John Valby

When JOHN VALBY sits down at the piano, it is hard to decide whether to laugh or listen first. Because what the 45 year-old musician does is mix his musical talent with a mad-cap variety of dirty songs that no one can resist laughing at. It is an interesting blend that has audiences everywhere coming back for more.
They want it all ... the dirty and the clean.
Much of the Dirt comes from the Ya-Ya-Ya-Ya-School of Dirty Songs, but a lot of it comes in the form of Valby compositions and made-up on-the-spot limericks. The Clean stuff is comprised of rousing classical arrangements, ragtime tunes, popular songs and Valby originals.
Audiences eat it up.
And Valby knows it isn't just anybody who can get away with singing dirty songs in public places. But he has a pure-in-heart spirit and a strong personal identification with Mickey Mouse that helps his act along. "Mickey Mouse is innocence," explains Valby. "And purity and honesty. He has a good heart and he'd never try to hurt anybody."
Largely, that is what JOHN VALBY is all about.
From: Good Times Feb.23 - March 8 - What''s So Funny?!? By Judy Delaney
If you weren''t taken "for a ride" during the holiday season, fasten your seat belts, secure all loose articles and hang on ... it''s time for comedic curing by "Dr. Dirty." John Valby stopped at Governor''s to see longtime fans, sign autographs and be his usual raunchy self. His older jokes were well appreciated and the new ones were even better as the crowd at the club gathered for an insult party.
A hint of piano, some obnoxious stories and dirty, dirty words kept the laughter loud and the monotony low as the show got under way. Starting the night off with some "Philosophical Bullshit," Valby comes across as the "piano man" of nonstop comedy. Trading insults with audience members while tickling the ivories was quite a fabulous way to spend the first of the New Year.
"The Long Island Lolita" jokes struck many as funny while a special "Pop Her Cherry (At 13)" was lovingly dedicated to Amy Fisher. For the political people, a quip about Bush and Clinton had the room roaring. "Bush is an environmental fanatic, he grows Clinton’s pot in his attic," sings the man at the keys.
Of course for the hard-core buffs, the older material got lots of laughs. "Roll Your Leg Over," "Three Blind Crabs," "Shithouse Blues" and "Yank My Doodle" were among favorites. "It’s a Small D*ck," "Gang Bang," "Big Ass Lil and Yukon Pete" and "Barnacle Bill" were also classic comedy skits. To "piss off the women," Dr. Dirty did a remake of "Cats in The Cradle" and rearranged the lyrics to discuss the changes a woman must endure during "that time of the month."
It was good to see the crowd able to handle the obscenities while laughing nonchalantly all the while. There was talk of having all the singles in the club get naked and acquainted, but the idea didn''t quite get off the ground. The admission price might have had to be raised.
Valby is on the ball as the sparks fly magically. He plays the sassiness to the hilt and the humorous jokes keep being delivered. You got better service here than from Domino''s. "Give me dirt or give me death," he kids. If potting soil is acceptable, maybe Bush would consider a small donation.