Nick Lutsko is an American singer, songwriter, comedian, and

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best known for his comedic songs and videos released via

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, particularly

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and

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. Most of the videos feature Lutsko portraying a fictional version of himself, singing directly into the camera about political figures, current events, or pop culture, often with absurdist or surreal tones. He also does commercial composition work, winning a 2022 Webby Award for Best Original Music for his work with Lord Danger for

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. He has also written songs for

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, and

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. A long-time resident of

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and a graduate of

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, Lutsko films most of his music videos in and around his Chattanooga home. Lutsko has released several albums, including ''Swords'' (2019), a non-comedy album Lutsko worked on for four years. Several of his comedic Internet songs have been compiled into the albums ''Songs on the Computer'' (2020) and ''More Songs on the Computer'' (2021). Lutsko's videos have garnered millions of views online. Lutsko has created songs parodying political figures and topics like

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, Joe Biden,

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, and

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. Lutsko often appears sweaty and crazed in his videos, and his songs feature several running jokes and recurring characters, creating what ''

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'' writer Michael Walsh called the "Nick Lutsko Expanded Universe". Among these jokes are Lutsko's adoration of conservative commentator

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, his ongoing feud with

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CEO

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, and his relationship with his grandmother, who lives in a house with a basement Lutsko claims is inhabited by "men in the tunnels". Lutsko's character repeatedly writes unsolicited theme songs, including for '' Space Jam: A New Legacy'', ''

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'', and the

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retail store chain. The lattermost song inspired Spirit Halloween to solicit two additional songs from Lutsko about the company, which also led to recurring jokes about Lutsko being the "King of Halloween". Lutsko also regularly sings about the ''

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'' film franchise, sometimes portraying a human/gremlin hybrid character named Desmond, and attempting to produce a fictional sequel film called ''Gremlins 3: Dawn of Desmond''. Lutsko has long performed with his bandmate and bassist Eric "Greezy Rick" Parham, who performs while wearing a

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-like mask with brown fur and an elongated nose. He also regularly performs with "Cowboy Jon" Elliot, who plays saxophone and xylophone while wearing cowboy attire.

Discography

Studio albums

* Heart of Mold (2013) * Etc. (2015) * Swords (2019) * Songs on the Computer (2020) * More Songs on the Computer (2021)

Extended plays

* Mumbo Jumbo Trash (2012) * America's Boy (2021) * One Man Show (2021) * Halloween Planet (2021) * Hell Yup! (2022) * Incantations (2022)

Singles

* Grinning Like a Barracuda (2018) * Spineless (2020)

References

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