Comedy Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

Tiny Tim: The Eternal Troubadour

July 23, 2021April 3, 2022 Carey Budnick 3 Comments Bjork, Boy George, David Bowie, Elton John, Frank Zappa, Jackie Gleason, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Peter Paul & Mary, Peter Yarrow, Prince, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Sullivan, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Tiny Tim, Tiny Tim: King For a Day

As a wonderful new documentary brings the 60s pop culture icon back into the spotlight, we take a deeper look at the man born Herbert Khaury

Comedy Pop Rock

The Sweet Idiocy of Neil Innes

June 14, 2020June 14, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1973, Grapefruit Records, How Sweet To Be An Idiot, Monty Python, Neil Innes, Reissues, The Bonzo Doo-Dah Dog Band, The Rutles

A new reissue of his classic solo album may help in getting people to rediscover its charms

Comedy Hard Rock Rock

Very Heavy, Not Very Humble

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 4 Comments 1970, Atlantic Records, David Lord Sutch, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Led Zeppelin, Lord Sutch, Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends, Nicky Hopkins, Noel Redding

Looking back 50 years at Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends

Comedy Pop Psychedelics Remembrance

Rutles Highway Re-Revisited: In Memory of Neil Innes

January 7, 2020January 8, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments All You Need is Cash, Chris Xefos, Dean Wareham, Galaxie 500, John S. Hall, King Missile, Kramer, Mark Robinson, Monty Python, Neil Innes, Shimmy Disc, The Rutles, Unrest

Mark Robinson of Unrest, Galaxie 500’s Dean Wareham, King Missle and renowned indie producer Kramer recall the classic 1990 album paying homage to the genius of Neil Innes

Comedy Heavy Metal

Laughs and Riffs: Why Metal and Comedy Go Well Together

December 26, 2019December 26, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments Anthrax, Brian Johnson, Brian Posehn, Comedy, Don Jamieson, GWAR, Jim Breuer, Mac Sabbath, Manowar, Metallica, Okilly Dokilly, Psychostick, That Metal Show

Kelley Simms meets modern comic greats Don Jameison and Jim Breuer at the intersection of hilarity and headbanging

Comedy Heavy Metal

Hellfire and Hilarity: Inside The Black Metal Comedy of Witch Taint

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Black Metal, Darkthrone, Dave Hill, Fenriz, Mayhem, Norway, Oslo, Phil Costello, Saihttam, St. Vitus Bar, Wacken, Witch Taint

Dave Hill and Phil Costello channel their inner Saihttam on this wild lampoon of loud rock’s most misunderstood genre

Comedy Country and/or Western Rock

Williams and Ree: The Funniest, Most Politically Incorrect Comedy Team You’ve Never Heard Of

November 18, 2019November 20, 2019 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Avi Hotel and Casino, Grand Ol' Opry, Grand Old Opry, Kinky Friedman, Nashville, Spirit Lake Casino, standing ovations, Tenacious D, The Indian and The White Guy, The Prairie Home Companion, Williams & Ree, Williams and Ree, williamsandree.com

This Native American/Caucasian duo have no reservations about their half-century on the casino circuit

Comedy Progressive Rock

Rhapsodizing with Rick Wakeman

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 Bill Kopp 3 Comments Grumpy Old Rock Star Tour, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Trevor Rabin, Yes

The RNR Globe chats with the Yes keyboard icon as he preps his current US solo tour

Comedy

Spatula City!: UHF at 30

August 17, 2019August 17, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1989, Michael Richards, Rick Derringer, Spatula City, UHF, Weird Al Yankovic

Reassessing the cultural significance of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s cult comedy classic and its soundtrack

Comedy

Televisionary: Josh Mills Discusses Comedy Pioneer Ernie Kovacs

July 11, 2019July 12, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments Chris Stein, Comedy, Debby Harry, Devo, Edie Adams, Ernie Kovacs, Gerry Casale, Jack Lemmon, Jon Spencer, Josh Mills, Omnivore Recordings, Television, The Ernie Kovacs Album Centennial Edition

The reissue of his classic comedy album celebrates the centennial of the television legend

Comedy Rock

Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias: Does Humor Still Belong In Music?

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias, Comedy, Manchester, The Moody Blues

It does so long as these UK comedy rock legends still have something to say about it