Comedy Saved Me: Red Peters: From Dr. Demento to Howard Stern-Comedy Songwriting and Parody Songs

Summary

Podcast Summary

Podcast: Takin' A Walk – Music History with Buzz Knight (Comedy Saved Me Series)
Episode Title: Comedy Saved Me: Red Peters: From Dr. Demento to Howard Stern—Comedy Songwriting and Parody Songs
Release Date: December 15, 2025
Host: Lynne Hoffman (Comedy Saved Me)
Guest: Red Peters

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Main Theme & Purpose

This episode is a rollicking, candid conversation with Red Peters, the legendary “king of comedy music,” delving into how his irreverent songwriting and off-color comedic stylings have shaped his life and career. From Red’s earliest parody songs with Ed Grenga to national radio fame via Dr. Demento and Howard Stern, the discussion traces Red’s artistic influences, creative process, the tightrope walk of edginess, and the enduring power of humor in music.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Red Peters’ Origins and Comedy-Music Fusion

• Early Influences:

  • Red discusses growing up in a musical family (grandfather played piano) and a devout Catholic environment, which mixed with rebellion during the Vietnam War era (09:13–09:37).
  • Red recalls his education at Mass College of Art as the melting pot for his creativity (09:34–09:37).

• Genesis of Comedy Songwriting:

  • Comedic lyrics arose as a pressure valve during hectic commercial music production: “We’d always... change the lyrics ourselves and start mocking what they want” (06:31–06:56).
  • First comedy hit: “Blow Me (You Hardly Even Know Me)” (1984), followed by “How’s Your Whole... Family?” (06:31–07:45). Both made unexpected waves on jukeboxes and radio.
  • Red and Ed Grenga’s process often began with a serious commercial then veered into parody.

2. Comedy as a Lifeline and Career

• Personal Triggers:

  • Red’s career path included stints as an aspiring vet, altar boy, and even priesthood candidate, swinging wildly from establishment to anti-establishment (09:13–10:27).
  • Rebellion and the need to “blow off steam” fuel his creative energy.

• Comedy Cruise & Choosing Music:

  • In the ‘80s, he founded the Boston Comedy Cruise, juggling comedy and music until choosing to meld both (11:14–12:28).

3. Influences and Radio Breakthroughs

• Who Inspired Red:

  • Less “Weird Al,” more George Carlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Frank Zappa, Bonzo Dog Band. Loved classic comic performers from Ed Sullivan era (08:15–09:01).
  • On Dr. Demento and Weird Al: “My first concert with my daughter was a Weird Al concert... but I was more a Carlin guy” (08:15–09:01).

• Howard Stern & National Fame:

  • “I premiered several of my singles on [Stern’s] show. Next thing you know... you have your own show now on the Howard channels. So I had never done any radio before” (12:30–13:39).
  • Produced roughly 75 one-hour specials, learning on the fly and building technical radio chops.

4. The Craft of Parody Songwriting

• Meticulous Process:
  • Some songs come instantly; others, like “The Two Gay Irishmen" or “Ballad of a Dog Named Stains,” took months of research and fine-tuning (14:20–15:22).
  • Red’s signature: Outrageous titles and premises, but always musically tight and cleverly constructed, mixing puns, double entendres, and high production value.

“It’s a craft, I have to admit... We worked and worked and worked until they were perfect in our opinion.” (14:20–15:22)

5. Edginess, Political Correctness & Comedy’s Evolution

• Changing Reception:
  • “There’s not much I can do about what I’ve already created that’s out there... But I am writing a new Christmas song right now.” (17:09–17:18)
  • Aware of today’s “political correctness,” Red still prefers pushing boundaries—albeit with caution.

“Underneath it all, I’m a good person. I care about people, but I like to make people laugh. I can’t help it. That’s who I am...” (22:04–22:42)

• Unapologetic Humor:
  • Songs contain double meanings and bait-and-switch punchlines, but at heart are about the human experience. Example: “You Ain’t Gettin’ Shit for Christmas” tells of disappointed parents left alone on the holidays—a “sleeper” YouTube hit that sparks its own comment wars (26:24–27:09).

6. Creative Process & Inspiration

• How Ideas Come:

  • “A lot of them come from that mysterious place... At some point, they just hit you. A line will hit you, and then... I begin to develop it” (24:00–24:20).
  • Sometimes, songs begin with a wordplay or phrase (“dictation,” “pants down to the cleaners,” etc.):

    “Take your pants down to the cleaners today. Take your pants down.” (35:39)

  • Real-life observations at the market, watching people, or just letting ideas simmer.

• Writing Comedy Songs Today:

  • Currently working on a profanity-free, “foolish” Christmas song—title kept secret for fear of copycats (18:19–18:32).
  • Often, the comedy stems from setting up expectations and swerving left at the punchline.

7. The Risks and Rewards of Edgy Humor

• Navigating Offense:

  • Red admits he is now more cautious about unveiling jokes or song concepts in social settings for fear of misunderstanding or outrage:

    “I’m not reclusive, but I’m keeping things more to myself until I release them to the public.” (40:52)

  • Humorous bumper stickers led to traffic stops and police interventions (41:38–41:52).

