Sid the Sexist (real name Sidney Aloysius Smutt) is a character from the British satirical comic Viz, first appearing in issue 9 in October 1982.[1] The strip was created and mostly drawn by Simon Donald[2] until he left the magazine in 2003, when Paul Palmer took over as artist.
Simon Donald drawing Sid the Sexist in a copy of his book, Him off the Viz, in November 2010
According to Donald, "Sid is a man who is unable to communicate with women. He is desperate to impress them, but is totally lacking in social skills. He thinks he must use foul and offensive chat-up lines on women to impress his friends, but can't see why they don't impress the girls. He tries to soften the blow of his outrageous behaviour with nice, friendly Geordie words. Sid thinks that a few "hinnys" and "pets" thrown liberally into his disgusting conversation will win the hearts of women. He usually ends up in hospital having painful procedures to remove things women have shoved where the sun doesn't shine."[3]
Sid and his mates Baz, Bob, and Joe, who are all Geordies,[3] spend much of their time hanging around at the pub, with Sid bragging to them continually about his apparent sexual prowess. Sid "spectacularly fail[s] in the pursuit to which he has single-mindedly committed himself: having sex."[4] He is a coarse and unsophisticated 30-year-old virgin who still lives with his mother, a fact which often poses as a stumbling block to any potential liaison, and is unable or unwilling to use any kind of decorum when approaching women, instead using outrageously crude lines that never succeed in achieving anything beyond rejection or a violent response from the woman in question.[3] In one of his most famous examples from an early issue of Viz, Sid approaches a woman with; "How, pet, my name's Sid. D'ya fancy a fuck?" When answered with a definite "No!", he replies "Well, would you mind lying down while I have one?"
The recurrent format of Sid's adventures is that he believes he has found a new approach to women that will secure him a sexual conquest at long last ('This time... this time! It HAS to be this time!!').[5] His attempts at trying out these questionable methods invariably end up with his being humiliated, often painfully.[6] He is physically very unfit, has a prominent beer belly, drinks heavily, always has a cigarette in his mouth and is cowardly despite his macho pretensions, always coming off the worse in a fight. He is also in denial: despite the misfortunes that befall him he continues to display a blind faith in his crude attitude towards women and, when rejected, often tries to pass the blame for his failures on to the woman in question or somebody else. His exploits have also unintentionally led to several homosexual encounters.
Sid seems under-educated and knows little of the world outside Newcastle. It is even claimed at one point that he is unable to read. It is not clear what his job is, if indeed he has one at all, although he has been seen doing occasional odd jobs as part of his various schemes to pick up women. In another strip he attempts to pick up a woman by telling her that he works as 'an assistant to a well-established provider of goods to the younger end of the market'; despite being exposed as an elf in Santa's grotto in a local department store by his derisive mates, he still attempts to keep up the pretence that his job brings him success with women - "Y'see, lasses fancy summat [something] a bit special". Although Sid's three companions do sometimes succeed with women, they are much like him in their yobbish, misogynistic, homophobic outlook, never marry or expand their stagnant social circle.
Recurring Characters
Bob is a short man with a wide, flat head, a crooked nose, and a crew-cut whose outfit of choice is jeans and a hooded sweater. Bob thinks most highly of Sid, is often in awe of him and his alleged power over women, is normally the first to encourage Sid in his disastrous attempts at womanising, and usually believes all but the most feeble of Sid's excuses for his failures.
Joe is the tough guy of the group due to his strength, large size, and limited intelligence, but he is a peaceful person, often the one who tries to break up the fights and disputes that break out between Sid, Bob, and Baz.
Baz is the most successful of Sid's friends, often seen wearing a suit or jacket with parted hair and a moustache. Baz is much more openly sceptical about Sid's abilities with women than Bob and Joe, once referring to Sid as being "all talk and no tackle". He is the only one of Sid's friends who comes close to seeing through his hollow bragging and is not afraid to suggest to Sid's face that he is still a virgin, often resulting in the two falling out or fighting. Baz appears to resemble Adolf Hitler with his hair and moustache.
