The Comic Strip, Interlude - I'm not much of a man by the light of day, but at night I'm one hell of an extra

It is interesting seeing these episodes go by and watching the various bit players popping up here and there. Of the faces that keep popping up, none is more easily recognizable than Alan Pellay (aka Lana Pellay aka Lannah Pellay aka Alana Pellay and so on). Pellay seems to have been a drag performer who also had a few singles out as a solo act. So far, I've been able to find a picture of her on stage posted here, scant evidence of some of her songs appearing in long lists of songs, and a bit of discussion on a web-forum regarding her appearance in a recording by The Fall.

Here's the rundown so far

In "Susie," Alan Pellay plays "Ray"


In "Geno," Alan Pellay is credited as himself:


In "The Bullshitters," Alana Pellay is credited as herself:


In The Supergrass, Lana Pellay plays "Mary"


These are all pretty small parts - "Mary" in The Supergrass clocks in at about 50 seconds of screen time and adds precisely nothing to the plot. Which is sort of a pity. I say that it's about time that she gets a lead in one of these...