The Umbilical Brothers – KiDSHoW!

After spending a year in the United States working with the team from Sesame Street, the unforgettable Umbilical Brothers make their long awaited return to Sydney with their new show. It includes all of the elements of your typical kids show from singing and dancing, to audience participation and storytelling, however it takes an unexpected wrong turn, “to the point where it SERIOUSLY SHOULD NOT be watched by children” describes David Collins.

“It’s a kids show that’s probably just crazy enough to NOT be watched by kids,” explains Collins. Having said that, the other half of the comedy duo, Shane Dundas, added: “this is us trying to do a kids show, but it just goes horribly, horribly wrong”.

The duo who have been together for over two decades now and continue to play off of each other with snappy quick wit, often making this reporter laugh during our conversation. They are certainly not short of new material.

“We just try to make each other laugh, the same thing were doing in year one we’re still doing in year 24-and-a-half, and that usually makes the audience laugh,” said David. “The stuff we find funny is getting weirder and weirder, more and more bizarre and left of centre.” Shane added “It’s like music, when you start doing an album of hits and then move onto concept albums, and I think that’s where we’re at, comedy concept albums.”

“I think it’s really overdue, it’s been a while since we’ve been here. We’ve been working this show up over the last year and half to [make] sure it was hot stuff before we brought it to Sydney and I think it’s ready to throw at Sydneysiders now,” said David.

Jun 19-27, Roslyn Packer Theatre, Hickson Rd, Walsh Bay, $46.90-$49.90, umbilicalbrothers.com