Two doormen’s TikTok channel currently has over 145,000 followers, they have received over 41 million views and over 4.3 million likes on their videos.
Mark Robinson, aged 34, from Tipton, and Tim Wren, 27, from Bilston, have become a hit on the video-sharing app TikTok as the Bouncerbros, after they started sharing light-hearted videos of their lives on the doors of pubs in the Black Country.
Speaking about how the idea of creating comedy skits and sketches of scenarios they have been through during their time working as bouncers came about, Mark said: “It was around July last year that Tim was using TikTok, and he said we should start doing it, making comedy sketches and funny videos but I knew nothing about it and was a bis sceptical at first, but I came round and we dropped a video later that month, and up to now it has over 28 million views, which is unbelievable.
“I really didn’t know what was going on but over the next few weeks it went from doing something as a bit of fun to going completely viral. Then within a few weeks we had a company reach out called Get Licensed where they wanted to pay us for our content, and we have worked together with them ever since.”
The main aim of the videos the Bouncerbros make is harmless fun with comedy sketches, or random scenarios they have faced working in the industry on the doors. They also hope to use the opportunity to change the perception of bouncers, and that most people working the doors are actually nice people and approachable.
They continued: “The last thing we want to do is show a bad side to doormen, we want to change the perception that people have and that is the main aim. So to show that whilst we may look big and scary, we are actually two guys you can have a laugh and chat with, and 95 per cent of all doormen are like that.”
Although both men worked as security doormen as a second job and second form of income, Mark now solely does security work and has completed his Close Protection Service course, and Tim is now set to start his, and the both of them hope that this will then open more doors in the security industry to work in different fields and further their careers.
Mark emphasized he has found his happiness after going full-time in security and now enjoys what he does which he sees is the main thing in life: “to enjoy and be happy in terms of work and home life.”
The two doormen added: “We are now using our exposure and platform to further out careers in the security industry.”
