Watch Tenacious D cover “Wicked Games”
Tenacious D are back with another cover! This time, Jack Black and Kyle Gass are taking in Chris Issak’s Wicked… MORE
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Tag: Music
Rachel Parris: ‘Standup would have terrified me – the piano was a good comfort blanket’
The comic on hecklers, pre-show rituals, Jane Austen puns and her childhood heroesWhy did you get into musical comedy?I did musical comedy first because that was all I could do! I’d written and performed songs since I was young, so it was the most obvi…
Continue ReadingTim Heidecker: ‘I’m trying to be an antidote to the toxic side of comedy’
Best known for his inventive work with Tim and Eric, the absurdist comic talks about playing it straight as a ‘legit’ singer-songwriter, and his newest creation: a ‘belligerent and terrible’ standup comedianGrowing up, Tim Heidecker didn’t know who he …
Continue ReadingTim Heidecker: ‘I’m trying to be an antidote to the toxic side of comedy’
Best known for his inventive work with Tim and Eric, the absurdist comic talks about playing it straight as a ‘legit’ singer-songwriter, and his newest creation: a ‘belligerent and terrible’ standup comedianGrowing up, Tim Heidecker didn’t know who he …
Continue ReadingJudd Apatow covers “Spinning Wheel” with Dave Grohl on drums
For the past, Dave Grohl teams up with Greg Kurstin and a different Jewish artist to countdown the eight nights… MORE
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Jack and the Beanstalk review – no expense spared for giant all-star entertainment
London PalladiumDawn French, Julian Clary and Alexandra Burke join an animatronic giant with a vast beanstalk in an innuendo-heavy, story-light showPantos are usually cheap and cheerful, so it’s disorientating to see millions of pounds (I’m guessing) t…
Continue ReadingJazz Emu review – a joyful hour with a delusional musical star
Soho theatre, LondonWith his Scandi-nowhere accent and cool-dude aspirations, Archie Henderson’s comic character is improbable, clever and very funny‘I’m in control,” sings Jazz Emu, while the routine (synth noodling, cool funk stylings, malfunctioning…
Continue ReadingWheeler Walker Jr. may or may not be releasing a documentary about retiring
Comedian Ben Hoffman created a monster when he debuted his Wheeler Walker Jr. character a decade ago. A fictional anti-country… MORE
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Wheeler Walker Jr. may or may not be releasing a documentary about retiring
Comedian Ben Hoffman created a monster when he debuted his Wheeler Walker Jr. character a decade ago. A fictional anti-country… MORE
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The musician behind “Joe Pera Talks With You” talks writing music for comedy, anti-irony, and his new album
A ripe tomato, newly bought from the store, is easy to take for granted. You went to your local supermarket… MORE
The musician behind “Joe Pera Talks With You” talks writing music for comedy, anti-irony, and his new album appeare…