Kel Knight
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| Kelvin Graham Knight | |
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| Kath and Kim character | |
| First appearance | 16 May 2002 Episode 1 |
| Last appearance | 14 October 2007 Episode 32 |
| Created by | Gina Riley Jane Turner |
| Portrayed by | Glenn Robbins |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | Kel |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Butcher Purveyor of Fine Meats |
| Family | Brett Craig (step son-in-law) Epponnee Raye (step granddaughter) |
| Spouse | Kath Day-Knight (2004—) |
| Children | Kim Craig (step daughter) |
Kel Knight is a fictional character in the Australian television show Kath & Kim, portrayed by comic actor Glenn Robbins. He plays the wife of Kath Day-Knight and is a passionate butcher.
John Michael Higgins portrayed his American equivalent (Philip "Phil" Lesley Knight) in the American Series,[1] and his portrayal was highly criticized.
Personality
Kel comes across as an honest, respectable, reliable man who finds out he has many talents throughout the episodes.
Physical Appearance and Personal Outlook
Kel takes pride in maintaining himself, however to to Kath's extent. He has greased down hair and wears pants which are too high for his body, often showing his socks.
Hobbies
Kel's main hobby is probably his job. He takes great pride in his butcher shop at Fountain Gate Shopping Centre, and also loves to cook. Together with Kath, Kel loves to exercise and do aerobics. He is a Sydney Swans supporter, much to the annoyance of Kath who supports Richmond Tigers. He is somewhat sexually ambiguous and is seen as a metrosexual.
Background
Kel is four months younger than Kath. He was very reluctant on the day of their (first invalid) marriage. Kel had previously had four of his past girlfriends/fiancees taken away from him, feeling he was unlucky in love and got drunk on the wedding day. He has always been a gourmet butcher.
Relationships
Kath
Kel's relationship with Kath is very good. They have odd traditions including their work-out time, which includes awkward stretching (etc). It has struggled on various occasions where Kath's ex husband Gary Poole showed up and revealed that the marriage (Kath & Kel) was invalid as he and Kath were infact still married since the seventies. Also, Kath being older then Kel has created worry for herself. Kel likes to take over Kath's duties sometimes (as seen in Inside Out) which annoys her; as she likes to be in charge.
Kel
Kim Craig, Kel's step-daughter (via Kath) is played by Gina Riley. From the beginning of the series (episode 1) Kim had an instant dislike of Kel, due to the fact that Kath and Kim had each other all of their lives without a father/husband figure in place. Kim and Kel rarely interact, and when they do, the mood goes off and the scene is completely awkward, with one muttering a single word to the other and the other either walking away or trying to give out a grin. Kel is now the focus of Kath' attention which annoys Kim who likes to always be the centre of attention wherever she goes.
Romantic Life
Before Kel met Kath, he had a bad history with women. Every person he came close to marrying was always snatched away from him by somebody else, which raised doubt to his mind before his marriage to Kath.
Information
Short Story lines
Throughout the series, Kel's storylines include taking over as the Lady of the house which annoys Kath, The lead up to his marriage to Kath, Entering a Midlife Crisis, having Heart issues leading to a 99% fat Free obsession. In Da Kath and Kim Code, Kel develops a strong dislike of Michael Bublé, as Kath has a crush on him and Brett does not Approve. Kel is a Sydney Swans Supporter in the AFL.
Quirks, Personality Traits and features
Kel wears a combover hairstyle kept in place with Brylcreem and is never without one of his manbags. Kel is often seen wearing a pair shorts, way above the kneeline, when he is powerwalking. One of Kel's many interests is books and he seems to have a soft spot for the South African author Bryce Courtenay. This is evident in many episodes, for example in Episode 3, he is reading The Power of One at a butchers convention (failing to make communication with the other butchers, thus pulls out his book). In Episode 4, he references the author twice: Kath is reading the 'Anti Candida' diet book, and Kel mentions the author Bryce Courtenay, although Bryce didn't actually write the book (far from his genre). Later on, Kel complains of Kath participating in the musical The Hours (Kath recommends he joins the play, in which he does, this was due to the fact that they had busy schedules, looking for some time to spend together). Kath explains to Kel that it was a book/movie adaptation in which Kel responds "That was that Bryce Courtenay book,wasn't it?", however Bryce did not write this book either. In series 4 when Kath, Kim, Kel and Brett were playing Trivial Pursuit, Kath asked Kel who wrote Captain Underpants and he replied Bryce Courtenay.
See Also
Other Characters
References
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