The Umbilical Brothers – The Distraction
Saturday 07 October 2023
Overview
alist.com.au presents: The Umbilical Brothers – The Distraction.
The Umbilical Brothers are an international comedy phenomenon. Their unique mix of mind-bending comedy and back-breaking physicality has taken one of the world’s favourite Australian comedy duos to 40 countries – from stadiums supporting Robin Williams to stadiums supporting N*Sync.
The Distraction takes the energy of live performance and the spectacle of cinema and smashes them together into a new show performed simultaneously on stage and on the big screen. Its like nothing you’ve ever seen, and nothing they’ve ever done!
Named as two of Entertainment Weekly’s 100 Most Creative People in Entertainment, they have appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, after James Brown at Woodstock ’99, and before the Queen of England. Their global gigs have included a year long off-Broadway run where they received raves from The New York Times and a New York Drama Desk nomination. Awards include a Helpmann for Comedy Performance of the year, The Edinburgh Critic’s Choice Award and a couple of BAFTA’s. Younger fans and stoners know them from The Upside Down Show, which they created with Sesame Workshop and won them an Emmy and a Logie.
