Explore → Comedy / Spoken-Word Music Comedy / Spoken-Word Music Music whose point is humor, plus spoken-word delivered OVER music. Comedic songs, parody, musical satire and character acts, alongside beat poetry, dub poetry and spoken-word hip-hop. Music only — no speeches, standup, talks or audiobooks.
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Click a family to fan out its sub-genres · dashed = cross-listed Parody Songs Novelty Songs Song Parody (Re-lyric) Gimmick Records Demented Music (Dr. Demento) 1 Musical Satire Topical / Political Satire Comedy Songs Vaudeville / Music-Hall Comedy Tin Pan Alley Novelty 2 Comedy Rap Nerdcore Chap-Hop Comedy Trap 3 Comedy Folk Comedy Rock Mock-Metal / Comedy Metal Joke Punk 4 Character Songs Mock-Bands Tribute-Parody Puppet / Mascot Music 5 Christmas Novelty Halloween Novelty Seasonal Comedy 6 Spoken Word Beat Poetry / Jazz Poetry Dub Poetry Performance Poetry (musical) Poetry-with-Beats 7 Spoken-Word Hip-Hop Slam-over-Beat Conscious Recitation 8 Talking Blues Recitation Songs Monologue Songs Narrated Story-Songs 9 Comedy Spoken-Word Music ◎ hide wheel 1. Parody / Novelty Music 5 › 2. Musical Comedy / Satire 5 › 3. Comedy Rap / Hip-Hop 4 › 4. Comedy Folk / Rock 4 › 5. Character / Persona Comedy 4 › 6. Holiday / Seasonal Novelty 3 › 7. Spoken-Word Over Music 5 › 8. Spoken-Word Hip-Hop 3 › 9. Narrative & Recitation Song 4 ›
1 Parody / Novelty MusicSongs built on a gag, a gimmick or a send-up.
Parody / Novelty Music Songs built on a gag, a gimmick or a send-up.
Musical Comedy / Satire Composed comic and satirical songcraft.
Comedy Rap / Hip-Hop Hip-hop played for laughs.
Comedy Folk / Rock Acoustic and band-driven comic music.
Character / Persona Comedy Music by invented characters and mock-bands.
Holiday / Seasonal Novelty Comic seasonal songs.
Spoken-Word Over Music Recited words riding a musical bed.
Spoken-Word Hip-Hop The recitation and slam edge of hip-hop.
Narrative & Recitation Song Talked, story-first songs (musical).