Dead Cat Bounce (comedy band)
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Dead Cat Bounce is an Irish
comedy band made up of Demian Fox (drums), Shane O'Brien (bass) and James Walmsley (guitar and lead vocals). Based in Dublin, but touring all over the world, the group perform all-original comedy songs in variety of musical styles.
in January 2008. They chose the name Dead Cat Bounce
(a stockbroking term) because the show opened with three stockbrokers standing over the body of a dead hooker. Will Ferrell
happened to be in the audience at this very first show.
In April 2008 the group premiered a second show Dead Cat Bounce...Radio Play in Dublin’s Sugar Club. This was in the style of a 1950s radio recording and Cullinan, who had directed the first show, was brought in to play keyboards and do live sound effects. This was also the first time the four had played together as a band. In August 2008, they took both shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, performing them back to back every night for a month.
In October 2008 they recorded a pilot TV sketch show for RTE
which was part of Project Ha Ha
– a season of comedy pilots aired on RTE 2 in January 2009.
In March 2009 they were invited to perform at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal
, appearing in a televised gala hosted by Martin Short
.
In January 2010 they made a series of clips for BBC Online entitled 'The Maida Vale Incident'. These were shot at Maida Vale Studios
in London and featured the songs 'Midget', 'Overenthusiastic Contraceptive Lady' and 'Four Lads'. They also include a cameo from T4
presenter Miquita Oliver
.
From February to May 2010 Dead Cat Bounce toured Australia
for the first time, performing at the Adelaide Fringe Festival
, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
and Sydney Comedy Festival where they were awarded the Time Out Jury Prize.
In 2010 the band also recorded a charity single for Movember
entitled Every Time You Shave a Moustache Dies.
First performed in January 2008 in the Project Arts Centre, Dublin, and brought to the Edinburgh Festival 2008, this self-titled show was made up of a series of twelve sketches set in the same hotel room. It included Famine the Musical! A seven minute ‘musical’ based on the Irish potato famine.
Dead Cat Bounce...Radio Play
First performed in April 2008 in the Sugar Club, Dublin and brought to the Edinburgh Festival 2008, this show was in the style of a 1950s radio recording and featured a live foley artist. It was also the first show in which Dead Cat Bounce played together as a band and included the songs ‘Golf!’ and ‘Damn Girl’ which would later feature in their RTÉ pilot.
Dead Cat Bounce...Wired
First performed in the Sugar Club, Dublin in April 2009, and brought to the Edinburgh Festival 2009, this was billed as a ‘rock and roll sketch show’ and combined songs with character sketches performed on mic. It included all seven songs featured on the live EP 'Dead Cat Bounce, live at the Sugar Club'.
Dead Cat Bounce...Too Fast For Love
Developed on tour in Australia and brought to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2010, the show was the first to see Dead Cat Bounce play characters in a dysfunctional rock band. It includes all three songs featured in The Kasabian Incident filmed for BBC Online.
Dead Cat Bounce...Caged Heat
Dead Cat Bounce's latest show premiered in the Whelan's, Dublin on 10 February 2011.
In February 2011 they released a live album containing songs from their show at this time (Dead Cat Bounce... Caged Heat). The album was entitled Live At The Roisin Dubh and features the following songs:
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
comedy band made up of Demian Fox (drums), Shane O'Brien (bass) and James Walmsley (guitar and lead vocals). Based in Dublin, but touring all over the world, the group perform all-original comedy songs in variety of musical styles.
History
The four met at Trinity College Dublin in 2002 where they were all founding members of the sketch comedy group H-BAM. In late 2007 Fox, O'Brien and Walmsley were living together in Dublin and began to write a sketch show which they performed in the Project Arts CentreProject Arts Centre
Project Arts Centre is a multidisciplinary contemporary arts centre located in Dublin's Temple Bar that showcases cutting-edge visual art and performance....
in January 2008. They chose the name Dead Cat Bounce
Dead cat bounce
In economics, a dead cat bounce is a small, brief recovery in the price of a declining stock. Derived from the idea that "even a dead cat will bounce if it falls from a great height", the phrase, which originated on Wall Street, is also popularly used to any case where a subject experiences a brief...
(a stockbroking term) because the show opened with three stockbrokers standing over the body of a dead hooker. Will Ferrell
Will Ferrell
John William "Will" Ferrell is an American comedian, impressionist, actor, and writer. Ferrell first established himself in the late 1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Talladega...
happened to be in the audience at this very first show.
In April 2008 the group premiered a second show Dead Cat Bounce...Radio Play in Dublin’s Sugar Club. This was in the style of a 1950s radio recording and Cullinan, who had directed the first show, was brought in to play keyboards and do live sound effects. This was also the first time the four had played together as a band. In August 2008, they took both shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, performing them back to back every night for a month.
In October 2008 they recorded a pilot TV sketch show for RTE
RTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
which was part of Project Ha Ha
Project Ha Ha
Project Ha Ha is an Irish experimental comedy television series of pilots broadcast in four parts on RTÉ Two in January 2009. The series showcases comedians such as Dead Cat Bounce, Diet of Worms, David McSavage and an ensemble piece featuring comedians including Bernard O'Shea, Collum McDonnell...
