Comedy hip hop, hip hop, satire, prank phone calls
Years active
2000–present
Members
Dave Chambers
Bob McGlynn
Website
www.youtube.com/user/Rubberbandits
The Rubberbandits are an Irish comedy hip-hop duo from Limerick city. They consist of Blindboy Boatclub (real name Dave Chambers) and Mr Chrome (sometimes Bobby Chrome;[1] real name Bob McGlynn).[2] During performances and interviews, they conceal their identities with masks made from plastic shopping bags. They are often accompanied by DJ Willie O'DJ, a silent masked caricature of local politician Willie O'Dea (portrayed by several consecutive men, including Spin South West DJ Paul Webb).[3] The group describe themselves as artists, and have dubbed their movement as "Gas Cuntism".[4]
Chambers and McGlynn met while attending Ardscoil Rís, Limerick. Primarily a satirical stage and television act, they have performed throughout Ireland, the UK and the US with shows at events such as Electric Picnic,[5] Oxegen and the Bulmers International Comedy Festival.[6] The Rubberbandits first rose to prominence in December 2010, when their music video "Horse Outside" went viral on YouTube.[7] They have since won awards for both their music and comedy. In 2011, the duo were declared "Best Irish Act" at the entertainment.ie awards,[8] and also won an IFTA award for "Horse Outside".[9]
The duo have also been involved in television, creating sketches for RTÉ, MTV and Channel 4, writing and starring in a Channel 4 comedy pilot, and writing and narrating the ITV2 series The Almost Impossible Gameshow. In 2016, they created The Rubberbandits' Guide to Everything, a mockumentary TV series for RTÉ.
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^Irish Independent – Jokers unmasked as middle-class lads – 17 December 2010. Independent.ie. Retrieved on 7 September 2011.
^Owens, Alan (17 February 2015). "The Rubberbandits take the Fistfight to the Abbey". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^"Rubber Bandits plays Electric Picnic 2009". Electricpicnic.ie. 6 September 2009. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
^"MCD.ie". MCD.ie. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
^Hendicott, James (22 March 2012). "The Rubberbandits – Live in NYC". state.ie. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
^The Entertainment.ie annual awards Archived 10 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Entertainment.ie. Retrieved on 7 September 2011.
^Winners of the Irish Film & Television Awards IFTAs | Irish Film & Television Academy | Irish Film & Television Awards. Ifta.ie. Retrieved on 7 September 2011.
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