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Topp Twins, 2009

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The Topp Twins (Jools and Lynda Topp) made careers out of affectionately spoofing ordinary Kiwi characters, male and female. This routine is from a 2009 documentary on the Topps, Untouchable girls.

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Diva Productions

Reference: The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls. Producer, Arani Cuthbert; director, Leanne Pooley. Auckland: Diva Productions, 2009

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Caroline Harker, Humour – The origins of Kiwi humour, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/37519/topp-twins-2009 (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Caroline Harker, published 27 March 2012.