That's Entertainment : Comedy Gold
Music.
Comedy.
What’s not to love?
It’s the best of both worlds when done right.
In the past 10 years or so, there seems to have been a real mix of musical comedy with a slew of Aussie, Kiwi and British shows incorporating well crafted, excellently written and performed pop songs seeded within the narrative of the show.
For mine, the best of the bunch have been New Zealand's The Flight of the Conchords who seamlessly created homages to well known songs/sounds and created their own body of work as well as the UK’s The Mighty Boosh, who mixed psychedelic comedy with their chords. Both groups took their shows on the road to much critical and commercial success, blending their music, gags and wit in to a rip roaring show full of fun which literally had people splitting their sides AND dancing in the aisles. America’s Portlandia also meshes quirky humour and music (that said, co-creator/writer/actor Carrie Brownstein is the singer/guitarist of the band Sleater-Kinney)
And that’s not to say comedy tv shows haven’t always parodied popular music. But my bent is music actually created for the show, placed within the show.
So without further ado, get ready to rub your funny bone, tickle those ivories and warm up the vocal chords because here’s my platinum selection of comedy gold.
*** Please note - I’ve left a couple of songs off this list. A bit too risque for a family friendly column such as this. I hope you understand. (RE: South Park)
*** Also - if you’ve got any songs you think I might like, drop me a line. I’m always looking for new TV to watch and songs to snort lemonade out my nose laughing to.
Matt Berry One Track Lover From Garth Merenghi’s Dark Place ( 2004 )
Flight of the Conchords Fashion Is Danger From Flight of the Conchords episode New Zealand Town (2009)
Portlandia The Dream of the 90’s From the episode Farm (2011)
Matt Berry Snuff Box Theme From Snuff Box (2006)
The Mighty Boosh Love Games From The Mighty Boosh episode The Legend of Old Gregg (2005)
Chris Lilley She’s A Naughty Girl From Summer Heights High (2007)
The Mighty Boosh I Did A S*** On Your Mum From The Mighty Boosh episode The Chokes (2007)
Steve Coogan The Day My Computer Said Hello From I Am Not An Animal (2004)
Flight of the Conchords Hurt Feelings From Flight of the Conchords episode The Tough Brets (2009)
Not The Nine O’Clock News Nice Video, Shame About The Song
Flight of the Conchords Inner City Pressure From Flight of the Conchords episode Bret Gives Up The Dream (2008)
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