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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 alternative comedy, Bob Odenkirk, Comedy, David Cross, Louis CK, Sarah Silverman, Zach Galifianakis on 08/23/2026 by Kurt OrzeckA Joke About Mötorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister and Our 44th President
Posted in Comedy with tags Lemmy, Motörhead 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?
Continue reading10 Heartwarming Music Performances From the Original ‘Muppet Show’: Elton John, Alice Cooper, Johnny Cash
Posted in Comedy, Lists, Videos with tags Alice Cooper, Elton John, John Denver, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Kenny Rogers, Liza Minnelli, Muppets, Paul Simon, Paul Williams on 07/27/2026 by Kurt OrzeckMonday 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
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 Aimee Mann, Frank Black, Frank Stallone, John Mayer, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, the Shins, Tim and Eric, Tim Heidecker, Weird Al Yankovic on 07/22/2026 by Kurt OrzeckIn 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
10 Ridonculously Absurd Album Covers
Posted in Comedy, Lists with tags album covers on 06/24/2026 by Kurt Orzeck
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Doppelgängers: ‘WTF’ Podcast Host Marc Maron and Joy Thieves’ James Scott
Posted in Comedy, Doppelgängers, Features with tags James Scott, Joy Thieves, Marc Maron, podcast, What the Fuck?, WTF 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.
Continue reading‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Could’ve Parodied Lots More Nirvana Songs After Spoofing ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
Posted in Comedy, Features, Videos with tags Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Weird Al, Weird Al Yankovic on 06/03/2026 by Kurt OrzeckThe 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.
Continue readingBad Penny News Exclusive: Polymarket Letting Gamblers Bet on How Much the New Evanescence, Sublime and Madonna LPs Will Suck
Posted in Comedy with tags betting, Evanescence, Madonna, Polymarket, prediction market, Sublime 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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