The pop culture universe became significantly less demented on Friday when Barret Hansen, aka Dr. Demento, announced his retirement after 55 years of playing novelty songs on the airwaves. “It’s been ...

For 40 years, Barret Hansen, known on the airwaves as "Dr. Demento," has broadcast everything weird in the music world. The Dr. Demento Show has become a cult radio institution, providing an outlet ...

When “Weird Al” Yankovic agreed to record the Ramones’ “Beat on the Brat” for radio pioneer Dr. Demento’s new Covered in Punk compilation, it was a full-circle moment for both comedy legends: The year ...

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As the zany-but-brainy on-air alter ego of music historian Barret Hansen, veteran radio show host Dr. Demento has championed the career of “Weird Al” Yankovic, the wacky music of humorists Spike Jones ...

After nearly 40 years of broadcasting catchy little tunes celebrating everything from dogs getting run over by lawnmowers to cockroaches devouring entire cities, Dr. Demento is discontinuing his ...

Radio personality Barret Hansen, known on the airwaves as “Dr. Demento,” walks inside his record collection at his home studio in Lakewood, Calif. After nearly 40 years of broadcasting catchy little ...

For more than 30 years, Barry Hansen has hosted The Dr. Demento Show, an internationally syndicated weekly radio broadcast highlighting the best and most popular novelty songs of the past and present.

Branding experts might tell you that an ideal elevator pitch should take 20 to 30 seconds. Our guest Dr. Demento requires only five words: "Mad music and crazy comedy." That's how he describes the ...

Warning! The following contains spoilers for the Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage Season 2 episode called "Heartbreak and the Refuge of the Downtrodden." Stream the episode with a Paramount+ ...

After nearly 40 years of broadcasting catchy little tunes celebrating everything from dogs getting run over by lawnmowers to cockroaches devouring entire cities, Dr. Demento is discontinuing his… By ...