• How to Handle Criticism:

  • Advice to newer creatives: Keep writing, develop your voice, accept that some days will bomb and others will soar (49:15–49:58).
  • On stage, he admits he finds stand-up far harder than music/comedy fusion (“I’m thin-skinned... I don’t think I could take being out on stage... and no reaction.” 50:21–50:43).

8. Legacy, Notable Moments, and Lasting Impact

• Performance Highlights:

  • Performing for thousands in New Orleans or Hollywood; “Holy Shit, It’s Christmas” at Rick Dees’ Christmas party (46:34–47:39).
  • The confidence and boost from Howard Stern’s endorsement.

• Fan Stories (and Maybe Not):

  • Red tells a story about keeping a touching note from a supposed fan for years, only to discover it was his manager’s handwriting—a humorous denouement that perfectly matches his comic worldview (51:21–52:47).

• How He Wants to Be Remembered:

  • “I just want people to enjoy my songs forever, long after I’m gone... Our goal moving forward is to reintroduce me to a younger audience...” (55:46–56:19).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• Red on the origins of comedy songwriting:

  “If we were doing a commercial… we’d start mocking what they want. That’s pretty much how… we came up with our first big hit in 1984, …‘You Hardly Even Know Me.’” (06:31–07:45)

• On influences and not being a 'Weird Al' guy:

  “Other than that, you know—I mean, I’ve followed [Weird Al] over the years. …I was more of a George Carlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Frank Zappa, Bonzo Dog Band [guy].” (08:15–09:01)

• On blending comedy into music:

  “So it just naturally happened where I blended the both. … Howard Stern picked up on it… here I am, you know, a producer of music… next thing you know… you have your own show now on the Howard channels.” (12:28–13:39)

• On writing edgy comedy today:

  “There’s not much I can do about what I’ve already created... I am writing a new [profanity-free] Christmas song right now… with sound design…” (17:09–17:18; 18:11–18:32)

• Red reflecting on today’s sensitivity:

  “It’s tricky now because there’s so much, to use an old term, political correctness and morality… Underneath it all, I’m a good person. …but I like to make people laugh. I can’t help it. That’s who I am… and don’t think I’m going to change.” (22:04–22:42)

• A real-life comic moment about his music’s reception:

  “[My mother] came to all my premieres and that sort of thing, but… her next door neighbor… thought [‘Ballad of a Dog Named Stains’] was a real song. …She was crying at the table—she cried, like, for 15 minutes after hearing the story of poor Bobby and his dog Stains.” (43:09–43:15)

• Red on handling creative rejection:

  “Just follow your heart and your brain and just keep writing. …There’ll be good days and a lot of bad days… but you just keep pushing ahead.” (49:15–49:58)

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Important Segments with Timestamps

• Early Days, Rebellion, and Family Context: 06:04–10:27
• First Hit Parody Songs: 06:31–08:07
• Artistic Influences (Carlin, Zappa, etc.): 08:15–09:01
• Howard Stern and Radio Career: 12:28–14:04
• The Songwriting Process and Censorship: 14:20–15:22, 17:09–18:11
• Comedy, Edginess, and Political Correctness: 22:04–22:42
• Story Behind “You Ain’t Gettin’ Shit for Christmas": 26:24–27:09
• Listener Reactions and Double Entendre Examples: 35:04–37:56, 43:09–45:05
• Creative Advice for Aspiring Comics/Musicians: 48:38–49:58
• Defining Moments & Legacy Reflections: 46:34–47:39, 55:46–56:19

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Tone and Language

The conversation is light-hearted, irreverent, and sometimes profane—true to Red Peters’ brand. Both Lynne and Red banter about the shock value and artistry of “dirty songs,” but the underlying message is about authenticity, resilience, and the communal power of laughter.

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TL;DR

Red Peters shares the madcap journey from commercial-jingle-writing burnout to becoming a cult comedy song icon. He explains how parody songwriting became both a creative outlet and a career, with stories from radio’s wild west, classic absurdist influences, and advice for writers not to flinch from risk or criticism. Red’s ultimate hope: that his music’s unique blend of irreverence and wit will keep future generations laughing with (or at) him for decades to come.

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[A]

Comedy saved.

[B]

Me when you have an idea, a good strong idea in the beginning, over time another line will pop in or another part of it. Oh, maybe they could be doing this. But you know, a lot of times it's a fake out and but at the same time, you know, it celebrates the human spirit like you ain't getting shit for Christmas.

[A]

Welcome to another episode of Comedy Saved Me. The show where we dive deep into the wild, weird and wonderful world of comedy and the people whose lives that have been shaped, shaken and yes, sometimes even saved by laughter. I'm your host, Lynne Hoffman and lucky me, today's guest is a true legend in the world of comedy music, Red Peters. Now if you've ever laughed out loud at a song that was just a little too outrageous for the radio, chances are Red Peters was behind it. He is known as the king of comedy music and his career began in the mid-80s when he and his writing partner Ed Grenga started recording off color double entendre songs as a way of blowing off steam from the buttoned up world of commercial music production. Red's irreverent boundary pushing songs have earned him a loyal following and two best selling comedy albums by the way. So whether you're a longtime fan like myself, are just discovering Red's unique brand of musical mischief get ready, because this comedian will literally blow you away with a conversation that's as funny as it is fearless. Welcome Red Peters to Comedy Saved me. I have to start off by saying I'm a huge fan. It's an honor to meet you. I started off in radio back in Boston with John Lander, who introduced me to your wacky, amazing stuff. And I've been a fan ever since. So welcome.

