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Chart blow as YouTube ban The Kunts
Comedy punk band The Kunts have been banned from YouTube - just as they planned an assault on the charts with their song Prince Andrew Is A Sweaty Nonce.
Chortle, 23rd May 2022Künt announces Jubilee chart bid with Prince Andrew song
Controversial award-winning comedy singer Künt has revealed details of his latest chart-topping bid - a song about Prince Andrew in time for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
British Comedy Guide, 7th May 2022Kunt makes No 5 again
Kunt has made No 5 in the charts for the second year running with his sweary Boris Johnson song. The comedian and his backing band sold 53,000 copies in the past week - but were beaten to the coveted No1 by Ladbaby, who set a record by topping the festive chart for the fourth year running.
Chortle, 25th December 2021LadBaby slammed by Cassetteboy over Christmas track
Electronic music and comedy duo Cassetteboy - who have achieved success with viral parody videos of celebrities such as Alan Sugar and David Cameron - have branded LadBaby 'completely f***ing oblivious to the causes of food poverty,' after Mark Hoyle hit out at The Kunts' anti-Boris Johnson Christmas track.
Emily Bashforth, Metro, 23rd December 2021LadBaby hit out at The Kunts in festive chart battle
LadBaby have criticised The Kunts for their attempt to score a Christmas Number One with their single "Boris Johnson Is STILL A Fucking C**t". Speaking to the Official Charts, LadBaby's Mark Hoyle said: "Definitely - it takes a certain sort of person to download a song with that in the title, but you never know."
Arusa Qureshi, NME, 22nd December 2021The Kunts on Boris Johnson, LadBaby, and the Xmas chart race
It could go down to the wire...
Robin Murray, Clash Music, 22nd December 2021Kunt's Boris Johnson Is A F***ing C*** No. 5 in first chart update
While LadBaby is still No. 1, at Number 5 midweek, the second-most downloaded track of the week so far is punk band The Kunts with the controversial "Boris Johnson Is Still A F**king C**t" - a follow on from their 2020 campaign which finished in the Top 5 last year. It's a strong start, but the band will need to keep up the momentum to hold on to their current placing against the streaming might of other tracks. Comedians Adam Rowe and Dan Nightingale from the Have A Word podcast are in No. 39 with their charity single Laura's Gone, featuring Finlay K.
George Griffiths, Official Charts, 19th December 2021Kunt's Boris Johnson protest song makes top 5
The Kunts' Christmas Number 1 contender, Boris Johnson Is STILL A F**king C**t has crashed into the top 5 of the Amazon and iTunes charts. The song currently has 10 versions occupying 1/4 of the iTunes top 40, and has 8 in the Amazon top 20.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th December 2021Why I want to see The Kunts' Boris-bashing anthem vying for Xmas No 1
Ed Sheeren, Elton John and LadBaby have laudably teamed for a food bank charity this year, but this satirical number would tackle the root cause.
Mark Beaumont, NME, 13th December 2021The Kunts review
Basildon's purveyor of "partially sexy, partially morbid" pop is back, on tour and with another campaign to take the Christmas top spot.
David Jackson, MK Citizen, 6th December 2021