The Capitol Steps are a political
satire comedy troupe based out of
Washington, D.C.. Claiming that they are "the only
group in Washington trying to be more
funny than
Congress", the group combines
parody with original material poking fun at the
foibles of
politics and
pop culture
The group was founded in 1981 when staffers for the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee were asked to provide entertainment for the committees'
Christmas party. Founding members
Bill Strauss,
Elaina Newport, and Jim Aidala took the topics of the day, and set lyrics to popular tunes, and the parody group was born.
In 2001, the group released it's twenty first collection of songs and sounds called "
One Bush, Two Bush, Old Bush, New Bush", including the songs covering the 2000 elections, and other group hits. Other albums from the group include "
It's Not Over 'Til The First Lady Sings", "
First Lady And The Tramp", "
A Whole Newt World", "
Fools On The Hill", "
We Arm The World", and their original album "
The Capitol Steps Live".
In addition to their albums, the group tours the country, culminating with their "Politics Takes A Holiday" series of four special
broadcast concerts each year on
New Year's Eve,
Halloween, the
4th of July, and
April Fools' Day.
Surgeon General's Warning: The Capitol Steps will cause your sides to split. -
C. Everett Koop, 1/6/89