Allie Goertz

Allison Beth "Allie" Goertz (born March 2, 1991) is an American musician. Goertz is known for her satirical songs based on various pop culture topics. Her videos are posted on YouTube under the name of Cossbysweater.

Subjects of her songs have included the film The Room, the character Milhouse from the television show The Simpsons, and the game Dungeons & Dragons.[1] Her style has been compared to that of Bo Burnham.[2]

In December 2015, Goertz released a concept album based on the Adult Swim series Rick and Morty, Sad Dance Songs, with the album's cover emulating the animation and logo of the series.[3] The album was made possible through Kickstarter.[4] She is co-host of Everything's Coming Up Simpsons podcast, formerly known as Everything's Coming Up Podcast, a Simpsons-focused podcast along with Julia Prescott.

Goertz also served as a social media producer for @midnight.[5] She is now an editor at Mad magazine.[6]

See also

The band Nerf Herder wrote a song about her for their fifth album, Rockingham.

References

  1. ↑ Luippold, Ross (October 7, 2013). "Cossbysweater's Ode To 'The Room' Is Heartfelt And Devastating". Huffington Post.
  2. ↑ staff (October 10, 2012). "'Open Letter To Myself': Allie Goertz Reminds Us To Stop Judging". Huffington Post.
  3. ↑ Katz, Jessie (January 6, 2016). "'Rick and Morty' Cartoon Now Has Its Own Dance Concept Album". Billboard.com. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Goertz, Allie. "Rick and Morty Album & Music Video". Kickstarter. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Irvin, Zuri. "Writing Jokes with Allie Goertz". Medium. Retrieved 17 Jan 2016.
  6. ↑ Goertz, Allie (18 October 2017). "Twitter Announcement". www.twitter.com/alliegoertz. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
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