Comedy rock

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Comedy rock is a term used to describe rock music that mixes the music with general comedy. This tradition can be traced back to the earliest days of rock n roll itself, the most notable early examples being Stan Freberg and The Coasters. Such artists include Blink 182, Adam Sandler, Bloodhound Gang, Frank Zappa, Hot and Heavy, Stephen Lynch, "Weird Al" Yankovic, UFO Phil, Primus, Tenacious D, Braal, Worm Quartet, Green Jello, Scatterbrain, Able Bodied Seamen, The Irregars, DVDA, Ween, Gwar, Denis Leary and at times System Of A Down.

Some comedy rock groups, such as Frank Zappa and Tenacious D, often poke fun at the norms of different rock genres through their lyrics, actions, or imitations of the other genres. Most comedy rockers, however, mainly just create rock and roll with amusing, witty, or over the top lyrics about topics usually not covered by mainstream rock artists.

Rock has been the target of many spoofs and several spoof bands have gone on to have actual hit records and perform live, most notably the Hee Bee Gee Bees and subsequently Spinal Tap in the U.S. and Bad News in the U.K.