Topp Twins

Topp Twins
Jools and Lynda Topp at a screening of Untouchable Girls in September 2009
Background information
Origin	New Zealand
Genres	Comedy, country, folk, yodeling
Years active	1981–present
Website	The Topp Twins Official Website
Members	Jools Topp Lynda Topp
Notable instruments
Yodeling

The Topp Twins (born 1958, Huntly, New Zealand) are the folk singing and activist sister comedy duo of New Zealand entertainers Jools and Lynda Topp. They are known for their country music influenced style, live shows and television performances. They often perform as characters, the most notable being the roles Ken & Ken, and Camp Mother & Camp Leader.

The Topp Twins have performed as a country music-singing comedy duo for more than 30 years. In the late 1990s, they created their own TV series, which ran for three seasons and showcased their iconic cast of New Zealand characters, including Camp Mother & Camp Leader, the Bowling Ladies and Ken & Ken, roles for which they cross-dressed as 'typical kiwi blokes'. The series won the twins several awards at the New Zealand Film and Television Awards and screened on the ABC and Foxtel networks in Australia.

The twin's documentary feature film, Untouchable Girls, directed by Leanne Pooley, was released in April 2009. It broke all previous records for opening day, and opening weekend, for a NZ documentary. After just four weeks at the box office, it made over $1 million. To date, it has made almost $2 million in box office sales. The movie was produced by Arani Cuthbert. The cinematographer was Leon Narbey. It was well received and has been shown at numerous film festivals worldwide, winning awards at the Toronto International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Göteborg International Film Festival,Portland International Film Festival and the 2009 New Zealand Film and Television Awards.

Both Jools and Lynda are openly lesbian. In March 2013, Lynda married her long-time partner Donna Luxton, a preschool teacher. At the time of their marriage, same-sex marriage was not legal in New Zealand, so the couple entered into a civil union as a substitute for marriage. Same-sex marriage was made legal in New Zealand just a few months after the wedding.