Take Fat is a comedy musical act who combine the music of boy band Take That

Take That

Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...

, with character-based comedy. Formed in early 2009, the members perform under pastiche pseudonyms based on the real Take That: Gary Lardo (as Gary Barlow

Gary Barlow

Gary Barlow is an English singer-songwriter, pianist and record producer. He is frontman and lead vocalist of pop group Take That and is currently the head judge on the eighth series of The X Factor. Barlow is one of Britain's most successful songwriters...

), Jason Chocolate Orange (as Jason Orange

Jason Orange

Jason Thomas Orange is an English musician and dancer. He is a member of the pop band Take That who gained popularity in the 1990s and are currently enjoying further success since their reunion in 2005.-Early fame and Take That:...

), Howard McDonalds, Mark Growin and Blobbie Williams (as Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams

Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...

), played by Jules Benjamin, Darren Phillips, Mark Gibbs, Roger Roberts, and Tony James, respectively.

The outfit performs largely in theatres, nightclubs and music/comedy venues.

They gained some notoriety in July 2010, when filming a TV show at Elstree Studios

Elstree Studios

"Elstree Studios" refers to any of several film studios that were based in the towns of Borehamwood and Elstree in Hertfordshire, England, since film production begun in 1927.-Name:...

, Hertfordshire, after being overheard threatening to break into the Big Brother

Big Brother (UK)

Big Brother UK is the British version of the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four...

 house to perform to the house-mates. The stunt caused a security alert and police became involved. National newspaper coverage of the story focused on the irony of five fat men scaling a high fence.
On November 5, 2010 they appeared on the CBBC TV show 'The Slammer

The Slammer

The Slammer is a Children's Talent show that has been broadcasting on BBC One since 22 September 2006.Set in a fictional prison called HM Slammer, this programme follows a variety show format where “prisoners” compete, by performing to an audience, who decide which act should be released.The show...

', performing a medley of Take That songs.
They also appeared on an episode of Come Dine With Me when Blobbie Williams/Tony James was a contestant.
Tony won £5 on Deal or no Deal

Deal or No Deal

Deal or No Deal is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which was the Dutch Miljoenenjacht produced by Dutch producer Endemol. It is played with up to 26 cases with certain sums of money...

on 24th July 2011.