comedy rock artists
12 published comedy rock artists, led by Frank Zappa, "Weird Al" Yankovic and Jack Black.
At a glance
12 published comedy rock artists; 122 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists0 tier 1 · 3 tier 2 · 9 tier 3
- 12
- Release groups
- 700
- Studio albums
- 133
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 122
- Timeline events
- 225
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 34.7 years
- Full biographies
- 10
- Biography words
- 46,387
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1980s (3 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 |
| 1970s | 1 |
| 1980s | 3 |
| 1990s | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 |
| 2010s | 2 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most comedy rock artists. United States leads with 7.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with comedy rock. The most shared is hard rock, with 4 artists in both.
Covers from comedy rock
122 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Funky Nothingness
Frank Zappa · 2023
Live… New York 1984
Frank Zappa · 2022
The Michigan Muffin Man (Detroit broadcast 1976)
Frank Zappa · 2021
Zoot Alors!
Frank Zappa · 2017
Live at the “Piknik” Show in Uddel, NL June 18th, 1970
Frank Zappa · 2016
The Rare Tapes Broadcast (Garden City, New York 31 December 1974)
Frank Zappa · 2016
Dance Me This
Frank Zappa · 2015
Joe’s Camouflage
Frank Zappa · 2014
Perfect Strangers
Frank Zappa · 2014
Feeding the Monkies at Ma Maison
Frank Zappa · 2011
Greasy Love Songs
Frank Zappa · 2010
Joe's Demoge
Frank Zappa · 2010
Leaders
Frank Zappa has the most release groups (299); Frank Zappa the longest career (64 years); "Weird Al" Yankovic the most awards (11).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Frank Zappa | 299 |
| Randy Newman | 122 |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | 94 |
| Electric Callboy | 51 |
| Bloodhound Gang | 40 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Frank Zappa | 64 |
| Randy Newman | 64 |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | 45 |
| Spinal Tap | 41 |
| Green Jellÿ | 40 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | 11 |
| Randy Newman | 8 |
| Frank Zappa | 4 |
| Jack Black | 4 |
| Flight of the Conchords | 3 |
Most famous comedy rock artists
Frank Zappa
United States · Person · born 1940
rock music, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, jazz, progressive rock, alternative rock, jazz fusion, classical music, experimental music, avant-garde music, proto-punk, comedy rock, avant-pop, avant-prog, art music, musique concrète
110 wikis
"Weird Al" Yankovic
United States · Person · born 1959
pop music, comedy, comedy rock, parody, parody music, geek rock, nerdcore, polka
93 wikis
Jack Black
United States · Person · born 1969
rock music, hard rock, pop rock, heavy metal music, comedy rock
82 wikis
Randy Newman
United States · Person · born 1943
rock music, pop music, contemporary R&B, blues, soft rock, roots rock, alternative country, comedy rock
49 wikis
Bloodhound Gang
United States · Group · 1988–present
rap rock, alternative rock, comedy rock
40 wikis
Flight of the Conchords
New Zealand · Group · 1998–present
rock music, folk rock, funk, folk music, hip-hop, alternative rock, new wave, alternative hip-hop, indie rock, acoustic music, comedy rock, comedy film
27 wikis
Sektor Gaza
Russia · Group · 1987–present
hard rock, folk rock, traditional folk music, pop rock, rap rock, Q3071, alternative metal, rap metal, horror punk, comedy rock, synth-punk
22 wikis
Electric Callboy
Germany · Group · 2010–present
comedy rock, post-hardcore, metalcore, electronicore, melodic metalcore
21 wikis
Guildo Horn
Germany · Person · born 1963
pop music, schlager music, musical play, comedy rock, operetta
17 wikis
Spinal Tap
United States · Group · 1964–present
hard rock, traditional heavy metal, heavy metal music, comedy rock
16 wikis
Green Jellÿ
United States · Group · 1981–present
Q3071, comedy rock
12 wikis
Black Debbath
Norway · Group · 1998–present
hard rock, heavy metal music, comedy rock, stoner rock
4 wikis