When we started The Good Country Goodtime in the fall of last year, we knew we wanted our new variety show to continue many country traditions – great music, good hangs, excellent songs, a killer band, and of course hilarious hijinx. From Minnie Pearl and Roger Miller to Hannah Dasher and Gary Mule Deer, humor and comedy have always been a keystone tradition in country.
At our September Goodtime, plenty of hijinx ensued, especially with our extremely funny guest host Robbie Fulks. But one of our favorite gut-busting moments from the Good Country Goodtime was this sketch and song featuring writer-comedian-producer Greg Hess and our all-star band fronted by the Coral Reefers’ Mick Utley.
Utley is rudely interrupted, mid-Hank Williams cover, by Hess (who co-produces the show, and here plays the show’s producer). The melancholy country vibes of Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome” and Ralph Stanley’s “Oh, Death” are not peppy and positive enough, it seems, so Utley and band are tasked with bringing something fresher, newer, and “hot” to the stage.
“I guess I’m confused about what a ‘good time’ is,” Utley declares at the producer’s ill-timed feedback, before launching into a hilarious – and yes, peppy and positive – rendition of Tom T. Hall’s classic, “Who’s Gonna Feed Them Hogs.” To cheers and laughter from the Dynasty Typewriter crowd Utley sings, “400 hogs just standin’ out there/ My wife can’t feed ’em, my neighbors they don’t care… Here I am in this dang bed/ And who’s gonna feed them hogs?”
Our inaugural Good Country Goodtime show, hosted by Robbie Fulks, also featured appearances by artists Victoria Bailey and Aubrie Sellers as well as a hilarious set by comedian and actor Kurt Braunohler. Dynasty Typewriter is one of LA’s premier spaces for comedy, music, podcasts, improv, and so much more.
Enjoy this hilarious sketch and rendition of Tom T. Hall’s “Who’s Gonna Feed Them Hogs” by Mick Utley and the Good Country Goodtime house band and stay tuned for even more songs and silliness from the Good Country Goodtime coming to you soon right here on BGS and Good Country.
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