Gig Phrases

Phrases

• A double date
• All over the show
• Am I bovvered? (A catchphrase from The Catherine Tate Show)
• America's Oldest Living Teenager (Nickname of game show host Dick Clark)
• Architecture is music frozen in time (Friedrich von Schelling quotation)
• Best in show
• Blind date
• Boutros Boutros Ghali (A catchphrase from The Fast Show)
• Bring up to date
• Cattle show
• Cheap date
• Date rape
• Date with destiny
• Dinner date
• Does my bum look big in this? (A catchphrase from The Fast Show)
• Dog and pony show
• Ear for music
• Elevator music
• Enjoy the Show (E! Entertainment Television advertising slogan)
• Face the music
• Father Knows Best (American TV Show)
• For the benefit of Mr.Kite there will be a show tonight on trampoline (Beatles song lyric)
• Get the show on the road
• Give the show away
• He's fallen in the water (A catchphrase from The Goon Show)
• Heeere's Johnny (A catchphrase from Johnny Carson Show)
• Hey there, Boo Boo! (A catchphrase from The Yogi Bear Show)
• Holy mackerel! (A catchphrase from Kingfish In Amos 'N' Andy Show)
• House music
• How very dare you (A catchphrase from The Catherine Tate Show)
• I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside (British Music Hall song)
• I don't have to show you any stinking badges (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre)
• I was very very drunk (A catchphrase from The Fast Show)
• I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here (Reality TV show)
• I'm a little bit wooooor, a little bit waaaaaaaaaayy, I'm a geezer! (A catchphrase from Chris The Crafty Cockney In The Fast Show)
• I'm smarter than the average bear! (A catchphrase from The Yogi Bear Show)
• If man were meant to fly, God would have lowered the fares (American Coach Lines advertising slogan)
• If music be the food of love, play on (from Twelth Night by Shakespeare)
• Keep the show on the road
• Let's do the show right here
• Let's face the music and dance
• Life coach
• Make Your Own Kind Of Music (Mama Cass Elliot song)
• Make a date
• Man date
• Mendoza line (A baseball expression denoting a line marking a very poor performance)
• Music Box (Mariah Carey album)
• Music City (Nickname of Nashville Tennessee)
• Music has charms to soothe the savage breast
• Music is art. Muzak is science (Muzak Corporation advertising slogan)
• Music to my ears
• No music, no life (Tower Records advertising slogan)
• On show
• One-man show
• Opening night (the first night of a theatrical performance)
• Out of date
• Past its sell-by date
• Peak performance
• Peep show
• Popular music
• Put in an appearance
• Race proven performance (Kumho Tires advertising slogan)
• Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel (A catchphrase from Batman TV show)
• Say kids, what time is it? (A catchphrase from Howdy Doody Show)
• Show a clean pair of heels
• Show a leg
• Show a little leg
• Show and tell
• Show down
• Show me the money (A catchphrase from Jerry Maguire)
• Show me the spot (Abraham Lincoln quotation)
• Show no quarter
• Show of hands
• Show off
• Show pony
• Show some appreciation
• Show the door
• Show the flag
• Show the ropes
• Show the white feather
• Show up
• Show your hand
• Show your true colours
• Show's over folks
• Steal the show
• Stop the show
• Suit you, sir (A catchphrase from The Fast Show)
• Sweet Music (Nickname of Frank Viola)
• Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing (ABBA lyric)
• The Amazing Race (US TV show)
• The Greatest Show on Earth (Barnum & Bailey Circus advertising slogan)
• The Head Ball Coach (Nickname of Steve Spurrier)
• The Last Picture Show (Jeff Bridges movie)
• The Ol' Ball Coach (Nickname of Steve Spurrier)
• The Show (Nickname of Harold Arceneaux)
• The Show Business Capital Of The World (Nickname of Hollywood California)
• The Smartest Dumbbell in the History of Show Business (Nickname of comedienne Gracie Allen)
• The Sound Of Music (Julie Andrews movie)
• The Truman Show (Jim Carey movie)
• The West Coast Sound (name applied to Californian pop music, especially that of The Beach Boys)
• The best way to get music out of your system (Philips advertising slogan)
• The music of the spheres
• The only show in town
• The show must go on
• There's No Business Like Show Business (Judy Garland song)
• Tonight's top ten list (A catchphrase from David Letterman In The Late Show)
• Up to date
• Van Gogh's ear for music
• Which was nice (A catchphrase from The Fast Show)
• Why don't we do the show right here?
• With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes she shall have music wherever she goes (line from nursery rhyme)
• Without music, life would be a mistake (Friedrich Nietzsche quotation)
• World music