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"Jimbo, don't be such a dead fuck." What does it say about us as a culture that one of our most enduring sub-genres is watching depraved men hack up pretty teens into bits? That we rock and we like cool shit! Go USA! In my ever-growing attempt to figure out what exactly this blog is, I decided we'd pivot away from the territory of musical comedy that my first two articles have covered, lest people think all I do is talk about people who do funny songs. So we find ourselves in a completely different section of pop culture entirely. And I'm excited about this one, because, mm, I love me a good dumb horror movie.  In the "slasher" sub-genre, there exist several icons, but I'm willing to go out on a limb and say if you polled the general public, the five names you would hear the most would be Freddy, Jason, Michael, Chucky & Leatherface (who may be referred to as "the  Texas Chainsaw  guy", or even simply, "the guy with the chainsaw...

  7 . Mandatory Fun (2014) It's nice bit of symmetry that we left off on Al's debut album and come back here with his most recent. This was a big one for Al, too. It was his final album on his contract, and he's indicated it may be his final album all together. It also represented a major milestone: Al's first number one album. That's pretty mind boggling for a comedy record, especially in 2014, but I think it speaks to - beyond an extremely clever marketing campaign - the infinite amount of good will Al has built up over the years. And hey! It's actually pretty dang good, too, which is neat.  The Parodies: I am a bit confused by the choice of album opener. Later tracks on the album like "Foil" or "Tacky" feel like perfect ways to start things off, but " Handy" ? As I mentioned on the last article, it doesn't help a parody's prospects when the song it's aping is one I'm not a fan of, and I can't say Iggy Azalea...