Available on (*):
- Cutting Up With Whimsical Will Volume Two: Demented News 15th Anniversary Collection (selected episodes only)
- Demented News yearly 2-CD sets (years 2001-2003 only)
- Cutting Up With Whimsical Will Volume Two: Demented News 25th Anniversary (selected episodes only)
Demented News topics for this episode (courtesy of Whimsical Will):
- Russia: astrologer says NASA comet probe will upset balance of universe, and wants $300 million in damages
- Australia: funeral procession vehicles with mini-bar, DVD player, and coffee maker
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- The Demented News made its debut on March 8, 1987, on the KLSX (Los Angeles) version of "The Dr. Demento Show". It became a regular feature on the syndicated version of the show starting with episode 92-36.
- Nearly every week, new stories are covered, using sound bites from various sources. This style was partially inspired by Dickie Goodman, but more directly by KMPC sports announcer Jim Healy.
Also credited as:
- Billy Simpson
General type of music:
- break-in
Real name:
- William Simpson
Based in:
- Los Angeles, CA
Also recorded with:
- Mimi
- Princess
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- since 1986, has created a yearly break-in recording (a la Dickie Goodman) to honor one of the summer's biggest hit movies (although the first year he did the not so successful "Howard The Duck")
- took voice lessons from Daws Butler
- was a child voice actor in the animated "Star Trek" and "The Little Prince"
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