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...to the world of the Poubelle Twins, Fifi and Bibi.
We're so glad you're here!
Thanks to everyone who came to Lucha
VaVOOM 18 in Los Angeles, Anaheim & San Francisco! And check
out another fantastic slideshow from the LA Weekly's Timothy Norris here!
Couldn't join us in person? Keep up on all our latest news with our mailing
list, or peek to the right for our next appearances. Read on for a
li'l history - and don't forget to visit our gallery, film page and more!
2001 -
French Maids
Fifi
and Bibi Poubelle appeared on the Velvet Hammer Burlesque
revue's doorstep; no one remembers placing a "Help Wanted" ad,
and stranger still, the matter of who actually hired these two French
Maids remained hotly contested. The twins performed nearly 50 shows with
the troupe, until their departure in 2005.
Quoth the Velvet Hammer:
"These former Siamese twins have been 'dismissed' from some of the
best households of Europe, leaving a trail of unexplained crib deaths,
poisonings, and mysterious odors.  Since
their engagement with the Velvet Hammer began, six seven difficult
performers have disappeared without a trace."
Visit the French Maid archive
2002
- Luchadoras
The Poubelles' first match was a catfight at Lucha VaVOOM
I, pitting twin against twin. It wasn't long before they began
training in earnest, first with Super Boy, and then extensively with El
Misterioso. They've since gone on to wrestle in LA, Tijuana, Chicago and
more.
Lucha libre legends with whom they've shared the ring include Blue
Demon Jr., Tsuki, Nicho El Millonario (Psychosis), Juventud Guerrera,
Mascarita Sagrada, Cassandro, El Misterioso, Super Parka, Durango Kid,
Halloween, Damian 666 and more.
2003 - 2005
The twins started 2003 with a private birthday party
for artist Mark Ryden. They appeared in the Ima
Robot video "Dynomite" directed by Roman Coppola,
starred in a series of shorts by Augusta entitled "Le Jeu
de Kinderspiel," and opened Green Day's
2004 club tour with an a cappella rendition of "Letterbomb,"
filmed for a forthcoming documentary by John Roecker. They also shot
a lovely segment for Weird TV directed by Willia Drew,
which can be found in the film section.
Bibi and Fifi's first full-length interview appeared in Venus
magazine. They were also featured in Lemonade, Luchas
2000, and Burlesque and the New Bump and Grind
(Speck Press) amongst others. Their 2005 mini-calendar,
produced with Sympathy for the Record Industry, debuted
at the Poubelles' very own signing party at Meltdown Comics.
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Read all the latest news!
 2006
The
Poubelle Twins appeared in The
Treasures of Long Gone John, a documentary about their beloved friend.
They premiered a brand new cabaret act with Mr. Uncertain (aka
"Uncertwin") at the grand opening of Kitty Diggins' Dandy
Club, and were interviewed on the radio program Strange
Angels, where Bibi sang from her Suki
Tawdry album. The twins wrestled with Lucha VaVOOM in Los Angeles,
performing three sold out shows three times a year. At the Halloween
2006 show, they proudly debuted their new poster
by artist Sah.
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2007
- now
Bibi and Fifi began go-go dancing with the Tulsa Skull Swingers,
with residencies at Taix and the Steve Allen Theater. They
appeared in numerous issues of Mexico's Luchas
2000 magazine, including a full page article,
as well as on the cover of No-Fi Magazine. They were
featured on Mun2's The Chicas Project. And to celebrate
the release of their 2008 calendar
(photo by Robin Perine, design by Sah), they debuted their Siamese
twins burlesque act at Club Schmutzig, which they also performed in
San Francisco. In August of 2007, the twins performed at the 5th anniversary
of Lucha VaVOOM.
2008 is already busy! Bibi and Fifi
danced in the Kubrilesque show as the axe-wielding
D'Grady Twins. In print, they appeared in The
Velvet Hammer Burlesque, a beautiful book documenting the
troupe, as well as in the debut issue of On Makeup magazine.
They continue to make regular appearances with Lucha VaVOOM, the Tulsa
Skull Swingers, the Rudy Casoni Variety Show and much,
much more - join the mailng list to find
out when and where!
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