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2 Welcome to FuMPFest 2021! We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Demento back as our guest of honor to help celebrate 50 years of The Dr. Demento Show! We’ve got a great lineup for you this weekend, including Dr. Demento’s Festival of Dementia, performances by some amazing artists, The Logan Awards, and, of course, Dumb Parody Ideas. Be sure to grab a Bin- go card and follow along with the ridiculousness. And please wear a mask. We plan to have fun, but we need to keep everyone safe. Table of Contents Page Content Guidelines for Parents 8 FuMP Bingo 14 Guests 5 Local Area Map 15 Merchandise Listing 12 Panels 4 Program Schedule 8 Special Thanks Dr. Demento, John Cafiero, Luke Ski, Insane Ian, Chris Mezzolesta, Bill Rockwell, Bad Beth and Beyond, Bill Larkin, Carla Ulbrich, Carrie Dahlby, Ian Lockwood, Nuclear Bubble Wrap, Ross Childs, Steve Goodie, The Gothsicles, Worm Quartet, Captain Ambivalent, Susan “Sulu” Dubow, Jungle Judy, Beefalo Bill, Artie Barnes, Jeff Morris, Eclectic Lee, Sara Trice, Dr. Don, MadMike, all of our spon- sors, HTB Press, Jacob Dawson and the Dorsai Irregulars, Dina Chi- appetta, Aaron Bastable, Aron Kamm, Don Bundy and Bundy Audio, Brett Ferlin, Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz, Mr. Tuesday, Ellen Macas, Kristina Winslow, Brett Krause, Doornail, James Russell, Ken Sher- lock, and of course everyone who actually showed up to this thing! FuMPFest Staff Tom Rockwell - Con Chair... aka Devo Spice, the guy who does things Luke Sienkowski - Co-chair, aka the great Luke Ski, who tells Devo to do things Chris Mezzolesta - Sound Guy, Tile Guy, Power Salad performer Ian Bonds - aka Insane Ian, hosting, so Devo doesn’t have to 3 Panel Descriptions Friday Opening Ceremonies - Welcome The Sidekicks - Join Sulu, to the con! Join us for an over- Jungle Judy (via Zoom), and view of what we have in store more to discuss being a sidekick this weekend and see this year’s on The Dr. Demento Show. entries for our video contest. Q&A with Dr. Demento - Leg- The Logan Awards - The 11th an- endary radio host Dr. Demento nual Logan Whitehurst Memorial will be on hand to talk about his Award for Excellence in career and answer questions. , hosted by Dr. Demento, Dr. Demento’s Festival of De- with winners in three categories. mentia - Dr. Demento presents Saturday the biggest hits from his 50 years of producing and hosting The Dr. The State of the FuMP - Mem- Demento Show. bers of the FuMP will be on hand to discuss what’s going on be- What The FuMP? (Game Show) hind the scenes at The FuMP. This game show takes contes- tants from the audience to test their comedy-music knowledge. Sunday The FuMP Showcase - Artists who aren’t otherwise perform- ing will take the stage, including Regdar and the Fighters, Karl Brown, Brett Glass, Captain Am- bivalent, and more. We’re Number 1! - FuMP artists perform their Funny 25 #1 songs. Dumb Parody Ideas - Join our guests and some brave members of the audience as they compete for the coveted Golden Spatula! Closing Ceremonies - Join us for the wrap up, the winner of our video contest, and more. 4 Guest of Honor: Dr. Demento

Dr. Demento has been cele- brating ‘mad music and crazy comedy’ on the airwaves playing everything from to for five decades. He is responsible for introducing the world to the Dr. Demento Show’s #1 most requested song, “Fish Heads”, and launching the career of the most successful artist in the entire history of funny music—“Weird Al” Yankovic. Throughout the years, the Doc- tor’s influence on pop culture entitled Dr. Demento Covered in has earned him induction into Punk was released on CD, vinyl the National Radio Hall of Fame, and digital download. This album a special on Comedy Central, was the highest charting “Dr. De- guest appearances on Late Night mento” branded release to date. with David Lettermen, Larry King Dr. Demento Covered in Punk Live, The Simpsons, and more. debuted on the Billboard chart Dr. Demento is a world-renowned as the #1 for two record collector and music his- consecutive weeks and held var- torian, whose lifelong passion ious positions in the top 10 over for music of all kinds is reflected the course of six months. in the weekly selections heard With interest from an entirely on the Dr. Demento Show. In new generation of ‘Dementites addition to live appearances and and Dementoids’ (as his fans performances nationwide, the are affectionately known), as Doctor lectures at educational well as those who’ve been loyal institutions drawing on his ex- throughout the 70s, 80s, 90s and tensive knowledge of the history onward, now celebrating his 50th of Comedy, the music of Frank Anniversary—the Doctor is in and Zappa, the history of punk rock, more topical than ever! and many other topics. Look for a new two-hour episode Most recently, a compilation produced and released each album of all-new recordings week at DrDemento.com. 5 Guests

Bad Beth and Beyond - Nobody knows where New Orleans-based Bad Beth and Beyond came from, but she first began offending people in 2011 with her lecherous songs and refusal to play a proper guitar. Her album 2-Deep has been known to get hundreds of listeners in trouble at work.

