The Umbilical Brothers - David on the left is in a maroon shirt, facing the camera holding an ipad which shows the back of the man on the right's head (Shane) although his body is facing forward.

David and Shane are posed dramatically, they are also on a large screen behind themselves and on the screen they are surrounded by fire.

The Umbilical Brothers: The Distraction An Encore

Comedy • Theatre

Australia

By demand the WINNER OF BEST COMEDY 2021 returns. Welcome to a new theatrical multiverse. Unbelievable human performance meets special effects wizardry all performed live by the world’s favourite comedy duo.

The Umbilicals take 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, and it will blow your mind way more literally than you are expecting. The Distraction: enabling your screen addiction.

Unbelievable human performances meets special-effects wizadry. It feels so much like magic, you’ll want to burn them at the stake.

★★★★★ - The Advertiser

Presented by: alist

Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts

One of the most originally creative shows at Fringe 2022. - Shane Berketa, See Do Eat Review
incredibly hysterical - Fresh 92.7
The Distraction an Encore is held together by well-executed comedic timing that will have you leaving with sore cheeks after an hour of friv - Ben Kelly, InReview
a really impressive coup of comedy and theatre - Tim Lloyd, The Advertiser