Amateur Transplants

Amateur Transplants
Origin London, England
Genres Parody/Comedy
Years active 2002 (2002)–present
Labels Independent
Website www.amateurtransplants.net
Members Adam Kay
Past members Suman Biswas (left in 2011)[1]

Amateur Transplants is fronted by London-based, British comedian, Adam Kay who specialises in musical parodies. For several years, he was accompanied by Dr. Suman Biswas (born 1978 in Doncaster).[2][3][4] Amateur Transplants came to prominence in 2005 with a song about the London Underground, parodying the Jam song "Going Underground".[5] They regularly perform live, and have been recommended by Time Out,[6] including several successful years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[7]

Music and biography

Their music consists mainly of parody comic songs mostly dealing with medical subjects. A few of their parodies are based on the works of American comedic songwriter Tom Lehrer. They have performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe every year since 2005 and Adam Kay performed at Latitude 2012. Ten percent of their sales, and all proceeds from the London Underground Song are donated to Macmillan Cancer Relief. The duo have released three studio albums, Fitness to Practice, Unfit to Practise and Have Yourself A Sweary Little Christmas. They also released an album of a live recording of their stage show called In Theatre.[8] Their song Anaesthetist’s Hymn was featured in Geek Pop 2008.[9]

Both Adam Kay and Suman Biswas studied medicine at Imperial College London. Their songs "Snippets" and "Careless Surgeon" ridicule those who study medicine at rival London medical schools King's College London and Barts and the London respectively. The final song of their first album "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" ridicules most of the other London medical schools.

The band's official website has stated that "Locum Amateur Transplant Suman Biswas appeared with Adam for a few years, but is now back to healing the sick and lame".[10] Biswas works full-time in the NHS as a fully-fledged anaesthetist[11] and in 2013 released a solo album entitled "Still Alive after Amateur Transplants".[12]

London Underground

The band's track London Underground, along with its accompanying flash animation, was a popular internet fad in the UK in 2005.[5][13] It was set to the tune of "Going Underground" by The Jam criticising the London Underground strike that was on at the time. It contains very strong language. It was released with their first album, and a newly recorded version with a rock music accompaniment was included in Unfit to Practise,[5] as well as released as a single on the iTunes Store, reaching number one in their 'Comedy' chart[14] having been downloaded over 4 million times.[15] In recent live performances, as well as the newly recorded 'rock' version, the line "...chewing gum on every seat" has been replaced with "... nail bombs on every seat".

Discography

Tours

Amateur Transplants toured the UK in 2007 with the "The Black and White Menstrual Show" which resulted in their first DVD.

In 2010 the duo toured the UK with the "Amateur Transplants In Theatre" show leading to the live album of the same name.[16]

In October 2011 the duo toured the Norwegian city of Trondheim, and performed at Rockheim during Frampeik, an annual conference for Norwegian medical students.

During 2012, Adam Kay toured Britain under the title "From Amateur Transplants: Adam Kay's Smutty Songs".[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Suman Biswas". Sumanbiswas.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  2. ↑ "The Amateur Transplants". Psycho Management. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  3. ↑ "Retrieved 22nd September 2008". Amateurtransplants.net. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  4. ↑ "findmypast.co.uk". search.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  5. 1 2 3 "'London Underground' by Amateur Transplants". BBC h2g2. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  6. ↑ "The Amateur Transplants at Bedford". Time Out. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  7. ↑ "The London Underground (and other ballads) description". Chortle.com. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  8. ↑ "Retrieved 10th October 2008". Fitnesstoblog.blogspot.com. 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  9. ↑ "geekpop.co.uk". www.geekpop.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  10. ↑ "Retrieved 29 September 2012". Amateurtransplants.net.
  11. ↑ "About | Suman Biswas".
  12. ↑ "Still Alive | Suman Biswas".
  13. ↑ Aitken, Stuart (2006-11-24). "London Underground voted capital's top brand". mad.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  14. ↑ "Amateur Transplants: 'London Underground' download release 17/11/08". Psycho Management. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  15. ↑ "Amateur Transplants Description - Edinburgh Festival 2005". Chortle.com. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  16. ↑ "Seriously Good Comedy - Psycho's pick of the best". Psycho. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  17. ↑ "From Amateur Transplants - Adam Kay's Smutty Songs". Time Out. Retrieved 25 May 2012.

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