Richard Cheese

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Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine (or simply Richard Cheese) is a cover band and comedy act, performing popular songs in a lounge/swing style. Lounge singer Richard Cheese is a character created and portrayed by Los Angeles–based actor/comedian/singer Mark Jonathan Davis.

History

Davis had previously worked as Director of Comedy Network Programming for Premiere Networks. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He developed the Richard Cheese lounge singer idea in the mid-1990s.Template:Citation needed The band's work was first broadcast in 2000 by KROQ-FM and the Dr. Demento show.<ref name=":0" />

Releases

Since 2000, Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine band has released 28 albums.Template:Citation needed

The band's debut album Lounge Against the Machine was released in 2000 by Oglio Records.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Cheese's second and third albums, Tuxicity and I'd Like a Virgin were independently released in 2002 and 2004 by Cheese's own label, Ideatown Entertainment (later renamed to Coverage Records).Template:Citation needed From 2005 to 2006, Surfdog Records released three Richard Cheese CDs: Aperitif for Destruction, a studio album, Silent Nightclub, a collection of songs tangentially related to the holiday season, and The Sunny Side of the Moon: The Best of Richard Cheese, which included newly re-recorded versions of six covers from previous albums, plus four new studio recordings. Surfdog also re-released the Richard Cheese albums Tuxicity and I'd Like a Virgin on their label.Template:Citation needed

Beginning in 2007, the band returned to releasing its own albums, through Davis's independent Coverage Records label.

Film work

Richard Cheese's cover of Disturbed's "Down with the Sickness" was featured in the 2004 Zack Snyder-directed remake of Dawn of the Dead.<ref name="cheese-appearances">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2016, the band had two songs in the motion picture Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and released a one-track parody album called Live at Wayne Financial Tower in which the band's performance is cut short by Superman's heat vision.<ref name="cheese-appearances" /> Warner Bros. included the band as animated LEGO mini-figs in the 2017 film The Lego Batman Movie.<ref name="cheese-appearances" />

The character of Richard Cheese appeared in the Kristen Wiig comedy Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, released in February 2021.<ref name="cheese-appearances" />

In May 2021, Snyder's Army of the Dead movie featured Richard Cheese singing the opening song "Viva Las Vegas" in a duet with Allison Crowe.<ref name="cheese-appearances" />

Band members

As of 2015, the lineup of the Lounge Against The Machine band was:

  • Richard Cheese – vocals
  • Bobby Ricotta – piano, keyboards
  • Frank Feta – drums, percussion
  • Billy Bleu – upright bass, bass

The names are all pseudonyms that refer to types of cheese (ricotta, feta, bleu).<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The role of pianist and musical director Bobby Ricotta is currentlyTemplate:When played by Noel Melanio. The band's first drummer, Buddy Gouda, was played by Todd LaValley, and then by Charles Byler. Byler left the band in 2004; he was replaced by Brian Fishler, and the drummer's stage name was changed to Frank Feta. The current bass player, Billy Bleu, is portrayed by Ron Belcher.Template:Citation needed

Discography

All self-released as Coverage Records except where noted.

Studio albums

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  • Tuxicity (2002) (Surfdog Records)<ref name="allmusic"/> Template:Efn
  • I'd Like a Virgin (2004) (Surfdog Records)<ref name="allmusic"/> Template:Efn
  • Aperitif for Destruction (2005) (Surfdog Records)<ref name="allmusic"/>
  • The Sunny Side of the Moon: The Best of Richard Cheese (2006) (Surfdog Records)<ref name="allmusic"/>
  • Silent Nightclub (2006) (Surfdog Records)<ref name="allmusic"/>
  • Dick at Nite (2007)<ref name="allmusic"/>
  • Viva la Vodka (2009)<ref name="allmusic"/>
  • OK Bartender<ref name="allmusic"/> (2010)<ref name="chart-okb"/>
  • Lavapalooza<ref name="allmusic"/> (2010)Template:Citation needed (as Richard Cheese presents Johnny Aloha)
  • Richard Cheese: Live at the Royal Wedding<ref name="allmusic"/> (2011)Template:Citation needed
  • Cocktails with Santa<ref name="allmusic"/>
  • A Lounge Supreme<ref name="allmusic"/> (2011)Template:Citation needed
  • Back in Black Tie<ref name="allmusic"/> (2012)Template:Citation needed
  • The Lounge Awakens<ref name="allmusic"/> (2015)Template:Citation needed
  • Supermassive Black Tux<ref name="allmusic"/> (2015)Template:Citation needed
  • Bakin' at the Boulder [Live at the Boulder Theater]<ref name="allmusic"/> (2015)Template:Citation needed
  • Licensed to Spill<ref name="allmusic"/> (2017)Template:Citation needed
  • The Royal Baby Album<ref name="allmusic"/>
  • Richard Cheese's Big Swingin' Organ!<ref name="allmusic"/> (2019)Template:Citation needed
  • Numbers of the Beast<ref name="allmusic"/> (2020)<ref name="chart-notb"/>
  • Big Cheese Energy (2021)<ref name="chart-bce"/>
  • Live From Hollywood (2023)Template:Citation needed
  • Blue No Matter Who (2024)

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Compilation albums

  • The Sunny Side of the Moon: The Best of Richard Cheese (2006) (Surfdog Records)<ref name="allmusic"/>
  • Hail to the Cheese: Richard Cheese's All-American Greatest Hits (digital only) (2012)Template:Citation needed
  • Down With the Dickness: Richard Cheese's Dirtiest Greatest Hits (digital only) (2012)Template:Citation needed
  • Lord of the Swings: The Best of Richard Cheese, Vol. 2 (digital only)<ref name="allmusic"/> (2018)Template:Citation needed
  • Snappier Than Ever: The Original Songs (2021)
  • Besame Queso (vinyl only) (2022)
  • Pussy Party (vinyl only) (2022)
  • Microphone Colossus: The Best of Richard Cheese, Vol. 3 (digital only)<ref name="allmusic"/> (2025)

Film soundtracks

Charts

  • The Sunny Side of the Moon – No. 9 on Billboard Comedy Album Chart, March 17, 2006<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
  • OK Bartender – No. 15 on Billboard Comedy Album Chart, April 9, 2010<ref name="chart-okb">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
  • Numbers of the Beast – No. 6 on Billboard Comedy Album Chart, August 15, 2020<ref name="chart-notb">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
  • Big Cheese Energy – No. 10 on Billboard Comedy Album Chart, March 13, 2021<ref name="chart-bce">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

See also

  • The Lounge Kittens, an English comedy band who performed rock and heavy metal songs in a lounge music style.
  • Black Velvet Flag, an American trio who performed punk rock songs in a lounge music style.
  • Frank Bennett, an Australian jazz singer who recorded several big band arrangements of popular songs.

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