More than one artist shares this name. 1. Bad News are an British,
spoof rock band, created for the Channel 4 television series The Comic Strip Presents…. Its members are Vim Fuego , vocals and lead guitar (played by
Adrian Edmondson); Den Dennis, rhythm guitar (
Nigel Planer); Colin Grigson, bass (
Rik Mayall); and Spider Webb, drums (
Peter Richardson). Their first appearance was in 1983, in the first series of The Comic Strip Presents… (written by Edmondson, and produced by Michael White/Comic Strip Productions). The episode, Bad News Tour, took the form of a spoof
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