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Wild comedy, installations, walkabouts and shows – see also Woody Bop Muddy
dotComedy specialise in completely off the wall walkabouts and installations and shows. This highly inventive company have created confusion, chaos and superb comedy with some extraordinary performances. dotComedy will add a comic edge to your event in ways that only they could begin to imagine.
Shows:
Cuddly Fluffkins
Awww, everyone loves them. Big and cuddly and they can sing too! But why are they trying to run away? Oh no! It’s their nasty manager with his whip! All together now…Awww
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Chat Show
You are more interesting than all those B-list chat show guests! Which is why you will be interviewed by the ridiculous hosts about your new film, book or what’s in your shopping bag …
Walkabouts:
Soundcheck
Harvey Goldtooth presents:
BREAKER
Trogg Collins - guitar+vocals
Dave Could - bass guitar
Niki Stix - drums
Roadie -Neil (Nelly) Lea
You’ve heard of the Beatles..!
You’ve seen the Cheeky Girls ..!!
But you’ve never experienced the awesome power of Breaker..!!!
Maybe that’s because they never manage to finish the soundcheck....!!!!
ARE YOU NEARLY READY TO ROCK ????
Changing Streets
Never mind the bollards, here’s Linda Barking, Handy Brian and Lawrance “Just a bit Trompe l’Oeil” Bowen. Their mission, to give your drab streets a makeover in only two hours!
Let the DIY Divas do it in the road! Armed with stencils, Mexican throws and MDF, this team of flambouyant designers, with their down-to-earth handyman Brian, can transform your urban reality into a DIY dream.
With prior arrangement, The dotComedy Team can create semi-permanent Street Art pieces which can be left in place during your festival, or longer.
NewsDesk
Remember when news used to be broadcast once a night, at 6 O Clock?. Well, now ‘NewsDesk’, brings TV news reporting directly into the street, 23 hours a day! (well they have to sleep sometime.) From their roving NewsDesk, Top TV anchormen James Dunkworth and Martin Glover keep you up to date with non-stop running news updates, featuring whatever is happening ‘LIVE’ at the time. Includes very local news, sports, travel and weather. If it’s news, it’s on NewsDesk.
The Autograph Hunters
This gang of star-struck anoraks can spot celebs in any crowd - even when there aren’t any! As they roam your function, mistaking everyone for someone famous, they treat everyone as someone special.
The Officials
Three football referees who will transform any event into a cup final. Expect loads of red and yellow cards, random stud checks and all manor of football related tomfoolery. Rugby officials also available, other sports on request.
The Unfit Athletes
Three unfit athletes coughing, wheezing, collapsing every few yards, and totally lost. The Unfit Athletes are on a Fun Run from Hell. The Dig The dotComedy 'Time Team' dig up your Town centre. And find some interesting relics from the past. Themed to your requirements. Contact for details.
Installations:
The dotMaze ‘GetLost’
dotComedy’s latest creation is the dotMaze - an artistic vision combining elements of fairytale, myth, comedy, art and landscape. In true dotComedy style, the dotMaze will delight, confuse and inspire all those foolhardy enough to lose themselves within its walls - as we have created the perfect environment in which to experience a healthy disregard for normality. So please, we implore you - just GetLost - you may find more than you bargained for... A new large scale installation for 2006 with elements of fairy tale, myth, comedy, art and landscape in a work that will delight and confuse, surprise and challenge.
The Car Boot Sale
A frighteningly authentic installation with plenty of potential bargains, perfect for any street corner. The car boot is open, the table is up, but the items for sale are very strange indeed. As Woody tries to sell his records with the use of an old gramophone and Stompy takes haggling to the highest echelons of comedy, the audience are left in doubt as to the true nature of a bargain and even their own sanity.
The Surrealist Painters and Decorators
Fancy a bit of culture? – Well, you’ve come to the wrong place! But as you’re here you may as well browse through the wallpaper samples in the gallery, or sit and relax while Steve Dali paints your portrait in emulsion with a roller. The painters will create a dramatic visual image, engage with spectators and produce souvenir portraits – but be warned, you may not recognise yourself! – A static installation suitable for indoor and outdoor performance. Perfect for foyers, art centres, street festivals, etc.
The Mis-Information Tent
Tent full of leaflets, maps and notice boards which are completely unhelpful and totally useless.
The Dig
The dotComedy Time Team descend on your town centre uncovering interesting relics from the past and formulating crackpot theories as to how ancient communities existed. From the exciting discovery of a 13th century Nobleman's nasal hair extractor to the Iron Age ironing board, their finds are displayed and extrapolated upon. They are digging a massive hole for themselves; will they find evidence of prehistoric activity or just end up up to their necks in it? Only time will tell.
See also The Half Naked Chef
‘dotComedy were the funniest entertainers I have seen in a long, long time, I found myself walking over to the MIS-Information Tent just to see the public reaction to the crazy things they were saying!’ Mhairi Smith, Events and Music Development Officer, Gloucester City Council
“…dotComedy made their artifact notices and some of their banter site specific to Durlston which was terrific” Cleo Evans, Events Officer, Dorset County Council
“The Unfit Athletes certainly lived up to their reputation….You fitted in perfectly with the Department of Leisure & Culture on Centenary Square – a timely warning of how you can end up through lack of proper exercise!” Dianne Rivers, Birmingham City Council
“….the sense of mischief right from the moment the punters entered the site was purest Henley. Fantastic.” Stewart Collins, Henley Festival
“The Officials were an ideal entertainment piece to ensure guests were “warmed up” during their pre-dinner drinks”– Melinda Phipp, The Full Effect
Cabaret Show available / Recommended for compering