Kunt and the Gang are a musical comedy act based in Basildon, Essex, following in the tradition of 80s Basildon-based electronic pop acts Depeche Mode and Yazoo.
Kunt is most famous for his single 'Use My Arsehole As A Cunt (The Nick Clegg Story)' which reached number 66 in the UK Christmas singles chart in 2010.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The band are notorious for their risque lyrical content, dealing with many taboo subjects including masturbation and sexual fantasies concerning celebrities such as Carol Vorderman.
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Formed in late 2003 by Kunt (one of the founder members of Essex rock combo Serious Problem) the group underwent a line-up change even before the band's first gig in December 2003 at the Castlemayne pub in Basildon supporting local duo Retail Outlet, with Andy Kunt (aka And' Job) being replaced by Little Kunt.
A residency at the Castlemayne pub in 2004 led to Kunt and the Gang receiving interest from national press including the NME and adult interest magazines Fiesta and Knave.[5]
The band released their debut album I Have A Little Wank And I Have A Little Cry in 2005 on indie label Disco Minge Records. In December 2006 a live DVD followed, entitled 'Viva Bas Vegas', and the band's second album I Have Another Wank And I Have Another Cry was released in March 2007. This led to interest from the Guardian[6] newspaper.
Kunt and the Gang recorded a World Cup song in 2006, predictably entitled "Let's Have A Wank For England" which was released as a free mp3. After England were eliminated in qualifying for the Euro 2008 Championship the band re-worked their previous effort as "I've Had My Last Wank For England".
The band's third album, One Last Wank And One Last Cry, the final part of the "Wanking and Crying Trilogy", was released in May 2008.
In 2010 under the moniker of 'Kunt and the Gang presents' the group teamed up with a collective of amateur actors from Yorkshire to release Shannon Matthews: The Musical, an audio musical based on the disappearance of Shannon Matthews.
Later in 2010, Kunt and the Gang's musical career took off when they re-worked their song 'Use My Arsehole As A Cunt' as a satirical commentary on Nick Clegg's participation in government with David Cameron. Despite no airplay or coverage in the mainstream media, an online campaign championed by digital arts community b3ta led the single to achieve #66 in the UK official single charts.
A further re-worked version of another previous single 'Fucksticks', charted at #63 in April 2011.[7] There were many campaigns on Social Networking sites to get the song to Number One on the weekend of the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. The accompanying video, featuring effigies of the British Royal Family performing sex acts, led to Kunt and the Gang's YouTube channel being removed "due to repeated or severe violations of our Community Guidelines".
During their run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2011, the gang were widely criticised for their marketing tactic of placing stickers of male genitalia in compromising positions on other companies' posters.[8] The penises were removed following complaints from several of the victims and reported threats of legal action from PR companies. The stunt won them the Malcolm Hardee Cunning Stunt Award for 2011.[9]
| Year | Single | UK Peak Positions[10] |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Use My Arsehole as a Cunt" | 66 |
| 2011 | "Fucksticks" | 63 |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Santa's Sack |
| 2006 | Fucksticks (First Realese) |
| 2006 | This Christmas |
| 2007 | All I Want For Christmas is You (To Bring Me Off) |
| 2008 | Jesus (Baby With a Beard) |
| 2008 | Men with beards What are they hiding? |
| 2009 | I Sucked Off a Bloke: 2 New Songs Tour Souvenir |
| 2009 | Kuntish Christmas |
| 2011 | Jesus (Baby With a Beard) |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2005 | I Have a Little Wank and I Have a Little Cry |
| 2007 | I Have Another Wank and I Have Another Cry |
| 2008 | One Last Wank and One Last Cry |
| 2010 | Kunt and the Gang Presents Shannon Matthews: The Musical |
| 2011 | Hurry Up and Suck Me Off Before I Get Famous |
| 2011 | Kiss You Under The Cameltoe (The Christmas Singles) |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Here's One I Knocked Out Earlier |
| 2010 | Complete Kunt: The Greatest Minor Internet Hits of Kunt and the Gang |