Talk:Papa Lazarou

message: Surely there is a better picture to accompany this article.  The Keith Drop picture is a momentary disguise, why not the iconic ring-leader/gypsy with minstrel paint?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.193.77.161 (talk) 23:19, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Picture

message: Is it really only two episodes? what about series three?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.104.244.50 (talk) 21:20, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Two Episodes?

message: I don't know exactly what was said, but in the case of a cleanup tag, it places the page on a list of other pages needing cleanup so that Wikipedians who like doing that sort of thing can do it. 
Sometimes people don't have the time or enegery to do a cleanup--or don't know the best way to go about it--but if they can alert pther people to it, mayb the article can be improved. 
Speaking about this article, I'd say that it could use a light cleaning--maybe some copy editing. It's got good content, but maybe that content could be reorganized and rewritten in a couple of places. Ckamaeleon 07:18, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleanup 

message: I have literally never seen a duller, more vapid "quotes" section. Is this really needed? It seems to me to be in no way a positive addition to the article. - Jmabel | Talk 18:11, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Surprisingly, I'd say this was actually pretty important to the article. Papa Lazarou's banal yet bizarre dialogue is fairly fundamental in defining the character. Perhaps what doesn't come across when listed out in an article like this is the rhythm and intonation of the spoken lines, which contribute to their effect. DWaterson 15:18, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quotations 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Tour-Poster.jpg

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Tour-Poster.jpg

message: Is Papa Lazarou intended to be a caricature of a black person? No? then it's not blackface.
Does Papa Lazarou's appearance resemble the very specific stereotypical portrayal of a black person known as blackface? No? then it's not blackface.
Some racists "consider" it to be blackface when this is clearly not the case, hence the addition of the clarification that there is in fact a difference between Papa Lazarou's apperance and blackface.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.16.71.71 (talk) 07:22, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I always thought it was obvious it was a Baron Samedi make-up job with black and white inverted. Now that is a whiteface (actually skull face) make-up traditionally worn by black practitioners of voodoo (although every example I have actually seen, and you probably as well, was a movie imitation). All in all I think Lazarou represents a necromancer ("Lazarus") and the dark arts in general. I am not sure about any racialism.2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:B15D:AECD:4E4F:2846 (talk) 08:19, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Accusations of blackface 

message: Well, not entirely. The real-life Papalazarou, as a native Greek, was somewhat unfamiliar with the name Reece and unsure about how to pronounce it correctly. He was also a bit self-conscious about this and tried to hide his weakness by attempting to deal only with Steve, a more international name he knew how to pronounce. If ever Reece happened to answer the phone, there would be an awkward hesitant pause, followed by "...Steve? Is that Steve?" This became a running in-joke for Reese and Steve, which evolved into Papa Lazarou (and Steve became Dave). 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:B15D:AECD:4E4F:2846 (talk) 08:31, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  The sayings in the show are entirely fictional