Murray Roman
Murray Roman was an American stand-up comedian and television writer whose career was cut short by a car crash.
Career
In addition to his stand-up comedy, Roman was a writer on The Smothers Brothers [Comedy Hour] television series and, as part of the Comedy Hour writing team, won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for his work in 1969. A noted sketch was "The Honey House", which mocked the 1968 hit song "Honey", by Bobby Goldsboro. The sketch featured a tour of the house where the eponymous Honey had lived and died, conducted by her husband, played first by Tom Smothers and then by Dick Smothers.According to American actor and comedy writer Bob Einstein, English musician Keith Moon was a "huge fan" of Roman. Moon helped Roman obtain a contract with Track Records.
Discography
Out of ControlYou Can't Beat People Up and Have Them Say I Love YouA Blind Man's MovieBusted- ''Backtrack 13 ''
Television appearances
The Rat Patrol, "The Tug-of-War Raid", as Lt. Pohl- The Monkees, S2:E16, "Fairy Tale", as HaroldThat Girl, "This Little Piggy Had a Ball", as Manager of Bowling AlleyABC Stage 67, "On the Flip Side", as Hairy Eddie PopkinBatman, "Hizzonner the Penguin " and "Dizzonner the Penguin ", as E.G. Trends The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, wrote and occasionally appearedMurray Roman's TV Show, television special, host