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Regan And Watkins

Pat Regan & Joe Watkins

Comedy Dynamics · Album · 2019

A dirty garage rock comedy album with saxophone and sketches.

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Released , on Comedy Dynamics.

Most musical comedy leans on acoustic guitars or polished cabaret tunes. Regan and Watkins plug in an electric amplifier and an alto saxophone instead, sounding like a scuzzy garage band crashing an open mic. The tracks are short and noisy, built on juvenile premises with distorted punk riffs.

Released by Comedy Dynamics in June 2019, the self-titled debut was recorded and mixed at Arkive Studios in Ventura, California, spanning 23 tracks over 43 minutes. The project grew out of the partnership between guitarist Pat Regan and saxophonist Jeremiah Watkins (billed here as Joe Watkins), who had spent years as the onstage house band for Tony Hinchcliffe’s live podcast. Regan had previously worked as a writer and performer on Adult Swim’s The Eric Andre Show, while Watkins was touring with The Wave on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle and running Stand-Up On The Spot at the Comedy Store.

The record leans on fast song parodies and short sketch interludes, including tracks like ‘Stepdad’ and ‘Blue Balls’ alongside DIY video collaborations with Brian Redban and Pauly Shore. Outlets like Comedy Wham praised the oddball guitar-and-horn pairing along with the continuity linking the songs, which pay irreverent tribute to Blink-182, the Ramones, and Simon & Garfunkel.

Notable bits & set list

4 bits

  1. Stepdad

    A musical comedy track accompanied by a video release featuring Pauly Shore.

  2. Vicki sketches

    Recurring storyline and sketches peppered between musical tracks that prompt questions about Vicki.

  3. Musical parodies and stylistic homages

    Comedic musical takes drawing inspiration from the Ramones, Prince, Simon & Garfunkel, and Blink-182.

  4. The closer (spoiler). Show it

    Please Let Me closer

    A catchy earworm musical track featuring a singalong chorus.

How it plays

Tone
Silly, immature teenage-boy humor crafted with experienced comic sensibility, blending rock parody, homage, and continuous narrative sketch comedy.
On stage
A high-energy rock 'n' roll comedy duo pairing guitar and saxophone, blending musical chops with playful wordplay and silly humor.
Pace
Fast-paced and relentless momentum; described as fun that begins early and does not let up until the very end.
About
musical parodies and homages, immature and teenage humor, interlinked sketches

What the critics said

Praised as a superior and creative musical comedy debut drawing comparisons to 'Weird Al' Yankovic and The Lonely Island, lauded for its seamless continuity between songs and sketches.

Summed up from reviews, articles and listings. Sources: killarchives.com, killtonyarchive.com, killtonylist.com, comedydynamics.com, comedywham.com, amazon.com.

Backstory

Regan and Watkins is a Los Angeles-based musical comedy duo consisting of guitarist Pat Regan and saxophonist Jeremiah Watkins, both longtime collaborators associated with the podcast Kill Tony and the Comedy Store.

Details

Released
Where
Comedy Dynamics (album)
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