[B]

Thank you. Thank you. Yeah, I've been around a long time.

[A]

Yeah, but.

[B]

But no, I enjoyed you on the radio myself. So you did. You know, I've known your name from a long time. For a long time.

[A]

Red, you're killing me. This is so amazing. I'm so glad we got to meet. Thank you. All right, well, I want to start with you because I know you're a busy guy, so I want to get right into it. Is that all right?

[B]

Yeah, sure. I'm ready.

[A]

Let's start off with the early days. Take us back to the beginning of Red Peters. What. What first drew you to comedy and music? Because that's an interesting combination.

[B]

Yeah, well, I've always been into comedy, but I also had a music production company. We created music for advertising and for films and that sort of thing. And during the pressure of doing this, we would blow off steam, if you know what I mean.

[A]

I gotta have a rim shot in here.

[B]

After. After an intense couple of weeks of recording for various corporations, we started messing around. We'd always. If we were doing a commercial, and of course we'd hear it a hundred times in the recording studio. Before long, we'd change the lyrics ourselves and start mocking the what they want. And that's pretty much how one day we were rehearsing for that in Boston, and my co writer, Ed Gringer and I came up with our first big hit in 1984, the you hardly know me song. And shortly thereafter, in around 2000, we wrote and created or created and wrote how's your whole family? So that's how it started with those two. And they hit the jukeboxes across the nation and people went wild for them. And Even back then, DJs could play them on the radio before they were, you know, either fined or told not to play it anymore. So from there, we recorded our first album. I Laughed, I cried, I fudged my undies. I toured the US Played all the morning shows for six months, eight months, and, you know, spread the word and, you know, it's still going strong to this day.

[A]

It was so much fun. I mean, were you a fan Of Weird Al, by any chance, was that around the same time?

[B]

Actually, I took my daughter. My first concert I took my daughter to was a Weird Al concert. Other than that, you know, I mean, I've followed him over the years. And of course, Dr. Demento plays my songs, and so I've heard all his material. I was more of a George Carlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Frank Zappa, Bonzo Dog Band. The comedians I liked even like, because I watched Ed Sullivan, of course, back then was Jackie Vernon and Norm Crosby. I love them. So, you know, whether they influence what I do or what I did, I'm not sure. But I sure enjoyed them.

[A]

Oh, boy. And we sure enjoyed you. I have to know. Was there something in your life, personal, that happened early on that impacted you, sort of led you down the path of comedy?

[B]

Yes. I went to Pinocchio School for a couple of years. I was an altar boy. I even studied to become a priest, believe it or not. Yeah, for real. And I was going to be a veterinarian when I graduated from college. But I went to Mass Art, and that's where it all congealed, so to speak.

[A]

It all started at Mass College of Art.

[B]

Yeah. And it was during the student strikes back then against the Vietnam War. So I was extremely rebellious. Joined in all the riots, in the protests, and this sort of thing. So I've sort of been. Maybe from my Catholic upbringing, I'm not sure. But I went all out on it, you know, not in an Antichrist type of way, but definitely took some chances. And I've been having so much fun ever since. So I would say it was my Catholic upbringing. But then also my grandfather played the piano. He lived in the same house as us for five hours a day. So maybe that influenced me.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

Who knows?

[A]

That's so cool, but so rebellious. But still, you know, you were having fun. But it was definitely problem.

[B]

Now, I tampered down the rebellious part because, you know, you could get arrested really easy these days.

[A]

We can't have that.

[B]

My friend, one of my friends the other day referred to me as angelic. So, yeah, now I'm angelic.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

But I'm still crazy, you know.

[A]

Well, you got to be a little crazy, otherwise you're not normal.

[B]

Yeah, I'm definitely not normal, but I love it.

[A]

That's good. All right, so what I have to know is there a particular moment when you realized that comedy was going to be more than just sort of a hobby, that you were going to make a living at it?

[B]

Well, I founded and produced the Comedy Cruise in Boston harbor for many years in the 80s. So I had all the greatest local and traveling comedians on the Comedy Cruise for several years. So I had that going, but I also had the music going. So at one point I came to a juncture where I thought I had to choose between comedy or music. So I chose music. But. And I also took comedy into consideration. So they merged and the song started flowing and the bits.

[A]

What made you decide to blend the two? I mean, what was that moment where you realized, wait, I could do both, I could make it the same?

[B]

Yeah, well, I really wanted to. I thought, like, okay, I'm choosing music. But I was still doing comedy and involved with the comedy scene. I couldn't just shut it out.

[A]

Right.

