Dundas (left) and Collins (right) with a fan in 2014
Medium
Television, stand-up
Nationality
Australian
Years active
1988–present
Notable works and roles
SpeedMouse
The Upside Down Show
Don't Explain
Thwak
Heaven by Storm
The Rehearsal
KIDSHOW (Not Suitable for Children)
Members
David Collins Shane Dundas
The Umbilical Brothers are an Australian comic duo formed in 1988, consisting of David Collins and Shane Dundas. Their performances heavily feature physical comedy and surreal elements. Stage shows by the Umbilical Brothers include Heaven by Storm (1996), Thwack (1999), SpeedMouse (2001), Don't Explain (2007), and Kidshow: Not Suitable For Children (2015).[1]
In 2006, Collins and Dundas created and starred in a children's comedy series called The Upside Down Show, which won a Daytime Emmy Award[2] and a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Children's Program.[3] The series was inspired by the Umbilical Brothers' adult-oriented comedy act SpeedMouse.[4]
The duo's other television appearances include regular skits on The Sideshow and guest performances on the Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and Rove.
^Chris Hook (13 June 2015). "Umbilical Brothers' Kidshow definitely not suitable for children". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^"Complete list of 2007 Creative Craft Daytime Emmy Award winners". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009.
^"49th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (2007)". TV Week. 6 May 2007. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012.
^"The Umbilical Brothers – Speedmouse: The Return Of The Roadie at Royalty Theatre – Adelaide Fringe Interview". The Clothesline. 25 February 2016. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016.
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