The R-rated comedians have performed for Hugh Grant, Naomi Campbell, Elton John and U2 frontman Bono, according to their website, contorting their junk into various inanimate objects and goofy characters. Friend’s testicles “turned a deep shade of purple” and he was advised to give his act a rest for the coming week, according to local Down Under paper The City.Īlong with fellow comedian Simon Morley, the duo have been on the comedy festival, theater and late-night circuits since 1998, although this latest setback surely hit the seasoned performers below the belt.Ĭomedian Michael Dwyer, who has performed the shocking show in the past, will sub for Friend while he tends to his testes. Friend sat directly on a corkscrew in the woman’s pocket, a souvenir from her trip to a winery earlier that day. He couldn’t have picked a worse accomplice, though. Is that a corkscrew in your pocket, or are you just excited to see me?Īn Aussie “Puppetry of the Penis” performer severely injured his testicles in a freak corkscrew accident at the Adelaide Fringe Festival on Wednesday night.ĭavid Friend, a co-founder of the comedy group that puts on genital origami shows around the world to gawking audiences, was performing his signature trick, “The Bulldog,” when he plopped down on a woman’s lap. Rare penis pendant with 'protective abilities' from ancient Rome unearthed The following year, Simon Morley hooked up with fellow puppeteer David Friend, and the request for live demonstrations gave birth to the Puppetry of the Penis. Men with large penises wanted in casting call for doc, 'Too Large To Love' Narcissistic men are more prone to premature ejaculation: study Man cracks penis during sex, diagnosed with rare 'eggplant deformity'