Amateur Transplants
| Amateur Transplants | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Parody/Comedy |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Website | www |
| Members | Adam Kay |
| Past members | Suman Biswas (left in 2011) |
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). Amateur Transplants came to prominence in 2005 with a song about the London Underground, parodying the Jam song "Going Underground". They regularly perform live, and have been recommended by Time Out, including several successful years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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. Their song Anaesthetist’s Hymn was featured in Geek Pop 2008.
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.
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