Well I'll be. 'Us' is of course Tripod; three St Kilda blokes - Gatesy, Scod and Yon (the guy with the big eyes) - who have spent the last five years making cheeks ache all around the country. Yeah, they're musical (three voices, guitar and glasses... yep, ridgy didge bifocals) but they are so much more; they talk and argue a lot and in more thoughtful moments have been known to injure each other. Apparently it was only minor bruising, but who knows where these things lead.

Their new show will be the all new, world exclusive (sorry Edinburgh) - Tripod Tells the Tale of The Adventures of Tosswinkle the Pirate (not very well). The 'not very well' is important, it's the vital clue to the inner essence of this spectacular stage romp. As Gatesy said, "There are a lot of fantastic acts doing excellent narrative shows and well, we aren't one of them. We do what we're good at, we're doing a show with a storyline but we won't be doing it very well".

The upcoming Comedy Festival show is set to radically changeTripod's format from mayhem to organised mayhem. Gatesy inferred that the injuries sustained during rehearsal renewed the group's enthusiasm and they are hoping for huge crowds (if only to cover medical expenses).

The tale, as told by Scod - the anal, pedantic, binary, guitar and glasses playing narrator - has a sword fight, blood, arguments, dance routines and a good ending. Sounds like all the ingredients for a great night out. But all you true and loyal Tripod fans be warned, they no longer wear their coloured pajamas. Gatesy mumbled about growing up, looking at yourself in the mirror and something about the Wiggles. Comedians, they're weird people. On the upside though, wearing street clothes on stage does mean you get to the pub a whole lot quicker.

And contrary to popular opinion the name Tripod does not refer to any fleshtone erectile projection nor contain any reference to a secretive gang of drug running whales. It is simply a panic stricken response to suddenly being in a busking contest and being asked their name.

In the interest of science we asked Gatesy and Yom to list their funniest moments in comedy. Here they are in no particular order: bubble helicopters, blokes copping it in the nuts on Funniest Home Videos, Tosswinkle, The Alan Partridge Show and of course the Comedy Festival.

Finally I asked Gatesy if this show contained any deeply philosophical moments that are likely to change a person's life. His answer was, "I reckon", delivered with a lovely upward lilt in his voice. So I reckon if you're into having your life changed then get along to Tripod's Tosswinkle stage spectacular, and if nothing changes a toss, well, at least you can laugh about it.