Russell Hurd, comedian, acrobat, stiltwalker and juggler, joined Bash Street Co in 1996, having trained with Fool Time (now Circomedia) in Bristol, and Zippo's Circus. He was a founder member of Cap'n Bob's Circus, which toured the UK, Ireland and Europe in the early 1990s. He has also performed with the Juggling Tutus, and Two's Up street theatre companies.