Hard 'n Phirm
| Company type | Musical duo |
|---|---|
| Industry | Comedy music, parody music |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Defunct | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California , United States |
Key people | Chris Hardwick, Mike Phirman |
| Products | Comedy and parody music |
Hard 'n Phirm was a comedic and parody music duo originating from Los Angeles, California, composed of Chris Hardwick and Mike Phirman. Their initial performances began at UCLA in 1994. The pair parted ways in 1997, reunited in 2004, and ultimately ended their collaboration in 2009. They gained prominence through "Rodeohead," a bluegrass medley covering songs by Radiohead. This achievement paved the way for their only album, Horses and Grasses, which included the notable track "Pi" along with a music video directed by Keith Schofield.
Television and Internet specials
In 2008, Hard 'n Phirm featured in a special episode of Comedy Central Presents, where they performed tracks such as "American Dinosaurs," "Anything," and "Pi," as well as the previously unreleased "Not Illegal" and their performance art piece titled "Def Poetry Spam." Their work appeared on the 2007 comedy compilation Comedy Death-Ray, and they received the Effinfunny.com Comedian of the Year Award in February 2008. Furthermore, Phirman lent his voice to the character Narrator's Brother in the WordGirl episode "Mecha-Mouse."
The duo also created theme music for various television programs and podcasts, including Doug Benson's podcast Doug Loves Movies and his 2010 Comedy Central show The Benson Interruption.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Highest chart rankings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Comedy Albums | US Billboard 200 | US Heatseekers | ||||
| 2005 | Horses and Grasses
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| "—" indicates no chart placement | ||||||
Recent work
The duo contributed songs for Rob Zombie's film The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, which premiered on September 22, 2009.
In July 2010, Phirman debuted his solo album The Very Last Songs I Will Ever Record (Part 1), distributed digitally via his website. He followed this with another release, Songs to Sing at Children, in 2018.
External links
- Articles with short description
- Musical groups from Los Angeles
- American comedy rock musical groups
- Musical groups established in 1994
- Musical groups disbanded in 1997
- Musical groups reformed in 2004
- Musical groups disbanded in 2009
- American parody musicians
- Comedians from California
- Musical groups disestablished in 1997