Mr Blobby Lowestoft also failed to outlive the 1990s but maintained successful revenue during and after the Crinkley Bottom branding. Mr Blobby Mr Blobby is a character featured on Noel Edmonds' Saturday night variety BBC television show "Noel's House Party", portrayed by Barry Killerby, and was the brainchild of British comedy writer Charlie Adams, a writer for the show. A bulbous pink figure covered with yellow spots, he has a permanent toothy grin and jiggling eyes. Mr Blobby communicates only by saying the word "blobby" in an electronically altered voice, expressing his moods through tone of voice and repetition. He topped the
Mr. Show with Bob and David "Arrested Development" features David Cross as regular character Tobias Fünke; the series also had guest spots filled by "Mr. Show" alumni, such as Bob Odenkirk as a marriage counselor, Jerry Minor and Jay Johnston as gay cops, and John Ennis as a mall security guard. Jack Black had supporting roles in "Mr. Show". Cross and Odenkirk would go on to work with Black on producing a show for HBO for the comedy band Tenacious D which would also feature "Mr. Show" alumnus Paul F. Tompkins. In January 2011, IFC began airing 90-minute blocks of "Mr. Show", "The Ben Stiller Show",