# Are there any parody artists besides Weird Al? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 5, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-parody-artists-besides-weird-al/1028226 "2026-03-05T16:00:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-parody-artists-besides-weird-al/1028226/41 "2026-03-05T22:46:24Z")
Postmodern Jukebox does the same thing in multiple styles: > **[PostmodernJukebox](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCORIeT1hk6tYBuntEXsguLg?app=desktop)** > > Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox: Bringing you "Today's Hits, Yesterday" since 2010 đź•° > (Vintage style covers, new music for Old Souls, etc. etc.). > Welcome down the PMJ Rabbit Hole! > For 2024-25 World Tour Tix, music downloads, merch, instant updates... ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-parody-artists-besides-weird-al/1028226/42 "2026-03-05T22:51:39Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Not mentioned yet, but they definitely belong in the conversation: _[Dread Zeppelin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dread_Zeppelin)_, the Elvis/ Led Zeppelin cover band with a dash of Reggae thrown in for good measure. I forgot all about them. I saw them once and they were a hoot. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-parody-artists-besides-weird-al/1028226/43 "2026-03-05T23:17:17Z")
When I was young, one recurring Animaniacs skit was Rita and Runt, a stray cat and dog who would do re-worded musicals. I think that there was an Animaniacs re-launch a couple of years back-- Did it include Rita and Runt? ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-parody-artists-besides-weird-al/1028226/44 "2026-03-06T01:59:40Z")
Liam Lynch put out an album called _[Fake Songs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_Songs)_ that included “Fake Talking Heads Song”, “Fake Bjork Song”, “Fake David Bowie Song” and others. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EPB-E1_2txQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Fake Talking Heads Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPB-E1_2txQ) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-parody-artists-besides-weird-al/1028226/45 "2026-03-06T07:22:18Z")
![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VVQfJcN0Tqw/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/VVQfJcN0Tqw?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDVVQfJcN0Tqw ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-parody-artists-besides-weird-al/1028226/46 "2026-03-06T07:35:59Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > Postmodern Jukebox does the same thing in multiple styles: > > [https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCORIeT1hk6tYBuntEXsguLg](https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCORIeT1hk6tYBuntEXsguLg) I would not call Postmodern Jukebox a parody band. They are a serious band who rearranges music into different genres. The Cleverlys are doing things for laughs which they show with their between song patter. They are playing comedic characters who just happen to be excellent bluegrass musicians. ---
**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-parody-artists-besides-weird-al/1028226/47 "2026-03-06T14:10:50Z")
Nobody seems to have mentioned the hee bee jee bees yet. They were a long time ago now, though. > **[The Hee Bee Gee Bees](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hee_Bee_Gee_Bees)** > > The Hee Bee Gee Bees was a fictitious pop group which parodied pop groups and performers in the early 1980s, consisting of Angus Deayton, Michael Fenton Stevens, and Philip Pope of the UK radio series Radio Active. > Their first single was "Meaningless Songs (in Very High Voices)" by the Hee Bee Gee Bees, a parody of the Bee Gees. The 'band' consisted of the three Cribb (Gibb) brothers; Garry (Barry), Norris (Maurice) and Dobbin (Robin), performed respectively by Deayton, Fenton Stevens, and Pop... ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-parody-artists-besides-weird-al/1028226/48 "2026-03-06T14:19:20Z")
If “parody artists” can be extended to other art forms besides singing, I give you the [Ballet Trockaderos](https://trockadero.org/). An all-male ballet troop that parodies classic ballets like Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, etc. We saw them and they are hilarious. Edit: They could be considered the Weird Als of the dance world, in that they’ve been doing this for quite a while and it’s what they are known for. And they are good at it. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-parody-artists-besides-weird-al/1028226/49 "2026-03-06T14:58:16Z")
Richard Cheese does “lounge” versions of popular songs. Not sure that counts, but they’re pretty good. I think his version of “Baby Got Back” is an improvement over the original. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-parody-artists-besides-weird-al/1028226/50 "2026-03-06T15:11:24Z")
I was going to mention the various classical parody artists but most of them are past tense: Anna Russell, Victor Borge, Peter Schickele, Malcolm Arnold (with Gerald Hoffnung), Flanders and Swann - even Spike Jones had an excellent classical music parody record. Then I remembered that Weird Al also has a [classical music parody album out,](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_%26_the_Wolf_(%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic_and_Wendy_Carlos_album)) although he only did the words. The musical parody was courtesy of the excellent Wendy Carlos. If you have not heard their spoofs on “Peter and the Wolf” and “Carnival of the Animals”, you’re missing out. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-parody-artists-besides-weird-al/1028226/51 "2026-03-06T15:18:03Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I was going to mention the various classical parody artists but most of them are past tense And I was going to mention Igudesman and Joo as one that’s still present-tense, but they apparently retired their act two years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-parody-artists-besides-weird-al/1028226/52 "2026-03-06T15:19:50Z")
The comedy barbershop quartet FRED is (supposedly?) still going strong: > **[Fred (quartet)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_(quartet))** > > FRED is a comic barbershop quartet formed in 1990 by members of the Marietta Big Chicken Chorus. > Despite their focus on comedy, FRED produces a very refined sound. Their performance in 1999 at the SPEBSQSA International Championship made them gold medalists, making them the first comedy quartet ever to win first place at the International level. > FRED's take on the "comedy quartet" was original, in that they have not relied on spoken dialog in between songs to set up the humor in the next song... > Parodies are a staple of their performances, and their parodies (well-known songs set to different words) often have Barbershop [in-jokes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-joke "In-joke") where they poke fun at other quartets and singers, themselves, and even the contest judges. ---
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They’re very crude, but [Garfunkel & Oates](https://youtube.com/@garfunkelandoates?si=Lrs82czRXpomkEkr) deserve at least a mention. Not necessarily as parody artists, but they are musical comedians. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-parody-artists-besides-weird-al/1028226/54 "2026-03-06T15:57:10Z")
I was thinking about Garfunkel & Oates. They’re more satirical than parody IMO, with amazing songs, but the humor doesn’t really derive from imitation of serious works. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-parody-artists-besides-weird-al/1028226/55 "2026-03-06T16:07:18Z")
True. But they inject so much pop culture into their music that I think warrant at least a tangential mention. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-parody-artists-besides-weird-al/1028226/56 "2026-03-06T16:26:18Z")
The _Capitol Steps_ were active until 2020: > **[Capitol Steps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Steps)** > > The Capitol Steps was an American political-satire group that performed from 1981 to 2020. Most of the Capitol Steps' material parodied well-known contemporary songs. The songs were interspersed with other routines, including a spoonerism routine ("Lirty Dies") near the end of each performance with innuendoes about recent scandals. They released over 40 albums, primarily song parodies. Originally consisting of congressional staffers who performed around Washington, D.C., the troupe was later p ---
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Then there’s [Tom Smith](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQQOCi8Egio), [the world’s fastest filker.](https://fancyclopedia.org/wiki/Tom_Smith) ---
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If the Rutles weren’t a parody band, then nobody was. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8qf8y7v0WIE/hqdefault.jpg "THE RUTLES - Hold My Hand (1963)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qf8y7v0WIE) ---
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I’d never heard of them. I’m pretty impressed! ---
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> [@Miller](#): > > If we’re including humorists who aren’t one-to-one parodies, I’m going to plug Rachel Lark. “You like it when they listen but not when they reply” is pretty good. I met a lot of dudes like that in philosophy class. And unfortunately in my husband’s family. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-parody-artists-besides-weird-al/1028226.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-parody-artists-besides-weird-al/1028226.md?page=4)