Lookback to some good times for my parodies ten years ago this week - The Times reprinted Lin-Manuel Miranda's tweet "Freddie the NYTimes commenter is by Fred Landau

 Looking back on some good times for my parodies ten years ago this week - New York Times editor Daniel McDermon asked me to write a parody lyric noting the last post of the Times' ArtsBeat…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 3:32pm on May 28, 2026☆⚑

Our try at a MARY POPPINS/1776 mash-up, as we approach the U.S. 250th birthday by Fred Landau

 Reprising our try at a  MARY POPPINS/1776 mash-up, as we approach the U.S. 250th birthday  The U.S. will celebrate our "Semiquincentennial" on July 4, 2026. There's still time to learn …

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 8:54am on May 24, 2026☆⚑

Looking back as we approach two decades of show-related video parodies: Some of our most-viewed videos by Fred Landau

 Looking back as we approach two decades of video parodies:  Some of our most-viewed videosCarolina in the Morning parody on Gov. Mark Sanford scandal 135,000+. https://www.youtube.com/w…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 9:09am on May 2, 2026☆⚑

Theater Lookback - "The Hottie Guard" - "I've Got a Chance for Some Hottie (Who's Studly)" - parody of "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Fred Landau

 Celebrating the anniversary this week of the March 1987 filming in NYC of (IMHO) the most joyous 1980s pop music video, the seminal Whitney Houston classic "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 10:10am on March 18, 2026☆⚑

Some optimism for our "Last Starfighter" musical comedy adventure - an official "Last Starfighter" movie script sequel, though in comic book form by Fred Landau

Some optimism for our "Last Starfighter" musical - an official "Last Starfighter" movie screenplay sequel, though in comic book form It's an official Last Starfighter sequel in comic book f…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 4:22pm on March 2, 2026☆⚑

LOOKING BACK AT 2025: SOME PARODIES OF 2025 BROADWAY EVENTS by Fred Landau

 LOOKING BACK AT 2025: SOME PARODIES OF 2025 BROADWAY EVENTS JUST IN TIME - Since Jonathan Groff himself has such open fun making fun of his own sweating and spitting, we did a paro…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 11:01am on January 2, 2026☆⚑

Parody of a parody show: As TITANIQUE, the Celine Dion parody show moves to Broadway by Fred Landau

The idea of a Celine Dion parody show like TITANIQUE, that started small and (one assumes) is ready to charge Broadway premium prices of whatever the market will bear, is a joy to contemplat…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 8:11pm on December 18, 2025☆⚑

Recalling a very generous tweet from Lin-Manuel Miranda ten years ago by Fred Landau

 Lin-Manuel Miranda is a really generous person, and will even give a nod to lesser-known writers, in much the same way that Stephen Sondheim did.   Even in responding to online comme…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 10:12am on November 25, 2025☆⚑

It's the 100th heavenly birthday of Kaye Ballard, the first person to record "Fly Me to the Moon" - one of my favorite songs ever to parody. by Fred Landau

 It's the 100th heavenly birthday of Kaye Ballard, who was the first person to record "Fly Me to the Moon" - which is one of my favorite songs ever to parody.   This is my Newark Airpo…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 4:22pm on November 20, 2025☆⚑

Celebrating birthday week of "Carolina in the Morning" writer Gus Kahn by Fred Landau

 Celebrating the birthday week of "Carolina in the Morning" writer Gus Kahn - From 2012 -"Nothing Makes me Gladder Than To Be an All-That-Chatter in the Morning"https://www.youtube.com/wa…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 2:27pm on November 8, 2025☆⚑

Looking forward to MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG movie release -"All The Good Seats Are Going" -Sondheim parody by Fred Landau

 Costs keep going up as overall profitability of Broadway for the investors looks less likely, and yet there's big money if a show has stars and the potential for screen and streaming. Pe…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 6:18pm on October 24, 2025☆⚑

"Starry Starry Show" - PARODY - The high price of (the show) "Art" on Broadway by Fred Landau

With the affordability crisis being such a part of life (and the mayor race) in New York City, and meanwhile a three-actor Broadway play like "Art" having grossed $1.7-million last week, it …

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 2:40pm on October 16, 2025☆⚑

Here's "Comey, Make Believe" - Parody of "Only Make Believe" from SHOWBOAT by Fred Landau

