Dr. Demento retires after 55 years of comedy radio, ending an era that launched Weird Al's career and preserved musical absurdity for generations.

After 55 years, the Dr. Demento show - which launched the career of "Weird Al" Yankovic - is going off the air.

Weird Al tries to guess lyrics from some of his most popular songs. He talks debuting his first songs on the Dr. Demento Show ...

Dr. Demento, Song Satirist and D.J. Who Promoted Weird Al, Is Retiring. Barry Hansen, mostly known by his D.J. name, said he’d end his show’s run after 55 years of playing parody songs.

Mike Stark and I did a long-form, career-spanning interview with Dr. Demento, who is one of the nicest guys I have ever met, ...

Dr. Demento, who has a master’s degree in ethnomusicology, was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2009. I found a Spotify account with some of the most well-known songs from the show.

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.

Dr. Demento, who has a master’s degree in ethnomusicology, was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2009. I found a Spotify account with some of the most well-known songs from the show.