A clown who appears in an Oasis music video which has had more than half a billion views hopes he might be able to appear on stage with the band when they reform next year. Colin Maher, now 70, featured in the video for the smash hit Wonderwall in 1995. The single peaked at number 2 in the UK charts.
Colin was born and bred in Bognor and it was there he began his career as a clown. He created his character Dr Kiku in 1994 and started visiting youngsters at Great Ormond Street and Guy's hospitals in London . Oasis have just announced their reunion to great fanfare.
They split up in 2009 but will go on tour in 2025, news that had fans in a frenzy . The band have already added new dates because of the demand. Colin Maher created Dr Kiku in 1994 and started visiting youngsters at Great Ormond Street Hospital (Image: Colin Maher) Recalling his video gig with them, Colin said: ”At the time I was doing some work in London, coming off a string of long hours.
I nearly never even went to the call-up itself. “My friend rang me at the time and said that a production company were looking for a clown for a sort of music video. At the time heavy rock was all the rage, so I thought they’d be looking for a clown to do the typical scary-esque/playful scenes.
” To his amazement it was a call-up for Britpop anthem Wonderwall, which was to become one of the band's biggest hits. Dr Kiku on set of Wonderwall music video with Liam and Noel Gallagher (Image: Colin Maher) Colin said: ”The pro.