If you grew up in 2000’s Britain, you could have almost definitely spent some Saturday mornings watching grownmen make fart jokes and trouble strangers – and cherished it! For these unfamiliar, the idea behindDick and Dom in da Bungalow is primal ridiculousness, bathroom humour, and slime. After an extended hiatus,the duo have introduced the TV present to the stage, and Shepherd’s Bush comes alive with the sound of“bogies”. This manufacturing is an actual nostalgia journey for Britain’s twenty-somethings. We see Dick and Dom(Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood), of their now middle-aged glory, run by their highlightsfrom the previous, beginning with…
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Silliness past phrases: noughties kids’s TV presenters Dick and Dom are again!
If you grew up in 2000’s Britain, you could have almost definitely spent some Saturday mornings watching grown
males make fart jokes and trouble strangers – and cherished it! For these unfamiliar, the idea behind
Dick and Dom in da Bungalow is primal ridiculousness, bathroom humour, and slime. After an extended hiatus,
the duo have introduced the TV present to the stage, and Shepherd’s Bush comes alive with the sound of
“bogies”.
This manufacturing is an actual nostalgia journey for Britain’s twenty-somethings. We see Dick and Dom
(Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood), of their now middle-aged glory, run by their highlights
from the previous, beginning with a collection of foolish walks and dances. They lean in to the context of the
present: it’s low-brow humour and a cancelled TV present, and the efficiency is all the higher for this
method. Entirely unpretentious, the occasional costume slip or ad-lib offers this manufacturing its
appeal and leaves the viewers feeling like a part of an in-joke.
A choice of viewers members are invited to be a part of the present, turning into contestants in
challenges, or “Bungalow Heads”. This features a “Bangers and Dash” race wherein they costume as
sausages and jockeys; “Rumpy Pumpy” wherein inflatable trousers are utilised; and “What a Sweaty
Flap”, which is surprisingly PG and includes a hen dance. In a case of ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t repair it’,
it has actually paid off to maintain the unique type of the TV present quite than adapting it to be extra
grownup. The solid poke enjoyable on the pair’s use of innuendo, which viewers members had failed to select up
on as kids, and this makes for a hilarious final result as they revisit the idea within the anniversary
tour. The present incorporates throwback clips from the previous and skits together with “Diddy Dick and
Dom”, a sport of shouting “Bogies”, and a police sketch with character DI Harry Batt. It is nice to be
reminded of the present’s in depth lore, and a pleasure to bask in silliness.
Outside of the core members, viewers members are invited to bop, sing, and shout alongside. It
was as if the viewers had misplaced their minds with their stage of enthusiasm, screaming with cheers at
particular friends together with Ian Kirkby and Melvin Odoom, whom they remembered from the unique.
Clearly the contents of the present have a particular place deep within the British psyche; a phenomenon
which is nice in dwell theatre however maybe worrying for the state of society. Some attendees had
introduced kids alongside, and the present labored properly for brand new audiences in addition to outdated. The crowd have been
invited to be rowdy, harking back to a relaxed efficiency, and youthful friends appeared thrilled by
the onslaught of foolish phrases.
Having not recognized what to anticipate from “The Messiest Night Out in the UK”, I left totally tickled
and understanding of why my mom would quite I learn books than take heed to “The Grunty Song”.
This present just isn’t for the faint of coronary heart in relation to slime and backside humour, however a powerful
hit with the folks of Shepherd’s Bush. Fun and farts – a timeless combo!
Created by: Dick and Dom
Dick and Dom – In Da Bungalow twentieth Anniversary excursions the UK till 14 May 2023. Full tour dates out there right here.