| Nick Danger | |
|---|---|
| Created by | The Firesign Theatre |
| Portrayed by | Phil Austin |
| In-universe information | |
| Occupation | Private investigator |
Nick Danger is a fictional character created by the comedy group The Firesign Theatre, portrayed by Phil Austin.[1][2] Danger is a parody of the hard-boiled detective, and is often announced as "Nick Danger, Third Eye", a parody of the term private eye. Danger stories involve stereotypical film noir situations, including mistaken identity, betrayal, and femmes fatales. Danger originally appears on the 1969 album How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All, and is reprised in the 1979 Nick Danger: The Case of the Missing Shoe, 1984 The Three Faces of Al, and 2001 The Bride of Firesign.
He's based on the [Dashiell] Hammett Sam Spade character, but as I got more into writing him over the years, he's become much more like [Philip] Marlowe. I love [Raymond] Chandler's writing.
- ^ June 19, 2015. Phil Austin, dies at 74; voice of Firesign Theatre's Nick Danger
- ^ Gedwillo, Thomas. "Firesign Theatre :: It's Just This Little Chromium Switch Here". ChromiumSwitch.org. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ Colker, David (July 4, 2015). "Phil Austin, co-founder of comedy group Firesign Theatre, dies at 74". Retrieved January 6, 2018 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.
- ^ http://mag.chromiumswitch.org/CSMagazine-03.pdf [dead link]