[B]

So it just naturally happened where I blended the both. And you know, we were, we started writing some great songs at that point and my rebellious, rebelliousness continued. You know, Howard Stern picked up on it. So I was a guest on his show. I, I premiered several of my singles on his show. And at one point, I'm not sure what it was. Somebody or he put out a call for people who might want to have shows on his network. So I sent him a one page and like two days later, yes, you have your own show now on the Howard channels. So I had never done any radio before. So here I am, you know, a producer of music and creator. Next thing you know, I'm confronted. I don't know if that's the right word. I said, holy shit. Now I had to produce a one hour special every two weeks.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

With no experience except in the studio recording, that sort of thing. So I, a buddy of mine taught me pro tools and I was on my own from that point. And you know, I've increased my chops quite a bit technically and that sort of thing. So I think I produced around 75 one hour specials on the Howard channels.

[A]

That's a lot.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Did you ever have any resistance from. In the beginning just because of the content? And also, how were you able to write songs and comedy? I mean, that's like doubly putting pressure on yourself to perform.

[B]

Yeah. It's a craft, I have to admit. Like, let's see, let me pick a song. Well, the two Gay Irishman. Okay. That took about three months to write because we researched names, research geography. In over three months we put that song together. Same with I want a Poker Poca and Ballad of a Dog Named Stains. They will all worked and worked and worked until they were perfect in our opinion. And you know, how's Your whole family just flowed out. Blow me, you hardly even know me Just flowed out. Pretty much all the songs flowed out, but some of them needed extra attention to fine tune them. So the comedy comes through at the right time and the point gets across. So it's been a lot of fun and it continues.

[A]

Yeah, you have quite the legacy. Did you expect it to take off the way that it did? I mean, even before Howard Stern, it was pretty popular.

[B]

Yeah. You know, I tr. Like I say, I traveled the morning shows after the first album, and I worked with all these different DJs across the country, including Man Cow, who was number one in Chicago at the time. I went on his show a bunch of times. So then also Stern was coming into the picture, so I knew if I jumped to Stern, I was going to lose Man Cow, but I figured I'd go with Stern. So I think it was a good choice and it gave me a lot of great opportunities. It was. It was really good working with him. And Tim Sabian was very supportive of me. He was the program director. Yeah. And who I still talk to today.

[A]

Doesn't he sell like, stakes now?

[B]

Yeah, he saw a ranch putting together a. Probably a billion dollar operation of Stakes Steak. So it's kind of unusual to jump from Howard Stern to stakes, but.

[A]

Talk about like a complete 180.

[B]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Who knows? Maybe I'll take a turn at some point and who knows all that? Maybe I'll go back into the priesthood thinking about it.

[A]

But would they let you after your career? That's the question.

[B]

Well, they're very forgiving. I understand. So.

[A]

So let me ask, how do you walk the line? Speaking of being edgy and stuff and potentially offensive in your songwriting, especially in today's world? That's a tough line to walk.

[B]

Oh, there's not much I can do about what I've already created that's out there.

[A]

True.

[B]

But I am writing a new song right now for a new Christmas song.

[A]

Does anyone know about it yet? Have you told anyone?

[B]

I don't know if I've told anyone yet. I mean, I just began working on it about a week ago, and I think this is going to be another, like a dog name Stains or, you know, it's going to be a lot of work to get it. To get it to the punchline, but I have some great ideas going to contain sound design, which, you know, I'm using my skills that I've developed since first starting with Pro Tools, and hopefully it's going to be very funny and it's going to be on a vinyl. Red Peter's Greatest Hits and just, you know, late fall probably, but that's what we're putting together right now. So that's what I'm working on. And this will be the bonus track on the. On the greatest hits album.

[A]

So that's awesome. Can you give me any hint as to the song working title right now, seeing as how you always incorporate.

[B]

If I told you the title, you'd.

[A]

Have to kill me.

[B]

Somebody would definitely grab it and write their own song. But I'll tell you off air after. Okay.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

It is. It's such a unique but direct title that even the title is hilarious.

[A]

Let me just say that all your titles are hilarious.

[B]

It's definitely one of the most sophomoric songs. Although that's a pretty high bar. It's so silly and stupid that, that I'm really psyched about it, so hopefully people will agree with me.

[A]

Is there a bellwether, like, when you're writing it, when you get to that point where you're like, oh, yeah, that's gonna work.

[B]

Yeah. The other night when I let. Let the idea flow and it was like 860 words, which is way, way, way too much. I'd be like a five, six minute song. I was, when I was writing it, you know, I'd. I, I was on a roll, I think Sunday night while I was writing it, I was definitely laughing to myself and thinking, oh, yeah, this is great. You know, the, you know, the, the section I was working on, like I'd have a breakthrough. And it just psyched me up to keep going. So I did a beginning, middle and end in one sit down, like say a two, two hour session. And then now I'm working with one of my writers, Artie Johnson, and he's going to help me punch it up and get it ready for recording. We'll probably record it sometime in late also. We'll probably record another couple of songs too, but we haven't decided on which. Which new ones yet. So I'm not sure what's going to happen with them. But to answer your question, this has no profanity in it. It's a foolish little song, Christmas song, you know, so the. It can. The foolishness continues.

[A]

So basically when you start cracking up to yourself, you know.

[B]

Yeah. Oh, y. Oh, it felt good. I knew I was on to something.

[A]

You were on to something. I can't believe there's no profanity, though. That's. That's really cool that I know.

