Scaramouche

:This article is about the novel. For the stock comic character, see Scaramuccia.

Trivia

• The rock group Queen refers to Scaramouche in the song "Bohemian Rhapsody":

:I see a little silhouetto of a manScaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the fandango?Thunderbolt and lightning, very very frightening me ...

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• Scaramouche is the name of a suite for two pianos by the French composer Darius Milhaud.
• Scaramouche is one of the iconic characters in the Punch and Judy puppet shows (a performative art with roots in commedia dell'arte). In some scenarios, he is the owner of The Dog, another stock character. During performances, Punch frequently strikes Scaramouche, causing his head to come off of his shoulders. Because of this, the term "scaramouche" has become associated with a class of puppets with extendable necks.
• The Democratic candidate for the 2004 US presidential election, Senator John Kerry, owns a yacht named Scaramouche.