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Zig and Zag are fictional characters, portrayed by puppets, who made their television début on Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ)'s The Den.
Apparently extraterrestrials from the Planet Zog, Zig and Zag visited Ireland, decided to stay and were adopted by Ian Dempsey (and later re-adopted by Ray D'Arcy). They brought an alien dog called Zuppy with them.
Zig was beige (although he claimed to be fawn) with red "zogabongs" (pom-pom antennae) and…
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