Bruce McCulloch “When You're Fat”

Good comedy albums are pretty rare, and good musical comedy albums are even more rare. But even among that small sub-genre, I can’t think of too many records that stack up to “Shame Based Man” for originality.

Most comedy album songs are parodies of other songs, or of the style of a particular artist or genre. That’s the starting point for what makes the song funny.

But with the 20 tracks on this record, it’s the joke first, with a song built to serve the joke.

It’s appropriately Kids In The Hall style weird, with non-sequitors and full non-winking commitment to the concept (Stalker, Doors fan, Dave enthusiast).

I haven’t listened to this record in years, and I didn’t really remember this track, as it’s #19 of 20. There are certainly bigger faves on the record, but “When Your Fat” fulfills all the above requirements, entertainingly.

Hear a sample of "When You're Fat" Here.

See Bruce's most famous video and song, here

Buy the album, here