Animation/Live Action
Five animated episodes were produced and released by Polygram Video in November 1992, with storylines taken from earlier comic strips. These were later reissued on DVD in 2004.
In the autobiography of Simon Donald's brother, the former Viz Editor Chris Donald, reference is made to attempts by actor Jimmy Nail to bring the character to life in a live action sitcom. However the idea went no further than a lunch meeting at Nail's home where it become clear that the plan was a non-starter and was unlikely to find a willing TV station to broadcast the show if it were written in the same style as the comic.
^"Chris Donald - Comic rebel with a cause". bbc.co.uk, June 2005. Retrieved 15 March 2014
^ abcDonald, Simon. " In his autobiography 'Him off the Viz' Simon recalls that the inspiration for Sid was a friend of his (Graham Lines) who wanted to ask out another friend in their social circle (Sandra Peachey, known as 'Sandy'). Graham asked The Donald brothers for dating advise - despite their lack of romantic experience and his being several years older. Bolstered by their chat and several beers, he declared that he was going to get himself some 'totty' and the idea for Sid was born. Graham and Sandra did in fact date and also appeared in separate Viz photo strip stories (including 'Prisoner of Love', featured in the first hardback album 'The Big Hard One'). Yakkin' Geordie is mint, pet". The Guardian, 18 August 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2014
^Wagg, Stephen (14 January 2004). Because I Tell a Joke or Two: Comedy, Politics and Social Difference. Routledge. ISBN9781134794324. Retrieved 10 August 2017 – via Google Books.
Donald, Chris. "Rude Kids: The Unfeasible Story of Viz". HarperCollins, 2004. ISBN0-0071-9096-4
Donald, Simon (21 October 2010). Him Off the Viz. Tonto Books. ISBN978-1907183119.
December 31, 2022
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Sid the Sexist real name Sidney Aloysius Smutt is a character from the British satirical comic Viz first appearing in issue 9 in October 1982 1 The strip was created and mostly drawn by Simon Donald 2 until he left the magazine in 2003 when Paul Palmer took over as artist Sid the SexistPublication informationPublisherVizFirst appearanceIssue 9 in October 1982Created bySimon DonaldSimon Donald drawing Sid the Sexist in a copy of his book Him off the Viz in November 2010 According to Donald Sid is a man who is unable to communicate with women He is desperate to impress them but is totally lacking in social skills He thinks he must use foul and offensive chat up lines on women to impress his friends but can t see why they don t impress the girls He tries to soften the blow of his outrageous behaviour with nice friendly Geordie words Sid thinks that a few hinnys and pets thrown liberally into his disgusting conversation will win the hearts of women He usually ends up in hospital having painful procedures to remove things women have shoved where the sun doesn t shine 3 Contents 1 Character 2 Recurring Characters 3 Animation Live Action 4 References 5 BibliographyCharacter EditSid and his mates Baz Bob and Joe who are all Geordies 3 spend much of their time hanging around at the pub with Sid bragging to them continually about his apparent sexual prowess Sid spectacularly fail s in the pursuit to which he has single mindedly committed himself having sex 4 He is a coarse and unsophisticated 30 year old virgin who still lives with his mother a fact which often poses as a stumbling block to any potential liaison and is unable or unwilling to use any kind of decorum when approaching women instead using outrageously crude lines that never succeed in achieving anything beyond rejection or a violent response from the woman in question 3 In one of his most famous examples from an early issue of Viz Sid approaches a woman with How pet my name s Sid D ya fancy a fuck When answered with a definite No he replies Well would you mind lying down while I have one The recurrent format of Sid s adventures is that he believes he has found a new approach to women that will secure him a sexual conquest at long last This time this time It HAS to be this time 5 His attempts at trying out these questionable methods invariably end up with his being humiliated often painfully 6 He is physically very unfit has a prominent beer belly drinks heavily always has a cigarette in his mouth and is cowardly despite his macho pretensions always coming off the worse