were a Scottish comedy revue act comprising William "Buff" Hardie, Stephen Robertson and George Donald.
(He later had to revert in public to his formal first name "James" in order to join the actors' union Equity, because there was already a Glaswegian comic using the professional name Jimmy Logan.
They became a 'hot ticket' when Neville Garden from the Scottish Daily Express newspaper wrote a favourable review.
Prior to each show, they had a handshaking ritual at the side of the stage which continued until their final performance, which was at His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen on 25 November 1995.
The sketches and songs which they performed were largely based in the local dialect of the North-east of Scotland known as the Doric.
An Early Day Motion tabled at the House of Commons by Malcolm Bruce MP asked that "That this House congratulates Scotland the What?, comprising Buff Hardie, Stephen Robertson and George Donald, on receiving the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen and thanks them for 50 years of entertainment and the promotion of Aberdeen, the Doric dialect and the distinctive character of North East country and city folk and, to quote the official citation, above all, for 'makin a'body laugh'."