Rubberbandits

Big_Dan_Campbell · November 30, 2012, 5:24pm

Jokers unmasked as middle-class lads
By Barry Duggan
Friday December 17 2010

SINCE gaining notoriety with their prank phone calls and spoof songs, the comedy rappers have been fiercely protective of their real identities, hiding behind plastic bags and nicknames.

However, the Irish Independent has learned that Ireland’s most-talked-about act come from the more leafier suburbs of Limerick city.

Both aged in their mid-20s, Dave Chambers (Blind Boy Boat Club) and Bob McGlynn (Mr Chrome) have been friends since their days in secondary school at Ard Scoil Ris on the northside of Limerick.

While the Limerick secondary school won the prestigious Harty Cup in hurling earlier this year, when The Rubberbandits attended the North Circular Road school, the main sport was rugby. Irish rugby star Paul O’Connell was ahead of them in Ard Scoil Ris.

It was here that Chambers and McGlynn began a series of prank phone calls that were recorded on to cassette and later CD, gaining them fame and notoriety around Limerick.

From the very plush Ennis Road area of Limerick, Chambers is described locally as the brains of the operation.

“He was always big into music and they provided great fun to everyone back in the day with the wind-up phone calls,” one former student said.

Masters

Chambers also attended Limerick School of Art and Design as a student of graphics and is understood to be completing a masters in psychology.

The other masked bandit, Mr Chrome, is simply known as ‘Bob’ to his friends. From Caherdavin, he was trained to dance at an early age by his mother, and is the singer and dancer in ‘Horse Outside’.

McGlynn studied model-making in Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, before going on to work on the set of ‘The Tudors’.

The third member, who often plays Willie O’Dea, is well-known DJ, Paul Webb. From the Raheen suburb, Webb plays the decks for The Rubberbandits and acted as the priest in ‘Horse Outside’. Webb has a show on Spin South West and has performed at some of the biggest clubs in the country and abroad.

Yesterday, posing beside a statue of their hero Oscar Wilde in Merrion Square, band member Blind Boy Boat Club denied the group were “middle class”.

“We’d be more upper, upper class. Very wealthy and living in big houses with butlers,” he joked.

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South_Limerick_Refer · November 30, 2012, 6:43pm

Kind of blows the Limerick Leader exclusive out of the water
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“For the first time on the pages of this newspaper – and ahead of anticipated crossover success for the ‘Bandits in the UK – we finally unmask the duo behind the plastic-bag-wearing rappers as Limerick city men Dave Chambers and Bob McGlynn - pictured above in heavy make-up in a still from the pilot episode.[/size][/font]
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During the hype and hysteria we resisted naming the comic rappers, but do so now with the blessing of theirmanagement ahead of the screening of the show this Friday.”[/size][/font]

cowpat · November 30, 2012, 8:15pm

One of them is/was involved in prop design and the likes alright, up in Dublin or Wicklow somewhere

anon61956325 · November 30, 2012, 8:41pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmVdSUdvSFc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

carryharry · November 30, 2012, 11:23pm

Fight me at Mass :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

cowpat · December 1, 2012, 2:26am

actually wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be… I’ll watch it again

South_Limerick_Refer · December 1, 2012, 7:18pm

Disappointed with it. Watched up till half way when the ads were on. Dont think I will bother with the second half.

anon61956325 · December 1, 2012, 7:20pm

What disappointed you? We’ve been working hard on it for months now.

South_Limerick_Refer · December 1, 2012, 7:28pm

Hard to say really, didn’t really captivate me. Are you one of them?

anon61956325 · December 1, 2012, 7:33pm

I can’t disclose that for obvious reasons, kid.

carryharry · December 1, 2012, 7:33pm

:lol: :lol:

I enjoyed it immensely CM, well done again lad.

glasagusban · December 1, 2012, 7:36pm

Is that why you’ve been neglecting SLR watch?

anon61956325 · December 1, 2012, 7:40pm

I couldn’t confirm or deny that, but interestingly enough, one of the rubberbandits has a brother and brother in law who lecture in Mary I… Dum dum dum…

cowpat · December 1, 2012, 8:01pm

But you’re English on the November internationals thread, with “we” etc. FUck off you gowl

South_Limerick_Refer · December 1, 2012, 8:23pm

Who are they?

anon61956325 · December 2, 2012, 5:09am

My brother and brother in law.

glasagusban · December 2, 2012, 5:24pm

Only watched the episode now, disappointing but they might have pulled it out with the Danny Dyer song.

cowpat · December 2, 2012, 5:42pm

real off the wall humour, not what I expected. ( a watered down version of Limerick).

Kind of like Matt Berry / Garth Marenghi, but 4 divisions below it…

Horsebox · December 2, 2012, 7:52pm

Just watched it there-fairly out there but I thought it was pretty good. Yer man choppy and the lad in the shop were particularly funny. Congratulations on a good start Paulie.

Big_Dan_Campbell · December 6, 2012, 8:37am

Larry Starr!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=momzQHaBqjg