My favorite Gong Show act

HerrHerr · Post by **HerrHerr** » December 11th, 2009, 6:56 pm

Introducing Miss Peggy Guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_76E8N4PHO0

I've watched this--no kidding--about forty times.

kbadr · Post by **kbadr** » December 11th, 2009, 11:52 pm

I can do you one better....though I bet you've seen this before...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTRd1a5MVMw

HerrHerr · Post by **HerrHerr** » December 12th, 2009, 2:44 am

Kareem, Kareem, Kareem...

I kiss your cheek for this. I never knew they were on this show. And I love their whole act.

However, I still get floored by Peggy Guy. I still fall on the floor and watch this at least
eight times every time I go back to it. Seriously. It's the idea, the execution and how
frickin' real the whole thing is...by just one middle-aged gal. Molly Shannon, eat
your heart out.

Post by **bradisntclever** » December 12th, 2009, 12:28 pm

kbadr wrote:I can do you one better....though I bet you've seen this before...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTRd1a5MVMw

Hurray! I've been listening to a lot of them over the past few months.

kbadr · Post by **kbadr** » December 12th, 2009, 2:12 pm

I need to investigate them further. All the old Gong Show stuff I've seen is very reminiscent of The Bonzo Dog Band

HerrHerr · Post by **HerrHerr** » December 12th, 2009, 6:44 pm

kbadr wrote:I need to investigate them further. All the old Gong Show stuff I've seen is very reminiscent of The Bonzo Dog Band

Wait! That's the group that played on Do Not Adjust your Set. I have advd of that show. Those freaks are freaks!

Post by **bradisntclever** » December 13th, 2009, 1:14 am

kbadr wrote:I need to investigate them further.

Oingo Boingo had quite the "weird performance art" phase before Danny Elfman's brother left the group and Danny eventually decided to make OB into an actual band.

I would kill to see them do a live show, but a lot of the band members are suffering from "irreversible hearing loss" and fear that live shows will further the problem.

kbadr · Post by **kbadr** » December 13th, 2009, 2:33 am

HerrHerr wrote:Wait! That's the group that played on Do Not Adjust your Set. I have advd of that show. Those freaks are freaks!

The same. Also appeared in A Hard Day's Night, I believe, and they are the source for the name of the band Deathcab for Cutie.

I will make you a CD. You will likely love them. Pure madness.

Asaf · Post by **Asaf** » December 13th, 2009, 11:01 am

I was watching some of the other acts in the YouTube side bar. Best line ever comes from Barris after one of the acts:

"I don't know why they gonged you. I loved your act. But then, I love faulty plumbing."

Can't stop laughing at that.

HerrHerr · Post by **HerrHerr** » December 18th, 2009, 5:00 pm

kbadr wrote:
HerrHerr wrote:Wait!

I will make you a CD. You will likely love them. Pure madness.

That would be super cool!