[B]

But no but it's still. It'll turn people off.

[A]

Double entendre, you mean?

[B]

Yeah. No, no, there's no double entendre either. It's a nice little story.

[A]

Oh.

[B]

When it gets to. To the crescendo, that's when it turns a little.

[A]

Takes a left turn at Albuquerque.

[B]

Uncomfortable for some people, but I think it's so funny, it's ridiculous. I've been preparing this for at least six months in preparation for the big payoff, so. But that's a conversation for another time.

[A]

I can't wait. I would love to hear more about it when you release it. But do you like making people feel uncomfortable? Not in a negative way, but with the comedy.

[B]

I think it's just my rebellious streak and weighing good and bad, you know, I push the envelope a little bit. But nowadays, like you were saying, I don't want anyone to be. Knock on the door and take me out of the house in handcuffs or anything like that.

[A]

You never.

[B]

Yeah. Yeah. Well, I'd fight like a bastard, but. Oh, my gosh. But no, it's. It's a trick. It's tricky now because there's so much, to use an old term, political correctness and morality and all this. I mean, underneath it all, I'm a good person. I care about people, but I like to make people laugh. I can't help it. That's who I am, how I am. And don't think I'm going to change. So it's me from this point on.

[A]

Well, please don't go changing. Don't go changing. No, but seriously, that. You bring up a really good point. Because if something's funny, it's just funny. It doesn't matter the content or the topic or the person or the event. If something's funny, it's funny.

[B]

Yeah. Yeah.

[A]

And it's not meant to hurt.

[B]

No, it's not meant to hurt. And you know, my songs are goofy. A lot of my songs are goofy. You just reminded me I do have a new Double entendre song.

[A]

Oh, what's it called?

[B]

Which. Maybe we'll record that one too. It's foolish, it's funny, and I'm sure it will fake people out somewhat, but the payoff is always innocent. So just like I am now. Angelic.

[A]

Angelic. You're hiding your wings, but I know they're back there.

[B]

Yeah, they are. It's uncomfortable in this chair, but I'm.

[A]

Sorry, I won't keep you much longer. But it is really.

[B]

Okay, keep going. Keep me as long as you want.

[A]

Oh, I Love that. All right, well, let me talk to you about your creative process a little bit more. First of all, where do you find the inspiration for your outrageous songs? I'm almost a little scared to ask, especially with some of them.

[B]

You know, they. A lot of them come from that mysterious place that, you know, where you talk to a lot of songwriters and this sort of thing in your other shows, but you just. At some point, they just hit you. You know, a line will hit you, and then, you know, if it's a worthy concept, you know, I begin to develop it like the new Double Entendre song I worked on for several months to get it just right. They just. It comes out of nowhere, you know, the ideas come out of nowhere. What can I tell you? Maybe. Of course, my attitude about life and my observations in life, you know, seeing people at the. At the market, you know, seeing what people look like, whatever, it could. Could come from anywhere. But it. It comes. And what can I tell you? You know, it. It's a challenge because sometimes you have an idea and it goes nowhere. And then other times, like this new Christmas song, which I've been wanting to do for actually more than a year since last Christmas, they take a lot of work and they have to soak into your brain when you have a. An idea, a good, strong idea in the beginning. Over time, another line will pop in or another part of it. Oh, maybe they could be doing this. But, you know, a lot of times it's a fake out and. But at the same time, you know, it celebrates the human spirit. Like, you ain't getting shit for Christmas, where the parents. The parents prepare for the son and daughter and their family to come to the house. And then they banging at the last minute. The daughter wants to go to Hawaii and the sun's going to Myrtle beach or no, no, somewhere down there. And so the. The old man and the. And his old wife are sitting there and then they spew out, you know, with the eventual line you ain't getting for Christmas, you can stick that fruitcake up your ass because both of them sent them fruit cakes.

[A]

Really happen.

[B]

No.

[A]

Oh, this is. This is great.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I wanted to paint a picture how the kids were in grades and the. The parents were. Were preparing a postcard Christmas, you know, and with gifts and hanging the stockings and making sweets and bread and this sort of thing, and the kids just didn't show up. So that. That song, I. I really love that song. That one's a sleeper too, like on YouTube. You know, it's really Popular there. Where people get on.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And they comment about it and they get in fights with themselves. Some will make a comment, some will jump in, and then the. You know, all the way down, people are fighting about, you're an asshole, and this. And, you know, it's. It's unbelievable, you know, on the other hand, a song like holy shit, it's Christmas with the new Christie Hamsters. Oh, what a. What a recording session that was. I think they were on something or they were drinking or whatever, but they were uncooperative. But in the end, that song turned out great. We had a lot of fun doing that one that plays now bleeped on a lot of.

[A]

Oh, get out of here.

[B]

Yeah. On terrestrial stations.

[A]

Oh, oh, I got that.

[B]

Okay. Yeah, I have a bleeped version. And everywhere else it plays. You know, I think someday the word will be acceptable. You know, it's like ready almost at the press. You know, it's ready to go over into mainstream. The word.

[A]

It's poop, for crying out loud. What is everybody poop. So why can't you say, yeah, well.

