Smart suits, smart guys, and smart asses – welcome to the bizarre world of Monsters of Schlock. With performances that are heavy on violence,
high on absurdism, and doused in slapstick humour, this Canadian duo are an unstoppable train of comedic chaos. We stock up on moustache wax, recalibrate our morals, and settle down for some schlock and roll.
So f irst up, are you really brothers? Pepper: Yes, we get asked that a lot, but c'mon, who else besides brothers could travel the world together, hur ting each other day after day and not end up wanting to kill one another – for reals. Orbax: It’s a prime example of nature versus nur ture. We grew up in separate homes and when we were reunited realised that we’d both been doing similar things to our bodies. Some people are just born weird. Pepper: And look at us, two guys this ugly...we gotta be.
What can people expect when they come to one of your shows? Orbax: They can expect the unexpected! Pretty mysterious, eh? Pepper: They can expect to see the single greatest, funniest and most enter taining show they will ever see in their lives. Orbax: We’ve had people leave, throw up, even faint. The one thing you can always expect though is to laugh at some point. Even if it’s just a laugh of relief that the awful things you saw didn’t happen to you!
Have you ever experienced hecklers at one of your shows? Pepper: Yes and we are both quick with the mic, so it never ends well for the heckler, and it doesn't happen often – I assume because we look like the kind of guys that will kill you. Orbax: The one thing I notice about British hecklers more so than Nor th American ones is that occasionally a British heckler will actually add something to the show. They give you a lot more to play off.
Your performances are a mix of absurdism, violence, comedy and so much more – who and what has inf luenced your act? Pepper: Well we both grew up on the Jim Rose Circus so that was a big one but a lot of it comes from old comedy: The Three Stooges is a big one; Abbott and Costello; the Smothers Brothers; the Rat Pack; Tommy Cooper; throw in some pro- wrestling and a little Dadaistic ar t movement and you get the Monsters of Schlock.
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