Bad News (band)
Bad News | |
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Bad News in a scene from More Bad News. From left to right; Colin Grigson, Spider Webb, Vim Fuego, Den Dennis. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Heavy metal, parody music, comedy rock |
| Years active | 1983–1988 |
| Labels | EMI |
| Past members | Vim Fuego Den Dennis Colin Grigson Spider Webb |
Bad News are a fictional English heavy metal band created for the Channel 4 television series The Comic Strip Presents.... Its members were Vim Fuego (played by Ade Edmondson) on vocals and lead guitar; Den Dennis (Nigel Planer) on rhythm guitar; Colin Grigson (Rik Mayall) on bass; and Spider "Eight-Legs" Webb (Peter Richardson) on drums. The band continued outside the context of the TV series, with the actors (in character) eventually playing a number of live gigs as Bad News, and recording an album (1987's Bad News) and a single (a cover of "Bohemian Rhapsody") that made the UK charts.