This Irish comedy band formed in 2008, after meeting at Trinity College Dublin in 2002 where they were all members of the sketch comedy group H-BAM.
The group originally comprised James Walmsley (guitar and lead vocals), Demian Fox (drums), Shane O'Brien (bass) and Mick Cullinan (keyboard) – although Cullinan left in October 2011, and they became a trio.
Named after the stockbroking term for a small, brief recovery in the price of a declining stock, they have performed in festivals around the world, and in 2011 were the house band at the Gilded Balloon's Late N Live show.
They won the Time Out Jury Prize at the Sydney Comedy Festival in 2010, and the people's choice award at the same festival the following year.
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Apocalypse Clown gets cinema release
Starring David Earl and Natalie Palamides and written by Dead Cat Bounc
The comedy film Apocalypse Clown – starring David Earl and Natalie Palamides – has been given a UK cinema release.
It will be screening from September 1, distributors Vertigo Releasing have announced today.
Earl – who has starred in Brian & Charles and After Life as well as on the live stage as his alter-ego Brian Gittins – plays the leader of a troupe of failed clowns who embark on a chaotic adventure after a mysterious solar event plunges the world into anarchy.
Shot in Dublin and Kildare, the film has been written by Shane O’Brien, James Walmsley and Demian Fox – also known as the comedy troupe Dead Cat Bounce.
Director George Kane said: ‘I miss the days of the out-there, joke-packed big-screen comedy and Apocalypse Clown is ruthlessly devoted to making audiences laugh.
‘It's blessed with a wonderful cast who fully committed to bringing these loveably twisted weirdos to life, and it demands to be seen with a crowd.
‘It's unhinged, unpredictable and if it's not the greatest dystopian Irish clown comedy ever made, it's definitely Top 5…’
He previously described the film as ‘Three Amigos directed by Roland Emmerich. It’s Waterworld - on land - with fright wigs. It’s the apocalyptic clown comedy the world didn’t know it needed - but absolutely does.'
A trailer has also been released:
The film - which also stars Amy De Bhrún, Fionn Foley, Tadhg Murphy and Ivan Kaye – receives its world premiere screening at the Galway Film Fleadh on July 14 and its North American premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival in Quebec this month.
Kane has previously directed all 12 episodes of Daniel Lawrence Taylor’s ITV2 sitcom Timewasters as well as episodes of Brassic and Black and three stories in the latest series of Inside No 9: The Bones of St Nicholas, Mother’s Rui and Paraskevidekatriaphobia.
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