Dr. Demento, the cult comedy DJ whose radio show became a landmark for novelty music and underground satire, will retire this ...

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

The latest, The Very Best Of Dr. Demento, distills those works into 17 classic songs and radio skits. Hansen recently spoke to The Onion A.V. Club about his archives, Napster, ...

The pop culture universe became significantly less demented on Friday when Barret Hansen, aka Dr. Demento, announced his ...

Barry Hansen, mostly known by his D.J. name, said he’d end his show’s run after 55 years of playing parody songs. His ...

(Shenandoah) – The past two weeks have been rough ones for lovers of music history.

Dr Demento is just a little louder, more extroverted version of Barry Hansen." That extroverted personality became very popular with listeners and Westwood One syndicated the Dr. Demento show ...

Radio veteran Dr. Demento announced plans for his retirement after 55 years on air in June 2025. ... Looking back at the very best songs from '70s. Gallery Credit: UCR Staff. Filed Under: UCR, ...

Barry Hansen, a.k.a Dr. Demento, gestures as he tours his record libarary in the Los Angeles suburb of Lakewood,Calif., Feb. 24 2000. Hansen’s “Dr. Demento Show” featuring unusual music has ...

Dr. Demento, the cult comedy DJ whose radio show became a landmark for novelty music and underground satire, will retire this ...

Barry Hansen aka Dr. Demento and “Weird Al” Yankovic attend the ceremony honoring “Weird Al” Yankovic with a Star on The Hollywod Walk of Fame held on August 27, 2018 in Hollywood, California.