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[[File:n6584033589_4973Shane_and_David.jpg|frame|I am he and you are me and we are all together]]

 

Australian comedians Shane Dundas and David Collins are [[The Umbilical Brothers]]. They met in a theatre class and decided one day that their miming class was "too quiet". Their humor is primary physical comedy and they make full use of stage lighting, imaginary people and objects, the audiences' line-of-sight, camera frame and sound effects. Their comedic timing is spot on and you can tell they spend hours upon hours perfecting their routines - even though their early work was largely improvised.

They have done several live shows ''Speedmouse'', ''Don't Explain'' and ''THWAK!'' among others, and were a regular feature on ''The Sideshow''. The Umbilical Brothers also had a television show geared toward children called ''[[The Upside Down Show]]'' that was enjoyable for all ages.

 

* [[Bad Bad Acting]]: The Roadie is a borderline nightmarish clown who doesn't entirely hide his distaste for his work and Shane and David.

* [[Dramatic Unmask]]: Spoofed in ''Speedmouse'', where Shane and David rip off the Roadie's clown mask to reveal {{spoiler|another identical clown mask underneath. Which they nevertheless react to as if it's a face that they recognise}}.

* [[DVD Commentary]]: The commentary for ''Speedmouse'' has Shane and David frequently sidetracked or interrupted by the other characters from the show, and when they do provide behind-the-scenes information it's false. Several times, they claim that various imaginary props and characters were actually present in the theatre, but were digitally removed in post-production. At one point, they instead admit that a particular imaginary character really was just a voiceover, then claim that it was intended to be a visible CGI-animated character but all the earlier digital object removal broke the CGI budget.

* [[The Elevator From Ipanema]]

* [[The Faceless]]: Tina.

* [[Hand Puppet]]: {{smallcaps|ACTION FINGERS}}

* [[No Fourth Wall]]

* [[Speech-Impaired Animal]]: The Schmuzzies.

* [[The Voiceless]]: The Roadie. {{spoiler|Until he speaks into a microphone with Tina's voice.}}

 

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[[Category:Double Acts and Groups]]