Watch This: Andrew Ganvickton

Smart people know that one of the best things on TV in the past few years was Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared. Starting life as a series of popular YouTube videos, it was subsequently turned into a BAFTA-winning TV series by Blink Industries and the UK's Channel 4, eventually surfacing in the US on Dropout TV. The satirical puppet show was created by Joe Pelling and Becky Sloan.

Now, Joe Pelling is back, this time alongside his brother/collaborator Charlie Pelling, creating a short animation for Adult Swim's SMALLS program. The short is available via the official Adult Swim YouTube channel and was produced in association with Blink Industries.

Titled Andrew Ganvickton, the short follows the exploits of a hapless middle-aged man (Andrew Ganvickton) after he pays a visit to the doctor. There he finds that an apparent cyst on his back in fact was revealed to be his previously undiscovered (tiny) twin brother, who goes on to rain chaos on his life.

The twin brother is voiced by award-winning Australian comedian Sam Campbell, best known in the UK for Taskmaster, Last One Laughing UK and Make That Movie. The other voices are provided by Joe Pelling, Charlie Pelling and Kath Hughes.

Andrew Ganvickton is created and written by Joe Pelling and Charlie Pelling and directed by Joe Pelling.

Fans of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared will definitely recognise the sense of humour and the style of the voice acting. The style is basically the same, even if its moved from puppetry to full animation. The animation style is loose and scrappy, giving it a fun, sketchy style. Sam Campbell brings his unique style to the voice performance, proving a perfect fit for the tone here.

The short is presented as if it could be a random episode from an ongoing series. And we definitely would not object to seeing the further adventures of Andrew Ganvickton. This could easily be a series.

Check out the short, below.