in a fight He is also in denial despite the misfortunes that befall him he continues to display a blind faith in his crude attitude towards women and when rejected often tries to pass the blame for his failures on to the woman in question or somebody else His exploits have also unintentionally led to several homosexual encounters Sid seems under educated and knows little of the world outside Newcastle It is even claimed at one point that he is unable to read It is not clear what his job is if indeed he has one at all although he has been seen doing occasional odd jobs as part of his various schemes to pick up women In another strip he attempts to pick up a woman by telling her that he works as an assistant to a well established provider of goods to the younger end of the market despite being exposed as an elf in Santa s grotto in a local department store by his derisive mates he still attempts to keep up the pretence that his job brings him success with women Y see lasses fancy summat something a bit special Although Sid s three companions do sometimes succeed with women they are much like him in their yobbish misogynistic homophobic outlook never marry or expand their stagnant social circle Recurring Characters EditBob is a short man with a wide flat head a crooked nose and a crew cut whose outfit of choice is jeans and a hooded sweater Bob thinks most highly of Sid is often in awe of him and his alleged power over women is normally the first to encourage Sid in his disastrous attempts at womanising and usually believes all but the most feeble of Sid s excuses for his failures Joe is the tough guy of the group due to his strength large size and limited intelligence but he is a peaceful person often the one who tries to break up the fights and disputes that break out between Sid Bob and Baz Baz is the most successful of Sid s friends often seen wearing a suit or jacket with parted hair and a moustache Baz is much more openly sceptical about Sid s abilities with women than Bob and Joe once referring to Sid as being all talk and no tackle He is the only one of Sid s friends who comes close to seeing through his hollow bragging and is not afraid to suggest to Sid s face that he is still a virgin often resulting in the two falling out or fighting Baz appears to resemble Adolf Hitler with his hair and moustache Animation Live Action EditFive animated episodes were produced and released by Polygram Video in November 1992 with storylines taken from earlier comic strips These were later reissued on DVD in 2004 In the autobiography of Simon Donald s brother the former Viz Editor Chris Donald reference is made to attempts by actor Jimmy Nail to bring the character to life in a live action sitcom However the idea went no further than a lunch meeting at Nail s home where it become clear that the plan was a non starter and was unlikely to find a willing TV station to broadcast the show if it were written in the same style as the comic References Edit Donald 2004 377 Chris Donald Comic rebel with a cause bbc co uk June 2005 Retrieved 15 March 2014 a b c Donald Simon In his autobiography Him off the Viz Simon recalls that the inspiration for Sid was a friend of his Graham Lines who wanted to ask out another friend in their social circle Sandra Peachey known as Sandy Graham asked The Donald brothers for dating advise despite their lack of romantic experience and his being several years older Bolstered by their chat and several beers he declared that he was going to get himself some totty and the idea for Sid was born Graham and Sandra did in fact date and also appeared in separate Viz photo strip stories including Prisoner of Love featured in the first hardback album The Big Hard One Yakkin Geordie is mint pet The Guardian 18 August 2006 Retrieved 15 March 2014 Duffy Jonathan 23 August 2004 Let s get Vizical 25 years at the comic coalface BBC News Magazine British Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 11 July 2014 Wagg Stephen 14 January 2004 Because I Tell a Joke or Two Comedy Politics and Social Difference Routledge ISBN 9781134794324 Retrieved 10 August 2017 via Google Books Sabin Roger Adult Comics Routledg 2002 ISBN 1 1345 5799 XBibliography EditDonald Chris Rude Kids The Unfeasible Story of Viz HarperCollins 2004 ISBN 0 0071 9096 4 Donald Simon 21 October 2010 Him Off the Viz Tonto Books ISBN 978 1907183119 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org 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