  Here's "Comey, Make Believe" - Parody of "Only Make Believe" from SHOWBOAT POLITICS LOOKBACK TO WHEN PRES. TRUMP ACTUALLY CALLED JIM COMEY A "SHOWBOAT" This is the YouTube link. http…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 9:59pm on September 28, 2025☆⚑

With announcement of DREAMGIRLS 2026 - YouTube Parody of "Hard To Say Goodbye, My Love" by Fred Landau

 Considering the worldwide talent search promised by the new DREAMGIRLS -  Do they really intend to do a revival without some really really big names in this mid-2020's star-crazy box…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 2:05pm on September 20, 2025☆⚑

Show Tune Parodies as a NYC summer ends: The $2-billion Waldorf Astoria renovation and Police use of facial recognition by Fred Landau

 Some new parody YouTubes about goings-on in New York:  Here's our YouTube for The Waldorf Astoria's $2-billion renovation/reimagining.  (As they say, a billion here, a billion the…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 6:58am on September 15, 2025☆⚑

The link for new (mainly theater-related) parody lyric book - 6th in my "21st Century Oldies" series by Fred Landau

 Here's the Amazon link for my new (mainly theater-related) parody lyric book - the 6th book in my 21st Century Oldies parody lyric series https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLPRB2Z7?re…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 7:49am on August 14, 2025☆⚑

My new (mostly theater-related) parody lyric book coming soon - the 6th book in "21st Century Oldies" series by Fred Landau

  My new (mostly theater-related) parody lyric book coming soon - the 6th book in my "21st Century Oldies" series. More advance information is here, along with some promo parody vi…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 3:13pm on August 8, 2025☆⚑

Starting to look back on the first quarter century on our YouTube parody timeline (from our theater-oriented viewpoint) by Fred Landau

 Starting to look back on the first quarter century on our YouTube parody timeline, gearing up for my upcoming parody lyric book  21st Century Oldies, The First Quarter Century: What a…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 6:59am on June 28, 2025☆⚑

A show tune parody lookback - On ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo's apparent political comeback by Fred Landau

 A show tune parody lookback - On ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo's apparent political comeback - There IS very real precedent for a Governor resigning in disgrace in a sex-related scandal where it …

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 8:35am on June 2, 2025☆⚑

With the Tonys coming up, I offer our parody video rundown salute to the 2025 Tony nominations: by Fred Landau

 With the Tonys coming up, I offer our parody video rundown salute to the 2024-25 season's Tony nominations: OUR TOWN - Best Revival nominee - We didn't dare do a parody of this producti…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 2:39pm on May 28, 2025☆⚑

Have Yourself a Very Skimpy Christmas - Parody show tune look at that "Kids can get two dolls instead of 30" concept by Fred Landau

 In the "Presidents say the darnedest things" department -  Here's our YouTube parody take on that "Kids can just have two dolls instead of 30 for Christmas" concept.  (At least, th…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 7:26pm on May 13, 2025☆⚑

As Mother's Day approaches - reprising our "Mother With the Hat" parody song by Fred Landau

A cautionary Broadway parody fable for anyone buying tickets to go to the theater with Mom for Mother's Day - Remembering the controversially-titled critically acclaimed Broadway play whose …

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 8:45am on May 5, 2025☆⚑

Mack the Knife parody, about reviews of Jonathan Gruff as Bobby Darin on Broadway by Fred Landau

 In parody tribute to the reviews about Tony frontrunner (and Tony winner last year) Jonathan Groff as Bobby Darin in "Just In Time," "Mack the Knife" Parody on YouTube  https://youtu.…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 8:34am on May 2, 2025☆⚑

For Katy Perry singing "What a Wonderful World" in space! by Fred Landau

For Katy Perry singing "What a Wonderful World" in space -  Offering in tribute-parody a reprise of our 2025 regular-person take  "What a One-Percent World!"  https://www.youtube.co…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 11:08am on April 15, 2025☆⚑

With Scott Rudin so in the news - Some of our respectful parody-tributes related to Scott Rudin shows. by Fred Landau

  Since arguably the biggest New York entertainment news story  this past week has been Scott Rudin,  Some of our respectful parody-tributes  related to some of Scott Rudin's s…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 10:08am on April 5, 2025☆⚑