Three of their number have now left the band, including Steve 'Disco' Nawara, who briefly (one gig) played bass for The White Stripes. Is going to a gay bar really such a wheeze? Does singing 'Gay bar! Gay bar! Gay bar!' in a cod-British silly voice make it more droll? Apparently so.Įlectric Six, incidentally, have been part of the Detroit underground for years. Take 'Gay Bar', Electric Six's recent cheese-rock hit, a song whose magic rests on the hilarious notion of taking a girl to a gay bar. Not only are these novelty records not terribly good, they are also not funny. Now there are albums by comedy/music polymath Liam Lynch, who scored a No 1 hit with 'United States of Whatever' last year, and Detroit's Electric Six, whose last two singles ('Danger! High Voltage!' and 'Gay Bar') have charted high. There has been a glut of allegedly amusing records in recent months, beginning with Tenacious D and taking in the lesser-known Turbonegro (a Swedish heavy metal band who pretend to be gay) and Har Mar Superstar (a fat, white man who pretends to be an R&B star). Anyone who cannot see the mirth in Girls Aloud or So Solid Crew is missing a vital bone in their arm.Ĭomedy rock, however, is the worst music in the world. Pop music is no less sidesplitting, of course.
The episodes are titled after the opening scene.Nineteen years on, This is Spinal Tap continues to be extremely funny, because rock'n'roll continues to be absurd and - crucially - because the film's writers were supremely observant comics. During the videos Sifl, Olly, and Chester would pop onto the screen doing some dance or gag. It's Almost the End of the Show - The show usually wrapped up with Sifl and Olly doing a musical number.ĭuring the second season of the show, MTV edited down some of the episodes and inserted music videos. In it, Sifl & Olly read the letters and Chester responded to them. Letters to Chester - As a follow up to 'A Moment With Chester,' they introduced this new segment. The segment would end with Precious Roy making a comment on the item, but due to his loss of senility, he usually says something totally out of the blue.Ī Moment with Chester - Chester, Sifl and Olly's friend, would come on and do an interview. They would then take calls from people who have already bought the products. Olly would go crazy during his sales-pitch. Precious Roy - In order to help finance the show, Sifl and Olly would sell merchandice that Precious Roy himself made. Rock! - Pretty much self explanatory, Sifl and Olly would break out in song. The answers were usually made up and non-sensical, but Olly made it clear that Bjork was off limits. Rock Facts - Sifl and Olly would ask a question, either before commercial or during the show pertaining to rock history.
The interviews then were either substituted with another lesser interviewee or Olly would dress up as the person. Usually Sifl had forgotten to book the star or spent all the money on some lame scheme or product. Interview Time - The interviews rarely went without a hitch. It's usually referred to as the lowest-rated program to ever air on MTV.Ĭalls from the Public - Sifl and Olly would take calls, either with a question or comment from their fans, landlord, or even Olly's mother. The duo host a variety of segments throughout the show.
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Summary: The Sifl and Olly Show is a show about 2 sock puppets named Sifl and Olly who run a low-budget TV show out of their apartment.
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