1 Topic by Peatle Jville (edited by Peatle Jville 2017-07-23 02:09:17)

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Topic: Injecting Humour Into Live Shows..

There is nothing worse for a young person then  having an old guy like me go on about the past. What I am wondering is there a famous musical entertaners around today  that have an eliment of comedy in their act.???????? I am thinking along the lines of the way Dean Martin use to do a funny  part of his show with just him and his Piano player.
I will attach a sort of  a Southpacific attempt at been funny while singing Elvis songs as an example of what I am trying to find out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM30_aPMq3M

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Re: Injecting Humour Into Live Shows..

The funniest "old guy" humor I can recall seeing in a show is this bit about Prostate Exams by Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d3_gOPwSc0

Perhaps this sketch could be called "The Tail of Two Tommies"? lol

And we must mention the great Victor Borga. It could be debated whether his performance was a comedy show with music injected, or vice versa ... but he was bloody hilarious.

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That was great stuff Peatle and TF
Here's a couple of my fave's by Tim Hawkins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpFD-kg … kgQxnI#t=0


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxKeCmT … mp;index=2
(The Neil diamond,the Eagles and Garth Brooks   ones are funny as heck)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyN0JH8 … pFD-kgQxnI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ9iWZuE3R4 
hilarious - especially the wedding song - but we can all relate to the tech support song as well smile

and lastly .... the colonoscopy song.... lmao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyN0JH8 … pFD-kgQxnI

Peatle- another GREAT THREAD !!

Thanks man - I think this is gonna be a good one!!

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Re: Injecting Humour Into Live Shows..

He's not famous but I always try to mix a Golf brooks song or two into a set I do with some of the funny songs I've written.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Yn6sik-fkc

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Thank you everyone all the  links and coments are great. I hope there are some more to come doesn't have to be by anyone well known.
I havent got anything modern to put  up or from recent years.  I will attach the musical genius of the Marx Brothers having fun playing piano.a scene I have enjoyed from as long as I can remember.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbUrsot6oeY

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usQem53fDH8

and this one is hilarious and may also work for the other thread about what songs to play in a set smile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pidokakU4I

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Keep them coming. Excellent  TIG here is one for people who are owned by a cat. 
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SblxkOlkwzc

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Keep them coming. Excellent  TIG here is one for people who are owned by a cat. 
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SblxkOlkwzc

Hahahaha! Never saw this before ... whatta hoot!

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I've posted this before, but this is one of the funniest stories injected into a music act that I know of, by Newfoundland's own "Buddywhasisname and the Other Fellers":

Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac9OhP-idoA

Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M-RKlJ … c9OhP-idoA

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Garrison is one of my faves.  My kids used to make fun of me because I used to watch Prairie Home Companion.

There is a ton of great music hidden in that hilarious song.

Thanks for sharing.  Since its raining here all day- I'll probably look up more PHC videos on youtube.

TF

Pretty funny stuff.  Love the dialect, I had to listen really carefully to catch everything... a few words I had to look up   smile  !
Thanks for the morning smile.

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Re: Injecting Humour Into Live Shows..

TF thankyou for entertaining me on my lunch time break I am enjoying everyones input.
TIG I am a Prairie  Home Companion fan mostly as a listener to it on radio. Garrison is a clever guy.
I am taking a midday break from things  I need to do and have enjoyed the input everyone is bringing to this one.
Cheers

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Here's another goofy one from Buddywhaisname, all about the body piercing craze that's going on:

http://www.wtv-zone.com/phyrst/audio/nfld/26/body.htm

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Another excellent contribution Thankyou TF

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Re: Injecting Humour Into Live Shows..

Here is Rowan Atkinson  and Elton John doing a bit of comedy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl0HqlbX7dc

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That's incredible, Peatle ... Rowan at his best!

Was this during an Elton John concert? It would have been an awesome intermission bit.

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/f2/4c/e0/f24ce09855f117cc3d462436f3e290db--smiley-emoji-emoji-faces.jpg

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Re: Injecting Humour Into Live Shows..

Milk Carton Kids use comedy - but it's a gentle more homespun comedy with dry humor in their act.

Also, Tom Rush is as much a story teller as he is a musician (and he's a wonderful musician). His stories are always a hoot. 

I'll look for some links when I'm not logged in on my tablet. It's a huge pain to do links on my tablet.

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Elton John (or John Elton) interview was terrific!   Too funny
Thanks for the laugh
Jim

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Re: Injecting Humour Into Live Shows..

TIG and TF glad  you enjoyed Elton John interview.  Rowan Atkinson interviewed  Elton John at Hysteria 3 (1991) as part of a  variety show put on by a group of famous entertainers to raise money for the Terrance Higgans Trust.   Established in 1982, Terrence Higgins Trust  was the first charity in the UK to be set up in response to HIV and AIDS.
Zurf I look forward to your Links when you put them up,. Thank you for the feed back.

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Here's a Tom Rush bit to which some of us may relate... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yN-6PbqAPM

Another bit leading into a good John Prine song "Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian."  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPYDu0CDuI4

Another from the same concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv-ZMYt-oaY

The Milk Carton Kids self-deprecating and dry humor comes through more in their stage banter than their songs. Here's a Tiny Desk Concert they did.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp0xjVzmKxY

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Hey Zurf ...

I really enjoyed "The Milk Carton Kids". They've got that funny style of humor like you mentioned, but their music is also very good. There's I guy I jam with on acoustics sometimes, and if we ever got serious, I think this type of music is what we'd spit out.

Great post ... thanks!

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Thank you Zurf  great stuff I enjoyed that alot. I will attach a bit of lighthearted Kiwi Blues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLZmd55RWgE

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Here's a whacky old tune by Max Webster, performed by their lead guy back in the days, Kim Mitchell ... good for a grin. The lyrics are part-French and part-English, which are our two main languages here in Canada. Here's the song, followed by the lyrics beneath:

Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syaJe4SiwoI

Lyrics: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/m/max+webste … 27520.html

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Bronchiodilated Blues by Bernard Carney:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmQJgSr49s4

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TF and  Neo you found some good gems there. Here is a parody of the song Royals  put out by  Kiwi Law Students. Shortland Street mentioned at the end of the song is a local television soap opera.about  a hospital.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMP-HBnqIXc

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Here is Rowan Atkinson  and Elton John doing a bit of comedy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl0HqlbX7dc

when i watched these clips i was laughing so loud i woke the wife up, it was 6.am! if you go on them check out the Billy Connolly clips.

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