[B]

I'm looking forward to that day? Because then they'll be able to play Holy it's Christmas and you ain't getting for Christmas. And then this new song, the new song, I think it will play everywhere.

[A]

Awesome. Awesome.

[B]

But we'll see. We'll be right back with more of.

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You know what?

[B]

I can see you as Mr. Darcy.

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[A]

This is what I wanted to ask you. Two things. First of all, this morning I was listening to a local radio station, and I heard someone say asshole twice on the air. But it was funny because it was during a really funny comedy. Yeah. On the radio. And my husband and I both looked at each other and we were like, did we just hear what we think we heard? That's great, because again, it's body part.

[B]

I have something a little weird happening here.

[A]

And also, let me ask you certain words.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You know, like, is that what will spark? How you can pull them apart to make them play? Like. Like, for example, dictation.

[B]

Yeah. Yeah.

[A]

Like, is. Is that.

[B]

I'm not even sure if people know what dictation machine is anymore, but. No, no.

[A]

I'm sorry. That was my favorite one of all. I know, because I wasn't ready for.

[B]

It, you know, Take your pants down to the cleaners today. Take your pants down. So that was one. One of my favorite Lines. But of course, how's your whole family? Even when we were recording that song, I forgot if you, you know, go to the. Near the end of the song, it's. It's more explicit. And while I was writing it, I said, oh, I can't think of that line. I mean, that's that line in the song. And I knew I loved it. One of my girlfriend's friends at the time knew it, she remembered it and she told me. And so it got to be in the song. You know, it's probably the rudest line of that song, but, you know, in some cases I cut that one out and just have the rest on the stupid ones. How's your dick tation machine? Yeah, I'm going to do your ass trilogical sign. You know, that sort of thing.

[A]

Yeah, it's a craft. It's definitely.

[B]

It really is a craft. They just don't come out fast and we don't think about it. Like, when I was doing the Red Peters Comedy Music Hour on Howard, people would send in the songs and believe me, you would not believe the songs that people sent me in. They were. Most of them were poorly recorded and so extreme it would offend everyone no matter what. And then. So I had to pick through them and find songs. Some of them were still over the top and extreme, but there was something clever about them and they did a nice recording of them, which to me is the bottom line. They have to sound good. You know, as. As, you know, we spend quite a bit of time polishing our songs and using them, the latest production techniques and make them sound as great as they can be, you know, whether we're emulating a big band or country, you know, zoom in on each one of them and make them as authentic as possible. So I'm hoping that for my new song, my new Christmas song, too.

[A]

I'm so excited about the Christmas song because you always need new Christmas songs. Come on, you know.

[B]

Yeah, but, you know, ones that maybe stick out a little bit more than others. And this one will. Will definitely. I think this one could be good, but we'll see. You know, I don't want to make any predictions.

[A]

Do you. Do you have to be able to. This. This is confounding to me how. I don't know if that's the right word or not. Sometimes I like to whip out big words.

[B]

But.

[A]

But do you have to be able to laugh at yourself? Number one. And number two, what would you say to someone who gets offended easily? Like, how could you help them to understand how to loosen up a bit or maybe not take it so seriously. You can't.

[B]

You can't? No. Sometimes, like, I went to a wedding in Chicago a few weeks ago, and I got in a conversation, you know, the. The bride's father on the breakfast, you know, at the end of the thing, he was a straight guy, but he said, have you ever been to Chicago before? Oh, I said, oh, yeah, I've been a bunch of times. I was on Man Cow many times. And he went, you were on Man Cow? Because he had the number one show in Chicago for a long time. And he goes, well, what kind of songs did you do?

[A]

And, oh, no, what did he say?

[B]

I know. Wow.

[A]

Oh, no. What did you say?

[B]

I'm telling you, I. I feel guilty. And like, why did you do that? Why did you do that? I. He said, well, what kind of. What kind of song should record? Well, I said, my first hit was Blow Me. You hardly even know me. And he was. He didn't. He didn't react extremely. So I foolishly told him, blow Me. And my favorite. When I jerk off, I think of you.

[A]

I know that one, too. You told him that?

[B]

Yeah, I told him that of all.

[A]

Of the ones that you had just.

[B]

Got married, it was. They were so wonderful, the whole family. And at the end, I revealed that to him. Oh, my God. And I felt like a real shitheel afterwards, you know.

[A]

What was his reaction?

[B]

It. Nod at me for, you know, a week or two, thinking, oh, Red, why did you do that? Why? You know, so I have to be very careful. So I, you know, I'm not reclusive, but I'm keeping things more to myself right now until I release them to the public. So that's. Right. That's where the angelic comes in. You know, I avoid conflict and just try to be creative.

[A]

That's really. That's a sad thing to say right now.

[B]

It is. But I mean, nowadays you don't know, you know, if something bad is going to happen to you or, you know what I mean? So I just have to be very careful. I remember when Greg Hill and his crew over at aaf, I had bumper stickers made and, you know, they went everything from Red Peter's Rules to Free the Sperms. And I put an S on the sperms, an S on purpose, but I had a whole bunch of them, you know, blow me. How's your hole? Of course.

[A]

Yeah, yeah.

