I’m About To Write Some Bad Lyrics: Part 5— My Mount Rushmore of Comedy is Maria Bamford and Her Dogs

Track five on my new album, Homemade Nonsense, is a 1980s synth tribute to my favorite comedian, Maria Bamford. Longtime fans (my parents) will remember that I was deep into the stand-up comedy scene for over a decade, performing every night at clubs and colleges (and bars and bowling alleys and AM radio stations and a laundromat one time) all over New York City. The pandemic kinda stopped comedy dead in its tracks and since then I’ve been pretty okay with not doing it for a variety of reasons. That said I am still a fan of the art form despite the fact that many of my former heroes have turned into a-holes (i.e. Louis CK, Dave Chappelle, Bill Cosby). That said, however, there are a few shining beacons of hope that keep stand-up pure and beautiful and Maria Bamford has been that for me since I first saw her on the Comedians of Comedy back in the early 2000s.

If the lyrics strike your fancy, I’d love it if you considered pre-ordering my album on Bandcamp or iTunes or pre-save it to your Spotify account! Look for the official release on January 7, 2022!

Also you can check out the new music video for this song which will be available Thursday, December 30th at noon! Pre-order Homemade Nonsense on Bandcamp and you’ll also get this track early on December 30th!

My Mount Rushmore of Comedy is Maria Bamford and Her Dogs

She’s got a unique stage persona
She hails from Minnesota
She drove around the USA with Patton, Zach, and Posehn

She starred in Lady Dynamite
Did standup on the late nights
On Arrested Development she played an actress named Debris

My Mount Rushmore of comedy is Maria Bamford and her dogs
My Mount Rushmore of comedy is Maria Bamford and her dogs

She does the high voice, low voice, high voice, low voice, high voice, low voice
She’s a silly goose

She does her dads voice, moms voice, dads voice, moms voice, dads voice, moms voice
And she’s part raccoon

Louis CK’s jerkin
Dave Chappelle is terfin
Apparently Bill Cosby thinks it’s okay to put pills in drinks

Every stupid dumbass
Has a stupid podcast
From LA to New York City all of them are super shitty

My Mount Rushmore of comedy is Maria Bamford and her dogs
My Mount Rushmore of comedy is Maria Bamford and her dogs
My Mount Rushmore of comedy is Maria Bamford and her dogs
My Mount Rushmore of comedy is Maria Bamford and her dogs
My Mount Rushmore of comedy is Maria Bamford and her dogs
My Mount Rushmore of comedy is Maria Bamford and her dogs
My Mount Rushmore of comedy is Maria Bamford and her dogs
My Mount Rushmore of comedy is Maria Bamford and her dogs

Hailing from New Hampshire and living in New York City, Kevin Froleiks is a failed stand-up comedian turned failing musician. His music tends to jump from genre to genre in ways that are disorienting and hard to market effectively. He is a true DIY artist, recording and producing his music entirely in his bedroom. He is the writer and composer of the forthcoming Vampire’s Kiss: The Musical as well as the co-writer and composer of Great Frontier: A Poorly Researched Musical About Lewis And Clark which premiered at the New York Theatre Fest in the summer of 2017. His newest album, Homemade Nonsense, comes out on January 7th on Bandcamp and all streaming services.