The Skinny on... The Duncan Brothers

What’s your favourite place to visit and why? 

Andy: The Forest. I love spending time with trees and I really love spending time away from my brother. Also by reconnecting with trees I reconnect with my brother. 
Rob: Yes people don't know this, but we are descendants of trees. 

Favourite food?

Rob: It used to be steak tartare, but since we found out about our Curse, any food that is rich in iron is like poison to us. So red meat is off the cards. Now it’s broccoli. 
Andy: For me it’s carbonara. I recently went to Rome and had five in three days. There is something about the gooey crunch of the guanciale (pig cheek) and the creamy stodge of the pasta that reconnects me to my essential being. Even if it is poison, it’s worth dying for. 

Favourite colour and why?

Andy: Crimson. 
Rob: Crimson.  
(We said this at the exact same time and then looked each other directly in the eyes as a single tear of blood fell down our cheeks.)

Who was your hero growing up?

Andy: Michael Jackson.
Rob: Didn't have one, I was the middle child. I’m now glad it wasn’t Michael Jackson.

Whose work inspires you now?

Andy: David Lynch.
Rob: Martin Garmin, the founder of the Swiss-domiciled multinational technology company Garmin.

What three people (living or dead) would you invite to your dinner party and what are you cooking?

Rob: It’s a plate of broccoli for:
– The late Chuckle brother, Barry Chuckle 
– Conan the Barbarian 
– And Andy (my brother) 
Andy: I guess that’s where I'm going too. 

What’s your all time favourite album?

Andy: The Very Best of Enya by Enya.
Rob: Weathered by Creed. The album art alone is a masterpiece. They are, in my books, the best American Christian rock band of this century. 

What’s the worst film you’ve ever seen?

Rob: Highlander. It’s also perhaps the best film ever made and the sole reason we are making this show.  
Andy: [nods]

What book would you take to a desert island?

Rob: The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher by John Campbell.
Andy: I’d go with the Iron Lady: The Thatcher Years by Andrew John, Stephen Blake.

Who’s the worst?

Andy: Rob.
Rob: Andy.

When did you last cry?

Andy: A few days ago. I’ve been getting better at crying as I get older, making up for all the locked up tears of my youth. 
Rob: Not since we lost our other brother. 

What are you most scared of?

Rob: Tennis. 
Andy: Dying after my brother. 

When did you last vomit and why?

Andy: After my fifth carbonara. 
Rob: After I ate Andy’s vomited up fifth carbonara.  It was too creamy.

Which tennis celebrity could you take in a fight?

Rob: Tim Henman.
Andy: Steffi Graf.

If you could be reincarnated as an animal, which animal would it be?

Rob: Leech, I hear their sex lives are very good. 
Andy: Yes, couldn't agree more.  

Tell us a secret?

Rob: We carry the burden of an ancient curse in our veins.  
Andy: I’ve written Rob’s answers. 

What's your favourite plant?

Andy: That would have to be the carnivorous plant, Darlingtus Mongus, which can supposedly eat small- to medium-sized mammals, and there are even reports of it eating small boys. 
Rob: Yes, that's sadly how we lost our other brother. 

What's in your Fringe survival pack?

Rob: NIVEA MEN’s entire skincare portfolio of shaving gels, face washes, moisturisers plus deodorants and shower gels. 
Andy: Yes agreed, NIVEA is the UK’s No.1 Men’s Skincare brand for a reason. It has specially designed formulas for all skin types including sensitive, oily, dry  and fatigued skin. Enter code NIVEA25OFF for 25% off your first order.

Have you ever been jealous of your brother?

Andy: Yes all the time, I look up to him and look for his approval in all that I do. I have shared these answers with him to look over.

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The Duncan Brothers: Blood Sword, Underbelly Cowgate, 1-25 Aug (not 12), 9.30pm, £10.50
Rob Duncan: The Basement Child, Banshee Labyrinth, 3-25 Aug (not Mons), midnight, free non-ticketed
Andy Andy With Andy, Hoots @ Potterrow, 15-25 Aug, 4.30pm, £7.50