Puppetry of the Penis

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Puppetry of the Penis is a performance show that first started in 1997 as a live show by David 'Friendy' Friend and Simon Morley, first performed on the international stage at the 1998 Melbourne International Comedy Festival in Australia. The show involves two nude men who bend, twist, and fold their penes and scrotums into various shapes.

The theatrical contortion of the male genitalia (penis, scrotum, and testicles) into various positions along with comedic narration has since spread internationally. It is humorously called "Dick Trick" or "genital origami," referring to the flexibility of the human penis, testicles and scrotum. Most of their tricks are performed with an uncircumcised penis.

Currently, the show has appeared in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Europe, Canada, the U.S., South Africa and Argentina. It was also the subject of Australian comedian Mick Molloy's 2000 documentary Tackle Happy.

Their tricks include:

• Wind Up
• Atomic Mushroom
• Wristwatch
• Snail
• Three-Wood
• Parachute
• Eiffel-Tower
• Hamburger
• Hot dog
• Pelican
• Windsurfer
• G-String
• Brain
• Weed-Snipper
• Loch Ness Monster
• Wedding Ring
• The woman
• Mollusk

[edit] Further reading

• Move over, Bacon! Puppetry of the Penis meets male nudity taboos head on, Sacramento News & Review, 2003-02-06.