Right, I thought I'd post today before I go out drinking tonight (3 times in 4 days - almost unheard of for me), and as promised it's the second of our four main characters, Esteban's cat, Miguel. As usual, I'll post a character bio, some videos of influences and a very rough sketch of what he might look like.
Name: Miguel
Also known as: “Geoffrey”, “Geoffrey Mountbatten”
Age: 5 cat years.
Main Relationships: Esteban (owner/friend), Boris (best friend/foe), Bones (friend)
Appearance:
Miguel is an elegant grey cat, reminiscent of a Siamese breed, or those from the Sheba adverts and he has bright green eyes, set in an oversized head. He has a red collar and does not usually wear clothing and is often seen holding a cigarette and/or a gin and tonic.
Clothes:
Other than for occasional storyline purposes, the only item Miguel wears is his red collar.
Personality:
Miguel is a witty, intelligent, hugely creative, bombastic man… trapped in a cat’s body. He speaks perfect English and is understood by all, except his owner, Esteban and his best friend Bones. This is a constant source of annoyance as Miguel considers himself better than them and he is determined to find out why they cannot understand and to make them! A major annoyance is that they refer to him as his “slave name”, ‘Miguel’, when he insists he is an Oxford-educated man named Geoffrey Mountbatten.
Miguel likes to think himself a ladies’ man, yet the others rib him about being gay as he is extremely camp. His profession is a failed actor, who longs to play Hamlet or Othello, yet is left appearing in Sheba commercials on occasion and such like.
Miguel is extremely intelligent, and as such, prefers to hang around with Boris, rather than Esteban and Bones. As the latter are unable to understand Miguel, Boris has become his closest friend. As they are both extremely intelligent, and prone to the odd strop, they often fall out and are like an old married couple. They are best friends at heart and are regularly out drinking together and making fools of themselves. Miguel is a spirits drinker, with his favoured tipple being gin.
Mannerisms:
Miguel’s mannerisms can best be summed up as a fusion of Peter Cook, Withnail and Kenneth Williams. This includes his voice. Like most cats, he is often to be found sleeping.
As stated in that last part of his description, I'd say Miguel has three main influences; firstly, the wonderful Peter Cook. I could ramble on about how fantastic he was and how it was such a shame his career never panned out in the way a man of his genius' should, but I thought I'd find a clip of his work instead. It's hard to pick one thing to show fantastic he was but here's at least a taster, probably his most famous sketch.
Another influence is this fine gentleman, another man sadly lost to the ravages of time and illness to early. You can also see where Alan Carr attempted to steal his entire act, without realising Kenneth was not only crude but highly intelligent, something Carr is seemingly devoid of.
Name: Miguel
Also known as: “Geoffrey”, “Geoffrey Mountbatten”
Age: 5 cat years.
Main Relationships: Esteban (owner/friend), Boris (best friend/foe), Bones (friend)
Appearance:
Miguel is an elegant grey cat, reminiscent of a Siamese breed, or those from the Sheba adverts and he has bright green eyes, set in an oversized head. He has a red collar and does not usually wear clothing and is often seen holding a cigarette and/or a gin and tonic.
Clothes:
Other than for occasional storyline purposes, the only item Miguel wears is his red collar.
Personality:
Miguel is a witty, intelligent, hugely creative, bombastic man… trapped in a cat’s body. He speaks perfect English and is understood by all, except his owner, Esteban and his best friend Bones. This is a constant source of annoyance as Miguel considers himself better than them and he is determined to find out why they cannot understand and to make them! A major annoyance is that they refer to him as his “slave name”, ‘Miguel’, when he insists he is an Oxford-educated man named Geoffrey Mountbatten.
Miguel likes to think himself a ladies’ man, yet the others rib him about being gay as he is extremely camp. His profession is a failed actor, who longs to play Hamlet or Othello, yet is left appearing in Sheba commercials on occasion and such like.
Miguel is extremely intelligent, and as such, prefers to hang around with Boris, rather than Esteban and Bones. As the latter are unable to understand Miguel, Boris has become his closest friend. As they are both extremely intelligent, and prone to the odd strop, they often fall out and are like an old married couple. They are best friends at heart and are regularly out drinking together and making fools of themselves. Miguel is a spirits drinker, with his favoured tipple being gin.
Mannerisms:
Miguel’s mannerisms can best be summed up as a fusion of Peter Cook, Withnail and Kenneth Williams. This includes his voice. Like most cats, he is often to be found sleeping.
As stated in that last part of his description, I'd say Miguel has three main influences; firstly, the wonderful Peter Cook. I could ramble on about how fantastic he was and how it was such a shame his career never panned out in the way a man of his genius' should, but I thought I'd find a clip of his work instead. It's hard to pick one thing to show fantastic he was but here's at least a taster, probably his most famous sketch.
Another influence is this fine gentleman, another man sadly lost to the ravages of time and illness to early. You can also see where Alan Carr attempted to steal his entire act, without realising Kenneth was not only crude but highly intelligent, something Carr is seemingly devoid of.
As you can see I also mention Withnail, and for those of you unfamiliar with the film I'm sure it won't take too much effort to beg/steal/borrow a copy so I won't link to Youtube here. Anyway, without further ado, here's Miguel as a rough sketch, sadly missing his cigarette holder (Breakfast at Tiffany's style).
Anyway, laters folks, I'll be back soon.
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