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Murray Roman

December 12, 2023

Murray Roman (March 8, 1929 – November 6, 1973)[1] was an American stand-up comedian, whose career was cut short by a car crash. Many[who?] consider his style, and material, to be similar to Lenny Bruce. Roman was also a writer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and, as part of the Comedy Hour writing team, won an Emmy for his work in 1969. His most noted sketch was "The Honey House," which mocked the 1968 hit song "Honey," by Bobby Goldsboro. The skit featured a tour of house where the eponymous Honey had lived and died, conducted by her husband, played first by Tom Smothers and then by Dick.

Biography edit

According to Bob Einstein, Keith Moon was a "huge fan" of Roman.[2] Moon helped Roman obtain a contract with Track Records.[citation needed]

Roman married three times and had three daughters.[citation needed]

Discography edit

  • Out of Control
  • You Can't Beat People Up And Have Them Say I Love You
  • A Blind Man's Movie
  • Busted
  • Backtrack 13 (You Can't Beat People Up And Have Them Say I Love You)

TV appearances edit

  • The Rat Patrol, "The Tug-of-War Raid": (March 4, 1968) As Lt. Pohl
  • The Monkees, "Fairytale" (January 8, 1968) as Harold
  • That Girl, "This Little Piggy Had a Ball" (March 23, 1967) as Manager of Bowling Alley
  • ABC Stage 67, "On The Flip Side" (December 7, 1966) As Hairy Eddie Popkin
  • Batman, "Hizzonner the Penguin (1)" (November 2, 1966) and "Dizzonner the Penguin (2)" (November 3, 1966) as E.G. Trends
  • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, wrote and occasionally appeared.
  • Murray Roman's TV Show[3] (1970), host

Influence edit

DJ Shadow sampled Roman's record Busted in "Stem/Long Stem/Transmission 2", a track on his 1996 album Endtroducing. DJ Shadow also sampled Busted on his single "Lost and Found (S.F.L.)".[4][better source needed]

References edit

  1. ^ "Murray Roman". Theiapolis.com. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ Einstein, Bob (18 November 2007). "Murray Roman: Reflections of his Contemporaries - Pt. 3: Bob Einstein" (Interview). Interviewed by Kliph Nesteroff. WFMU. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15559848/
  4. ^ "DJ Shadow's Sample List (Endtroducing)". Tribe. Retrieved 2017-02-01.

External links edit

  • The Forgotten Murray Roman @ WFMU


 

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