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, ...

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

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 ...

Dr. Demento to sign off in October after 55-year run of radio Veteran DJ to close weekly show on 55th anniversary with retrospective arc and Top 40 finale.

On Sept. 29th, the “station” is having a party at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood to celebrate the 19th Anniversary of ...

Dr. Demento’s full archive will continue to be available for streaming on his website, allowing fans to revisit decades of musical mayhem long after the show signs off.

Iconic Radio DJ Makes Major Announcement After Legendary 55-Year Career originally appeared on Parade. The doctor is…out. After spending more than half a century playing some of the quirkiest ...

Since Dr. Demento began playing his parodies on his syndicated radio nearly 50 years ago, “Weird Al” Yankovic has become a ...

Although regular programming has ended, Dr. Demento will host a series of bi-weekly retrospective episodes leading up to a grand finale in October, culminating in his 55th anniversary.

Weird Al tries to guess lyrics from some of his most popular songs. He talks debuting his first songs on the Dr. Demento Show, attributes Michael Jackson for "giving him his career," and shares ...

Dr. Demento, aka Barry Hansen, began hosting The Dr. Demento Show in October 1970 on KPPC Pasadena, California (now known as KROQ-FM). A syndicated version of the show launched in 1974 and ran ...