I'd like to learn some more comedy songs to sing at the piano along the lines of Hugh Laurie's Mystery. Suggestions? [more inside]
posted by chrismear on Apr 20, 2009 - 18 answers

San Francisco filter: What fun show (preferably theater, but comedy, music, etc. also an option) can I take my brother and his girlfriend to see when they visit this weekend? [more inside]
posted by mingodingo on Dec 29, 2008 - 10 answers

Looking for a streaming radio station, or podcast that has upbeat music, funny samples and dj's, so I can laugh first thing in the morning during my morning routine. But here's the rub, I'm not looking for comedy shows, or vapid commentary. Something a little more tasteful and subtle than your run of the mill morning crap that pollutes the airwaves and makes me depressed about humanity.
posted by parallax7d on Sep 17, 2008 - 4 answers

Does anyone remember the UK satellite music-and-comedy channel PlayUK? How about the short cartoons of music stars they used to play? Are they still preserved somewhere on the internet? [more inside]
posted by daisyk on Sep 8, 2008 - 1 answer

Help me find more music like Flight of the Conchords and Tenacious D. [more inside]
posted by brain_drain on Sep 20, 2007 - 33 answers

Who is the 'artist' behind a comedy barbershop quartet song, in which the opening goes through various cliches about how to deal with problems in life, and the answer/chorus is... (more inside) [more inside]
posted by jrengreen on Sep 21, 2006 - 4 answers

I once heard a recording of a comedian/folk musician performing a song whose main lyric was "I didn't throw up; it was a pretty good day." Please save me from madness and tell me his name.
posted by DWRoelands on Mar 22, 2006 - 6 answers

I'm looking for audio of Peter Schickele's (also known as "P.D.Q. Bach") hilarious "Songs from Shakespeare"... Right now, I've got a cassette of its 1990 performance for Garrison Keillor's "American Radio Company: The First Season," but I'd like it on CD or MP3. (Is video even available??) Thanks in advance for all your help!!
posted by Misciel on Mar 18, 2006 - 1 answer

SNL Skit. Barry Gibb Talk show. What Bee Gees song are they parodying? [more inside]
posted by filmgeek on Feb 25, 2006 - 6 answers