– a season of comedy pilots aired on RTE 2 in January 2009.
In March 2009 they were invited to perform at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, appearing in a televised gala hosted by Martin Short
Martin Short
Martin Hayter Short, CM is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, singer and producer. He is best-known for his comedy work, particularly on the TV programs SCTV and Saturday Night Live...
.
In January 2010 they made a series of clips for BBC Online entitled 'The Maida Vale Incident'. These were shot at Maida Vale Studios
Maida Vale Studios
Maida Vale Studios is a complex of seven BBC studios on Delaware Road, Maida Vale, London.It has been used to record thousands of classical music, popular music and drama sessions for BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4 from 1946 to the present...
in London and featured the songs 'Midget', 'Overenthusiastic Contraceptive Lady' and 'Four Lads'. They also include a cameo from T4
T4
- In airports and airlines :* The IATA airline code for Hellas Jet* Madrid Barajas Airport Terminal 4* London Heathrow Airport Terminal 4- In biology and medicine :* T4 phage, a bacteriophage* Thyroxine , a form of thyroid hormones* The T4 spinal nerve...
presenter Miquita Oliver
Miquita Oliver
Miquita Billie Alexandra Oliver is a British television presenter and radio personality. She co-hosted Channel 4's Popworld from 2001–2006 and went on to present on T4 from 2006-2010 as well as having her own show, The Month With Miquita, on 4Music...
.
From February to May 2010 Dead Cat Bounce toured Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
for the first time, performing at the Adelaide Fringe Festival
Adelaide Fringe Festival
The Adelaide Fringe Festival is an arts festival held annually in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. The event is the Southern Hemisphere's largest arts event and the second-largest fringe festival in the world, second in size only to the Edinburgh Fringe...
, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is the third-largest international comedy festival in the world and the largest cultural event in Australia. Established in 1987, it takes place annually in Melbourne over four weeks in April typically opening on or around April Fool's Day...
and Sydney Comedy Festival where they were awarded the Time Out Jury Prize.
In 2010 the band also recorded a charity single for Movember
Movember
Movember is an annual, month-long event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November. The Movember Foundation runs the Movember charity event, housed at Movember.com...
entitled Every Time You Shave a Moustache Dies.
Touring Shows
Dead Cat BounceFirst performed in January 2008 in the Project Arts Centre, Dublin, and brought to the Edinburgh Festival 2008, this self-titled show was made up of a series of twelve sketches set in the same hotel room. It included Famine the Musical! A seven minute ‘musical’ based on the Irish potato famine.
Dead Cat Bounce...Radio Play
First performed in April 2008 in the Sugar Club, Dublin and brought to the Edinburgh Festival 2008, this show was in the style of a 1950s radio recording and featured a live foley artist. It was also the first show in which Dead Cat Bounce played together as a band and included the songs ‘Golf!’ and ‘Damn Girl’ which would later feature in their RTÉ pilot.
Dead Cat Bounce...Wired
First performed in the Sugar Club, Dublin in April 2009, and brought to the Edinburgh Festival 2009, this was billed as a ‘rock and roll sketch show’ and combined songs with character sketches performed on mic. It included all seven songs featured on the live EP 'Dead Cat Bounce, live at the Sugar Club'.
Dead Cat Bounce...Too Fast For Love
Developed on tour in Australia and brought to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2010, the show was the first to see Dead Cat Bounce play characters in a dysfunctional rock band. It includes all three songs featured in The Kasabian Incident filmed for BBC Online.
Dead Cat Bounce...Caged Heat
Dead Cat Bounce's latest show premiered in the Whelan's, Dublin on 10 February 2011.
Live EP
In September 2009 Dead Cat Bounce performed six shows at the Sugar Club in Dublin for the Bulmers International Comedy Festival. Over the course of the run they recorded a live EP, ‘Dead Cat Bounce, live at the Sugar Club’, which contains the following songs:- Switzerland (4.07)
- Overenthusiastic Contraceptive Lady (2.22):
- Midget (2.48):
- Rugby (2.26):
- That Summer When we Killed that Guy (2.12):
- In Da Club (2.50):
- Four Lads (4.13)
In February 2011 they released a live album containing songs from their show at this time (Dead Cat Bounce... Caged Heat). The album was entitled Live At The Roisin Dubh and features the following songs:
- Mary (4.54)
- Christians In Love (3.49):
- My Party Now (3.44):
- Girl's Night (3.01):
- Narcoleptic (1.15):
- Cheeky Little Wine (2.39):
- Outsized Orthopaedic Shoes (3.16):
- Good Touch, Bad Touch (1.37):
- Pigeons & Pirates (4.29):
- Firemen (2.45):
- Human Statue (3.33):
- The Weeping Of The Willows (4.10):
Past Members
On Friday 7th October 2011 through their Facebook page, the band announced that Mick Cullinan (keyboards) would no longer be performing with them.External links
- Official Facebook Page
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p008td52/dead_cat_bounce_the_kasabian_incident/
- https://www.facebook.com/deadcatbounce