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In Defense of Nickelback: Why It’s Time to Stop Shitting on Rock’s Easiest Band to Hate

Posted in Comedy, Essays with tags , , , , , , , , , on 11/08/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

Two Fridays ago, Nickelback released their 11th studio effort, Everything Under the Sun (Virgin), which will surely add to the nearly 65 million albums that the band has already sold across the globe since forming 31 years ago. Each band member apparently has a new worth in the double-digit millions of dollars, with frontman Chad Kroeger valued at $80 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. But as staggering and nauseating as those numbers may be, Nickelback have also born the butt of more jokes about a rock band than any other over the years.

It’s time for the ridicule (we won’t go so far as to call it abuse) to stop. Here’s why.

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Comedians as Kids: David Cross, Sarah Silverman, Bob Odenkirk, Louis CK, Zach Galifianakis in Their Early Days

Posted in Comedy with tags , , , , , , on 08/23/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

For gigs and shiggles.

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A Joke About Mötorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister and Our 44th President

Posted in Comedy with tags , on 08/19/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

What dd Mötorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister say the night that Republican candidate John McCain lost in the 2008 U.S. presidential election?

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10 Heartwarming Music Performances From the Original ‘Muppet Show’: Elton John, Alice Cooper, Johnny Cash

Posted in Comedy, Lists, Videos with tags , , , , , , , , , on 07/27/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

Monday bumming you out? Well, take out your phone, start the stopwatch, and we promise yer frown will turn upside down in 60 seconds if you watch any of these songs performed by humans in tandem with puppets. We only picked performances from the original Muppet Show, when the whole Muppet conceit was sincere, unironic and not (too) shamelessly corporate.

1. Elton John and Miss Piggy

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Top 10 Musician Cameos in ‘Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show, Great Job!’: ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, Josh Groban, Rob Zombie

Posted in Comedy, Lists, Videos with tags , , , , , , , , , on 07/22/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

In anticipation of the 20th anniversary of the debut of Tim and Eric‘s Awesome Show, Great Job!, one of the few TV shows that we make some space to cover and discuss, here’s a partial rundown of musicians who appeared on the sketch show. The very best and strangest cameos are up top, the right-up-there picks are right up there on the list, and the last ones are last.

1. “Weird Al” Yankovic (seven episodes total)

2. Josh Groban

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10 Ridonculously Absurd Album Covers

Posted in Comedy, Lists with tags on 06/24/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

Just for the hell of it.

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The Worst Album Covers of the '80s
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Doppelgängers: ‘WTF’ Podcast Host Marc Maron and Joy Thieves’ James Scott

Posted in Comedy, Doppelgängers, Features with tags , , , , , on 06/03/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

Our last edition of Doppelgängers was maybe a little bit of a stretch, but you will lose the argument if you say you don’t see the resemblance between comedian and former What the Fuck?‘ podcast host Marc Maron and Joy Thieves producer James Scott.

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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Could’ve Parodied Lots More Nirvana Songs After Spoofing ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’

Posted in Comedy, Features, Videos with tags , , , on 06/03/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Queen, The Police, R.E.M. and dozens more artists (except Coolio) were cool with, and sometimes even flattered by, “Weird Al” Yankovic parodying their songs. But perhaps no musician was more delighted by the comical accordion player and singer parodying one of his songs than Kurt Cobain.

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Bad Penny News Exclusive: Polymarket Letting Gamblers Bet on How Much the New Evanescence, Sublime and Madonna LPs Will Suck

Posted in Comedy with tags , , , , , on 05/29/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

Talk about a Friday news dump: The Bad Penny learned exclusively this afternoon that Polymarket – the world’s largest prediction market, which lets gamblers bet on future outcomes such as the deaths of human beings, weather patterns and economic activity – will also offer opportunities to wager on whether the hugely anticipated new records by Evanescence, Sublime and Madonna will be mediocre, unlistenable or worthy of being set ablaze after a single listen.

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David Cross > Bill Maher; Watch This Exchange on Maher’s Lame Podcast for Proof

Posted in Comedy, Videos with tags , on 05/07/2026 by Kurt Orzeck