Tim Cavanagh
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Tim Cavanagh is an American comedic musician.
Cavanagh has been featured on many nationally-syndicated radio and television programs. His parody of 99 Red Balloons
("99 Dead Baboons") was the third most requested song on the Dr. Demento
radio show in 1984. He was a regular writer, guest, and contributor on The Danny Bonaduce Show
, creating dozens of jingles and songs for use on the show. Since 1997, he has had a regular segment on The Bob & Tom Show
, heard every weekday morning in roughly 100 markets nationwide. Cavanagh is also sometimes featured on local programs, including The Jim Krenn Show, a morning drive show in Pittsburgh
.
Cavanagh's stand-up
routines have been featured on television networks such as ABC
, Showtime Network and Comedy Central
.
Cavanagh has been featured on many nationally-syndicated radio and television programs. His parody of 99 Red Balloons
99 Luftballons
"99 Luftballons" is a protest song by the German pop-rock band Nena from their 1983 self-titled album. Originally sung in German, it was later re-recorded in English as "99 Red Balloons" for their album 99 Luftballons in 1984...
("99 Dead Baboons") was the third most requested song on the Dr. Demento
Dr. Demento
Barret Eugene Hansen , better known as Dr. Demento, is a radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph records to the present....
radio show in 1984. He was a regular writer, guest, and contributor on The Danny Bonaduce Show
Danny Bonaduce
Dante Daniel "Danny" Bonaduce is an American radio/television personality, comedian, professional wrestler, and former child actor...
, creating dozens of jingles and songs for use on the show. Since 1997, he has had a regular segment on The Bob & Tom Show
The Bob & Tom Show
The Bob & Tom Show is a syndicated US radio program established by Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold at radio station WFBQ in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 7, 1983, and syndicated nationally since January 6, 1995....
, heard every weekday morning in roughly 100 markets nationwide. Cavanagh is also sometimes featured on local programs, including The Jim Krenn Show, a morning drive show in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
.
Cavanagh's stand-up
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
routines have been featured on television networks such as ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, Showtime Network and Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
.