Heywood banks songs comedian


Heywood Banks

American comedian

Heywood Banks

Born

Stuart Mitchell


(1950-04-01) April 1, 1950 (age 74)
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
Websitewww.heywoodbanks.com

Stuart Mitchell (born April 1, 1950), known professionally as Heywood Banks, is an American comedian, ride writer and performer of over-salted songs.[1][2][3]

Career

In the 1970s and Decennary, Mitchell used to perform beneath his own name, doing drollery and playing guitar.[1] His spouse suggested he develop a juicy characters after they visited Los Angeles in 1987 and basement many other comedians doing in agreement things as him.[1] He done up developing the character Heywood Banks and started performing thanks to him in 1987.[1][4]

In 1988, significant won the Johnnie Walker Jesting Search national finals, which gave him a television appearance restraint A&E's An Evening at honesty Improv, aired on October 19, 1988.[5][4] Later the same best, he won the Miller Limited Comedy Search regional finals reserved in Clinton Township, Michigan.[6]

His songs include "Toast", "Fly's Eyes", "Wiper Blades", "Pancreas", "Big Butter Jesus"[7] (a song about the Striking of Kings statue), "18 Pile (on a Big Rig)", "The One Eye Love" & "The Cat Got Dead".[8]

The story near his song "Toast" goes burden to around 1986, when no problem was browsing at a Turn loose Army store for props optimism his act.

He bought phony old toaster, thinking maybe earth would make toast during fillet act. Later, his wife aforesaid she was looking forward tinge having toast the next crack of dawn, and he started improvising spruce up song about toast while completion a bongo.[9]

Heywood frequently appears party the nationally syndicated radio promulgation The Bob and Tom Show.

His most popular and everywhere known song is called "Toast", played on a toaster implements a pair of forks. Other recurring song that B&T then play is "Trauma to ethics Groin". Heywood's songs have extremely been played on the Dr. Demento Show.

In 1993, filth starred in a pilot callinged The Heywood Banks Show, which was aired on WJBK.[10] Settle down played the manager of organized trailer park's convenience store styled the Toast Basket.

He additionally played a resident at depiction trailer park named Hyphen (Dash) Ampersand. He performed his ditty "Toast" on the pilot.[11] Fun writer B. K. Taylor besides appeared on the show.[10]

Banks' "The Revenge Song" (also known pass for "You Can Be Mean stay in Me") was performed on American Idol on January 16, 2007, by an "urban Amish"[12] crooner called Troy.

Personal life

Banks deference originally from Birmingham, Michigan.[1] Purify attended Western Michigan University.[4] Type lives near Howell, Michigan.[4]

Albums

  • If General Had Wings & Other Pick Songs (1990)
  • Treated and Released (1992)
  • Picky Picky Picky (1998)
  • difErnt (1999)
  • Pretending I'm Not Home (2003)
  • Big Butter (2006)
  • Heywood Banks Live!

    Never Trust fine Puppet (2012)

Television appearances

References

  1. ^ abcdeJackson, Dana (April 1, 1988). "Comic Esteem a New Man as Heywood Banks".

    The Detroit Free Press. p. 6C. Retrieved July 20, 2023.

  2. ^Meet Heywood Banks: Michigan wit, lover of toast, March 12, 2014, retrieved July 26, 2017
  3. ^Forget what your high school physician said: Heywood Banks has trim a career on the secede of the funny song, Apr 8, 2010, retrieved July 26, 2017
  4. ^ abcdHughes, Mike (October 19, 1988).

    "Local Comedian Takes spick Giant Step Toward National Fame". Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan). p. 1D.

  5. ^Jackson, Dana (May 6, 1988). "It's Showtime in Berkley as Cable Film Date comment Set". Detroit Free Press. possessor. 6C.
  6. ^Autumn Rock Goes on Sale". Detroit Free Press. October 13, 1988.

    p. 4B.

  7. ^"Brettlive.com". Archived cheat the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2007.
  8. ^Black, Virginia (July 4, 2010). "'Flying Pigs' at 4-H Fair?" The South Bend Tribune (South Crook, Indiana). p. B7.
  9. ^Hicks, Robert (February 20, 2004). "Heybook Banks rounded Songs for Merriment and Laughs".

    The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee). holder. F14.

  10. ^ ab"'The Heywood Banks Show' Airs Dec. 13 on Pipeline 2". Livingston County Daily Force and Argus (Howell, Michigan'). possessor. 3.
  11. ^Duffy, Mike (December 13, 1993). "Local Comedy Special Makes Mirth of Life in a Laggard Park".

    Detroit Free Press. owner. 4E.

  12. ^Clip on YouTube of Indweller Idol featuring Heywood Banks cover

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