[B]

I can't think of all the other ones, but LB put them all in the back of his car. He got Pulled over.

[A]

Of course he did.

[B]

Made him peel them all off.

[A]

What?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

When did this happen? What year? What year are we talking about?

[B]

In the 90s, I would say. No, actually, it might even have been my second album. All Blue Balls is Back came out in 2000.

[A]

Just saying. It's funny. Come on. I played these songs for my mom, Red. You know, I mean, she's not easily offended, but still, she finds the humor and the way that you. It's so creative. It's.

[B]

It's.

[A]

You're not trying to hurt anyone. You're just saying funny shit.

[B]

Yeah, she's trying to have fun. When I. When the Ballad of a Dog Stains came out, you know, I remember my mother, of course. Oh, Douglas, you have those filthy songs. Oh, my gosh. You know, but she was supportive. She came to all my premieres and that sort of thing, but her next door neighbor in her listened to the album, and when it came to. Hold up, when it came to, you know, listening to the whole song, I think the woman was like 78 years old and she thought it was a real song. And a lot of people think it's a real song. A real sad song. Right?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And she was crying at the table. She cried, like, for 15 minutes.

[A]

Oh, my God.

[B]

After hearing the poor. The story of poor Bobby and his dog stands, you know, she.

[A]

It's like old Yellow.

[B]

Yeah, yeah, that's. Oh, we studied. What's his face? Walter Brennan. We studied Walter Brennan closely and listen to all his songs in the orchestration. And we tried to make a tear jerker, but with a thinly veiled, you know, off color punchline. So that's probably one of the best. That's Howard Stern's favorite. It's. A lot of people say, and my license plate is Stains.

[A]

Oh, my God.

[B]

A lot of people. Oh, are you. Oh, are you in the.

[A]

Carpet cleaning business?

[B]

Yeah, yeah, whatever. I just go, oh, no, it's a tribute to my. A dog I once had.

[A]

Oh, that's funny. Everyone can relate to that, though. I mean, whenever. I mean, anyone who has animals, correct me if I'm wrong, but, like, you've got stains all over your house no matter what. Like, it doesn't matter. So you can relate in any way to.

[B]

Yeah, yeah. Well, the line. When Bobby went into the hospital, Stains was back home. Now fucked it up. Stains was back home on Bobby's bed. That was the line, you know, again, double entendre. Oh, oh, oh.

[A]

See, it takes a second sometimes. Yeah, but that's the beauty of it.

[B]

The dog Is named Staines. So just imagine if the dog was out in the yard and it was time to come in. What would you yell?

[A]

Stains, get in here. Hey.

[B]

You wouldn't say come, stains.

[A]

I was letting you do that. Sorry.

[B]

Come change. Come change.

[C]

Right.

[A]

I swear, I was thinking to myself when I was going to talk to you today, I'm like, how am I going to do this? It's got to be also interesting on your side of things to not to be the interviewee and talk about this stuff with people, because it is funny, but it's dirty and funny and.

[B]

Yeah, yeah.

[A]

You know, so. And I thought, oh, he's such a lovely man, you know, I wonder how am I gonna look him in the face? And he's telling me about it.

[B]

Yeah, yeah. You know, basically, again, going back to the word angelic, but, you know, the angels on this shoulder and the devil's on this shoulder. Yep. And we'll see who wins.

[A]

I have a feeling I know who's gonna win there. Red. I have just a couple of more quick questions for you before I let you go. Is there a particular song or a moment throughout your career that you feel that you're most proud of?

[B]

Well, I have my favorite songs, so I really can't pin. I'm trying to think of what that would be. A moment. Yeah, maybe, you know, I mean, performing for like 15, 20,000 people singing blow me. That was good. I think that was in New Orleans. New Orleans. At some bikie convention or something. I don't know.

[A]

That must have been amazing.

[B]

Yeah. And. And I sang the best I could. Holy shit. It's Christmas at Rick d's Christmas party On the Sony. On the Sony lot. There must have been 15, 20,000 people there. But that was fun, too. Probably that the high point was Howard Stern, you know, liking the songs. And that gave me a big boost. And I got to do a lot of things when I was working with him. So, you know, there's so many, you know.

[A]

No, that's a good one.

[B]

That.

[A]

I mean, that opens doors for sure. You know, it leads to another question, though. This is all difficult for people, you know, when you're putting stuff out there, when you're writing songs. Write a book, write a song, write a movie, whatever it is, you're putting it out there to be judged. So it's not an easy thing. And a lot of people that I know who are creative are very delicate minded. So, you know, it's hard to hear criticism and stuff. And I would just be curious to know what you would advise someone who is embarking on a journey into comedy or even music, whatever it is, in a creative way. You know how they'll be able to get past that, you know, considering that Howard Stern took a liking to your stuff and then now all of a sudden, millions and millions of people know who read Peters is. So what would you say to somebody coming up through the ranks, how they would, you know, keep forging ahead?

[B]

I mean, I saw people on the comedy cruise that were just starting out and I had everyone on there. I don't want to listen to names, but you can imagine the 80s in Boston. Yeah. A lot. You know, Brian Kiley, Jonathan Katz, you know, Craig Shoemaker, Stephen Wright. Yeah.

