![]() “Or why would they spend their whole adult lives doing this?!” says Sloan. “There’s definitely an element of: ‘They’ve put so much effort into this, it must be good,’” adds Terry. ![]() “It adds to the humour and the mystery, because you’re like: ‘Why would someone spend this much time making all this stuff?’” says Pelling. Characters are liable to burst into (very catchy) songs, be they outrageously hummable odes to organising a funeral, or an intercom (played by Adefope) singing a vocoder-packed pop number about workplace stress management.Įverything in DHMIS has always been handmade, which has meant fans are used to months passing between carefully crafted episodes. The world they inhabit is brightly coloured, made entirely of felt and filled with puppets and anthropomorphic items. Edinburgh comedy award winner Sam Campbell and Natasha Hodgson have joined as writers, and Megan Ganz (of Community and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia fame) is the story editor.Įach episode begins with either a mysterious visitor or an inanimate object (a notepad, a clock, a computer) springing to life – ostensibly to teach the characters a lesson, but in reality causing chaos. While Terry still voices Yellow Guy and Duck, comedy greats such as Jamie Demetriou, Lolly Adefope and Phil Wang have come on board as new characters. Photograph: Channel 4Īs Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared (DHMIS) moves to TV, the team have expanded. It either intrigued people to see more or scarred them for life and had them make sure to avoid seeing anything remotely like it ever again.The makers of the show (from left) Joseph Pelling, Becky Sloan and Baker Terry with Yellow Guy, Red Guy and Duck. The high production level, attention to detail, intriguing storyline, and simultaneous use of comedy and horror gives it a truly unique essence, and the first time that door to insanity is cracked really is the defining moment. This change from "odd" to "what on earth was that?" is what makes DHMIS so popular on the internet. The trio seems happy to play along and sing with the notebook, but truly out of nowhere, the scene goes awry and is filled with unsettling dancing, a change from puppets to humans in costumes, off-beat music, twisted arts and crafts, and as always, haunting screams. ![]() ![]() As the trio sits in a lovely Pee-wee's Playhouse looking house set, a cute notebook appears and begins to sing about creativity. Episode 1's sudden twist to nastiness is what put the show on people's radars.
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