Music is always a great thing to have in life, sometimes you relate to the lyrics or they make you feel certain way both good and bad. But what about listening to music for a good laugh? And I don’t mean for a funny music video, but the actual lyrics of the song are what make you laugh.So here are seven bands that while some are a little less known than others are some pure comedic gold set to music that you should take the time to listen to.
1. Tim Minchin
Tim Minchin is a comedic singer, actor and songwriter from Australia, although he was born in Britain. Minchin has been known to describe his performances and music to be like a "funny cabaret show". Probably one of the best things is he doesn't try to make his songs funny he just writes about things that can be funny. With subjects including social satire, inflatable dolls, sex fetishes, and his own failed rock star ambitions.
2. Ninja Sex Party
Ninja Sex Party is a popular duo made up by Danny Sexbang and Ninja Brian based in Los Angeles. Rather well known for having music videos that are very random and peculiar, they like to focus their comedic music on sex ed and or tips on sex, while also sometimes giving very deep lyrics to surprise you and make you think.
3. Bo Burnham
Bo Burnham is a very popular comedic singer and poet, having performed quite a lot. Bo Burnham is popular for writing based on social issues, celebrity culture, and the basis and idea of comedy itself. He also has two books published and has become a very well-known name when it comes to comedy music.
4. Flight of the Conchords
A New Zealand-based comedy band composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement have formed the Flight of the Conchords, The band has been around since the late 90’s and have had their own TV show. They have been known to write songs about any topic and turn it into a hilarious song you can’t help but get in your head.
5. The Midnight Beast
The Midnight Beast is a British band formed by three friends. While not super popular in the United States, they've gained popularity elsewhere, and they even have their own show. They write parodies of songs as well as some of their own songs that provides a good balance for their fans. They don't focus on any issue in todays society in their songs, they mostly write things they find funny.
6. The Lonely Island
The Lonely Island is a comedy band that has gained a lot of popularity for their collaboration with well know singers. The group is formed up by Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccon and is based in California. The are popular for making songs about a wide variety of topics some of which are seen as social commentary.
7. “Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” is probably the most well-known comedic singer to exist. His real name is Alfred Matthew, and he is an American singer, songwriter, and comedian. He is popular for his parodies of songs that he uses to make a comment on something going on in society or culture today.
There are seven comedy bands for you to check out, some more known than others but all of them are still worth the time and are sure to have you laughing in no time. So sit back and relax as you give yourself some good comedy that you can even listen to while you study and won't get as distracted with compared to watching comedy skits.