Bill Larkin - Bill Larkin is a pianist, singer and comedy songwriter. He has performed on Com- edy Central, the Edinburgh, San Francisco and Orlando Fringe Festivals. His comedy album, Knowing Your Audience, was recorded live at the Green Mill Jazz Club in Chicago. He is also an award-winning stage actor.

Carla Ulbrich - Carla Ulbrich is a comical Sing- er-songwriter whose songs have been heard on SiriusXM comedy radio, NPR‘s Weekend Edition, and, of course, Dr. Demento. Carla has released 10 CDs and has performed at The Bluebird Cafe, Bird- land, The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, and lots of Zoom. Oh, and she was an extra in Sharknado 2.

Carrie Dahlby - Carrie Dahlby is a classically trained singer from the Chicago area who lends her talents to many of the other FuMP art- ists for their own music. Carrie has released three studio albums and is best known for her songs about being a parent. In 2019 Carrie enjoyed her first “Music Guest of Honor” status at Capricon.

Ian Lockwood - Ian Lockwood is a Brooklyn- based and musician. He is the co-host of Hot Teens at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective and has had recurring appearances on the pod- cast Earwolf Presents. Ian’s second studio EP, Your Dad, drops this Fall, and includes five tracks in the comedy-pop style he is known for. 6 7 Program Schedule

Content Guidelines for Parents

Content is clean and just fine for the young’uns.

Generally clean but may contain some adult topics, double entendres, or some mild profanity.

Expect some profanity here but not an excessive amount.

No holds barred. Lots of $#%^&@! profanity!

Totally insane! Not suitable for anyone.

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Insane Ian - Insane Ian is a comedy-musician from Chicago with a penchant for video games and a strange Spider-Man fetish. Recently knighted as a “ god” by legend- ary radio personality Dr. Demento, Ian has made a name for himself with his quick and video game related song parodies.

Nuclear Bubble Wrap - Nuclear Bubble Wrap is a psychedelic/alternative rock band from Nashville, TN. Their music is known for containing lush, multi-layered psychedelic arrangements, with catchy and witty lyrics. They’re known for their sense of humor and tendency to lean towards nerdy references and subject matter.

Ross Childs - Ross Childs has been improvising, singing, and performing for the better part of a decade. He has studied at iO, The Annoyance, and The Second City. He released his debut al- bum Kazoology in 2018. He’s a founding member of the team, “Waffle Junkies”, as well as the improv team “Flynn Tin Tin.”

Steve Goodie - Steve Goodie is a comedian, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Nashville who penned Nina Yankovic’s favorite parody, “Dumbledore,” a parody of her father’s original song “Hardware Store.” Steve has had numerous hit songs on The Dr. Demento Show and made the year end Funny 25 twice in 2017.

Sulu - Susan “Sulu” Dubow began her dement- ed career listening to the Dr. Demento Show in the mid 70’s. Her songs “I Love your Toes” and “Chocolate Toenails” made it to the top of the Top Ten. She also appears as a guest vocalist on “High School Gym” and “I Gotta Get a Fake ID” by Barnes and Barnes. 11 Guests

The Gothsicles all over the damned place. They The Gothsicles had the #1 song of the year on are an indus- the Dr. Demento show in 2004 trial comedy and then again with Devo Spice band with a in 2006, and won a Logan Award penchant for in 2011. writing songs about video games. Although Official Merchandise their latest album turns their Be sure to visit Table 27 to pick attention to animals with tracks up the latest merchandise from like “Rock the Quokka” and “Stag FuMPFest—such as our 2021 Beetle Professional Wrestling.” t-shirt—as well as merchandise the great from each of our guests. And don’t forget to stop at Dr. De- Luke Ski mento’s table to pick up the At Dragon*Con latest Dr. Demento merchandise 2004, Dr. and releases from Demented Demento Punk Records. declared “the great Luke Ski” to be his radio program’s Most Requested Artist of the 21st Century. Since then, Luke has held onto that title by having songs on the show’s year-end Funny 25 countdown for 18 years in a row, including five at #1.

Worm Quartet Worm Quartet is a one-man band from Rochester, NY known for spewing hyper- speed lyrical lunacy over catchy synthesized punky music-type stuff whilst prancing and sweating 12 13 14 Local Area Map

1. Saranello’s (10a-8p) 2. Dunkin’ (4a-5p) 3. Spears Bourbon Burgers Beer (10:30a-mid) 4. Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurnt (10a-8p) 5. Buca de Beppo (10a-9p) 6. Old Munich Tavern (10a-3a) 7. Boston Fish Marke (9:30a-9:30p) 8. Kilcoyne Redwood Inn (8a-1a) 9. Starbucks (4:30a-6p) 10. Benihana (10a-10p) 11. Panda Express (9:30a-8p) 12. McDonald’s (4a-10p) 13. Joe’s Pizzeria (3p-9:30p) 14. Mexical (9:30a-7p) 15. Dominos (9a-11p) 16. El Paisa Alegre (6a-5p) 17. Wajo Sushi (9:30a-10p) 18. Rise n Dine Pancake Cafe (6a-1p) 19. Mi Mexico Restaurant (10:30a-8p) 20. Cafe Mistiko (10a-1a) 21. Ochoa’s Mexican Grill (9a-8p) 15 16