What is "fat chance"

n. (context idiomatic colloquial sarcastic English) Little or no likelihood of occurrence or success.

n. little or no chance of success [syn: slim chance]

Fat Chance is a solo album by Paul Heaton, the former frontman of both The Housemartins and The Beautiful South, released in 2001 in the guise of Biscuit Boy (a.k.a. Crackerman). The album was rereleased the following year, complete with new artwork and crediting the artist as Paul Heaton.

The album was critically acclaimed, but was not a commercial success.

Fat Chance may refer to:

• Fat Chance (album), a 2001 album by Paul Heaton
• Fat Chance (Margaret Clark novel), a 1996 young adult novel by Margaret Clark
• Fat Chance (Lesléa Newman novel), a 1994 young adult novel by Lesléa Newman
• Fat Chance (film), a 1994 documentary film

Fat Chance is a novel that was published in Australia in 1996. It is one of several similar books written by Australian author Margaret Clark.

Fat Chance is a 1994 young adult novel written by Lesléa Newman. The book centers on a 13-year-old girl named Judi Liebowitz, who goes on a bulimic diet to try to lose weight. The novel was published by Putnam Press in 1994–2004 and by Scholastic from 2004–present.

Fat Chance is a 1994 National Film Board of Canada (NFB) documentary film directed by Jeff McKay about fat acceptance. The film focuses on Rick Zakowich, a 40-year-old, 400-pound Winnipeg man who sets out to lose half his body weight, but then decides to accept himself the way he is. The film follows Zakowich's journey to self-acceptance, as he goes on to found a self-help group for large-size men and became an activist for fat acceptance.

Director McKay began on the project in 1990, filming for almost two years and editing for almost three years. Originally planned as a half-hour film, Fat Chance was completed as a 72-minute theatrical documentary, then broadcast in a cutdown version.

The film was written by Bonnie Dickie and produced by Charles Konowal and Joe MacDonald for the NFB.