[A]

Dennis Leary.

[B]

Yeah. And, you know, we had a lot of comedians, so, you know, sometimes they would bomb and, you know, I. I can't even imagine that. I did a little stand up and luckily it went over.

[A]

Luckily.

[B]

Yeah, luckily it went over because I'm thin skinned. But I would say just follow your heart in your brain and just keep writing. It's important to keep writing and develop your skills, develop your on stage Persona. There'll be good days and there'll be a lot of bad days and you're going to feel like sometimes, but you just keep pushing ahead. Some people can make their way through it and others can't, but you just have to repetitive on the stage saying the same jokes. Sometimes the jokes go over big in one show and then the next day you do another show and nothing works. So it's stand up is tough. I kind of. That's one of the reasons why I went with my strong suit. The music.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And the comedy. Because I. I don't think I could take being out on stage and using one of my best lines or whatever. And the people sit there, you know, and no, no reaction. You know, it would be worse than me telling the. The bride's.

[A]

Your faith, what you do for a living.

[B]

Oh, my gosh.

[A]

I love that you still find it funny. It's hysterical.

[B]

It wasn't funny, though. The next day when I woke up, I went, no, you didn't. And I was. Guilt. I felt guilt for maybe 10 days, two weeks. Wow. Yeah. It's a tough racket. I'm telling you.

[D]

It is.

[A]

And racket's a good word. Let me ask, what's the most surprising reaction you've ever gotten from a fan or critic? Do you have one that you always think of when you're going through your mind?

[B]

In general, people are very nice in, you know, they're Complimentary. But I remember one time in. Somewhere in the Midwest I was doing. I did the radio show and that night I did a short concert at this club. And at one point someone slipped me a note and it said, oh, Red, I enjoyed you so much tonight. My husband's name was Red, and he passed away not too long ago. And seeing you today just. I just felt so great and I appreciate you so much. And I. I kept that little note for years and years. And then in my latest move, I live on Cape Cod now, I was going through some notes and I found that note and I looked at it and I recognized the handwriting.

[A]

Who was it?

[B]

It was my manager. And I was like, so proud of myself. And I'm going, wow, I'm really, I'm really helping people, you know, get along in life.

[A]

How many years went by?

[B]

How many years that son of a bitch. All these years I've felt so good about that show and it was, it was a fake note.

[D]

Oh my.

[A]

Did you call him?

[B]

Oh, of course.

[A]

Oh, that's hysterical. Wow, wow, wow.

[B]

Yeah, I would, you know, these things pop out. I remember that. That was so funny.

[A]

Whenever you say things now, I'm thinking like whenever you say, like when things pop out or sue for me, I don't know what happened. Something happened to me. But you know that line, that's what she said. Well, I do it all the time and sometimes I get in trouble for it. So I feel like I'm Red Peters at that moment, you know, just slips out.

[B]

So you say what you say. That's what she said.

[A]

Yeah. If someone says something like they're talking about a poll or, you know, and I can't, I can't help myself and sometimes it gets me in trouble.

[B]

I know mine. We were joking around. One of the musicians and co writers was living on the north shore somewhere and the land would landlord. A woman would come in and go, you know, you people. You know, you people. She started. So then we started saying you people as a, as a joke. But actually it's like semi hurtful to some people when you say that.

[D]

Really, you know.

[B]

Yeah. When you say, you know, you people, all you do is cry about things or you're ruining the world or whatever, you know. Oh, I see what you're using the term you people. It's condescending. But we thought it was very funny and how it's part of our regular vocabulary. Yeah, you know, we, we use it all the time. But, but at. At risk because you could insult somebody or make somebody Feel uncomfortable. So it's, It's. It's a. It's tough.

[A]

Don't let that crap ever stop you because you bring so much joy to so many people and you bring so much laughter to so many people. And if. And if people don't know who you are.

[B]

Thank you very much.

[A]

As a person at least, my goal today was to make sure that they know that you're a really sweet, generous, kind, normal.

[B]

Yeah. And I think that's not normal. Yeah. I think that some people think, oh, he must be a pig. No, you're just funny or whatever, you know, and I'm me. And this is how I am in real life. I'm mellow. I used to have, you know, not an angry side, but when I was younger, I'd be more willing to get in a fight with somebody. But now as an older person, I. I can be myself. You know, people come up to me and they're expecting to go, hey, Red. And they'll say something really off fellow or use terms that even I wouldn't use, you know, and then they're shocked that I'm just this mellow person, like a regular person.

[A]

How do you want to be remembered?

[B]

I just want people to enjoy my songs forever, you know, long after I'm gone. And a lot of new people, a lot of. Of people today don't know me. You know, the. The younger people, when they. When they start hearing the stuff, they love it. So the. Our goal this year and moving forward is going to be to reintroduce me to a younger audience and, you know, hopefully it will inspire more. More great songs.

[A]

Well, I hope it does. I know it will. And I'm so grateful for your time today and to finally get to meet the man behind all the hysterical laughter that got me through the last 30 years of my life.

[B]

It's very nice to meet you and.

[A]

Yeah, and likewise. And let's talk, you know, Christmas.

[B]

Oh, yeah. Thank you very much.

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