Recent Cutbacks presents

Hold On To Your Butts

Two actors. One Foley artist. A comedy 65 million years in the making.

Critics' Pick. "Painfully funny... a pure joy from start to finish." Time Out New York

About the show

Life, uh, finds a way

Two actors and a Foley artist perform a live, shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur movie of all time, recreated with cardboard cutouts, hilarious impersonations, and live sound effects. A wildly inventive tour-de-force of comedy, physical theater, and live Foley.

Part comedy, part love letter, entirely unpredictable. Whether you've seen the movie a hundred times or not at all, Butts will make you laugh, gasp, and question everything you thought you knew about theater (and dinosaurs).

Where to see it

Now touring the US and Canada through April 2027

What critics are saying

"Painfully funny... a pure joy from start to finish"
Critics' Pick, Time Out New York
★★★★★
"A chaotic masterpiece"
Stage to Page
★★★★★
"A non-stop laugh fest"
Theatre Weekly
★★★★★
"A gloriously visualized and executed piece of comedy"
Binge Fringe Magazine
★★★★
"A monster hit"
Bouquets & Brickbats
★★★★
"The hit of the Fringe"
Scottish Daily Mail

See it in action

Watch the trailer

Hold On To Your Butts live Jurassic Park parody with live Foley, Recent Cutbacks Hold On To Your Butts cast on stage in a live Jurassic Park parody

Cast & creative

The Company

Created by

Recent Cutbacks

Originally Performed by

Nick Abeel & Kyle Schaefer

Foley by

Blair Busbee

A Cappella Arrangements by

Kelsey Didion

Directed by

Kristin McCarthy Parker

Bring Butts to your city

Hold On To Your Butts is available for touring, workshops, and licensing. We look forward to hearing from you.

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