The Homunculus

Tim Grewcock and Shaun Lowthian are an improvised comedy and film-making duo, performing in London and beyond. With a single word of inspiration from their audience, Tim and Shaun improvise hilarious scenes, stories and characters. See their Royal Television Society Award and Writers’ Guild Award nominated miniseries Spokke now on Vimeo, trailer below.

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Official Selection

Copenhagen International Improv
Festival 2015, 2018 & 2021
Del Close Marathon at UCB NY 2017

“Brilliant, thoughtful and very, very funny”
Shakabuku Comedy

"As slick as it is funny, and as professional as it is silly. Rarely do you find two performers who can bring such assured and joyous performance to the stage"

Robin Hood International Improv Festival

Spokke

Nominee, Short Form Programme

Royal Television Society Awards 2020

Nominee, Best Online Comedy

Writers' Guild Awards 2019

Short Screenplay Competition Winner

London Film Awards 2018

Best Comedy Film

Bristol Rebel Film Festival 2019

Audience Choice Award

Bristol Rebel Film Festival 2019

Best Script

Short Com Film Festival

Super Short Comedy Monthly Category Winner

Berlin Flash Film Festival 2019

Official Selection

London Short Film Festival 2019

Finalist

London Short Film Micro Film Festival 2018

Jury Award

Sunday Shorts London

Official Selection

The Short Cinema - Leicester International Short Film Festival 2018

Official Selection

Film Bath Film Festival 2019

Official Selection

Short To The Point, Romania 2018

Honourable Mention

London Worldwide Comedy Festival 2018

About us

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Performing together since 2007, primarily as part of sell-out UK act Do Not Adjust Your Stage, Tim and Shaun have taken to the stage across London, Europe and the US, including the UCB Theatre New York, Copenhagen International Improv Festival, the Natural History Museum and Edinburgh Festival. Their award-winning short Spokke is now a full 5 episode miniseries, commissioned by Comedy Crowd TV, available to watch for free.

With DNAYS

“Fearless comedy to great effect”
Everything Theatre
“A superb masterclass in improv comedy”
LondonTheatre1
“Great characterisation”
Remote Goat
“Impressive”
Three Weeks

Recommended by Time Out, Londonist, ToDoList and TwentySomethingLDN

Shows

Check out upcoming show dates for Homunculus below. If you would like to book Homunculus for your event, please get in touch.

13 Feb 2026

State of Play Improv

The Market Theatre, Hitchin

Tickets here
Streaming Now

Spokke Full Series

Free on Vimeo

Watch now

Contact us

We’re always on the look out for exciting performing, film-making and teaching opportunities, anywhere in the world!