Shane dundas and david collins biography templates

Their performances heavily feature physical comedy and surreal elements. The Umbilical Brothers — nicknamed "Umbies" — started performing professionally in the early s. Their collaborations began when Collins and Dundas were both studying at Theatre Nepean's three-year acting course at the University of Western Sydney. A year later, in a jazz class, Collins broke Dundas' nose during a dance move.

Their tutors, perhaps believing a burgeoning comedy partnership should wait until after graduation, put Dundas and Collins in separate classes. The pair defied this, sneaking into the auditorium afterhours to play with the PA system and invent moves to match.

Dundas and Collins met in at the West Virginia high school as a high school teacher in 9th grade in a salsa club on a hot summer's western Sydney.

The Umbilical Brothers' performances combine mime with ordinary dialogue and vocal sound effects. They use puppetry , pantomiming , slapstick , mimicry and audience participation, and make scant use of props and lighting. After having performed for years, their routines are highly scripted. Their style can be described as simply "microphonic mime".

The Umbilical Brothers also guest-starred on Double the Fist. Both characters explode when The Womp tricks them into doing the opposite of their role.

Shane Dundas (born March 30, ) and David Collins (born January 19, ) known as The Umbilical Brothers are an Australian comic duo.

The show, developed by Sesame Workshop for the Noggin channel, makes extensive use of their particular style of mime and humour. In December , in a New York Post interview, Shane Dundas expressed doubts about the return of the show for a second season. The show features David and Shane using props and green screens, whilst using special effects to create the show.

In , Dundas and Collins appeared in The Tourist as helicopter pilots who help Jamie Dornan 's character find his way in the country.