ryan announced in an interview for the Kevin Pollak Online Chat Show, that he was working with Cole to develop a planned American adaptation of "Mad Dogs". Later, in March 2013, the American cable channel FX picked up the adaptation, which will be produced by Left