Pam Ann is the air hostess alter-ego of Australian comedian, writer, producer & DJ Caroline Reid. Performances focus on the nuances of air travel, identifying the individual quirks of some of the biggest international airlines and their media stereotypes. The character of Pam Ann has developed a cult-like following. The name Pam Ann is a play on words from Pan Am. In her shows, she refers to the so-called memories of the "Golden Age of Aviation", often contrasting it with modern times, and visual/social changes like the lack of knives and glass on board. Overall, it's observational comedy of airlines using her own extensive travel experiences. Pam Ann has been featured in an advertising campaign for British Airways with over 1.25m views in a six-week period. Qantas had Pam Ann's Live DVD ‘Come Fly with Me’ in their in-flight programming. In 2010 Pam Ann provided inflight service on JetBlue and JetPride flight which was a first on any US carrier operating from San Francisco to Long Beach for the Long Beach Pride. In 2010, Reid prepared to expand Pam Ann's notoriety to the US, relocating to New York and in 2016 moved to Miami where she expanded her repertoire to DJ Pam Ann. Pam Ann also made an advertisement for Scandinavian Airlines, showing how she wants to make Pam Ann Airlines more like Scandinavian.
Tours
Pam Ann has circumnavigated the world on over 10 world tours, which included UK, Ireland, Australia, Hong Kong, USA, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Belgium, France and Canada. Shows and Tours have included:
Vespa A perky Italian woman who greets passengers with "Ciao! Bellissimo! Donatellaversace!"
Chantal Jemeladonne A snobby fashionista who walks the aircraft aisle as if it were a catwalk.
Marcia Dressed in flowing gowns and accompanied by soul music.
Heidi A stereotypical Swedish blonde woman who usually appears undressed with coffee pots strategically located.
Conchita Rosa María González Gómez A tiny Spanish woman with bright red hair and sings "Fanta, do you want a Fanta? Fan ta? Hola!"
Helga A brash, dominating woman who barks out commands and orders.
Unnamed Arabic woman A woman with a chador and ski mask talking gibberish that resembles Arabic.
Unnamed Indian woman A woman in a sari who ignores passenger's requests on call button, while declaring "I am fingering the air hostess, but she is not coming."
Voula A cigarette smoking woman dressed up in ancient Greek costume who cuts kebab and says "Pustis pustis pustis malaka tzatziki".
Gloria A Qantas air hostess who wears the typical Qantas uniform. While giving the safety video, she states some of Qantas's defects. She also offers a full "head to toe" licking for everyone who still chooses to fly Qantas.
Sarah A Virgin Blue air hostess who offers passengers salty nuts. When a terrorist tries taking her hostage, she offers him oral pleasure.
Clodagh An Irish flight attendant who often syphons fuel from other airlines and repeatedly shouts "I love my job".
TV and film
In Australia, Pam Ann starred, wrote and produced her own television talk show, The Pam Ann Show on the nationalFoxtel comedy channel. The Pam Ann Show has 8 episodes
Caroline made an appearance in the British comedy filmConfetti, as a judge called Minky. In 1997, Caroline appeared in the Full Frontal as additional cast
