Murray Roman (March 8, 1929 – November 6, 1973)[1] was an American stand-up comedian, whose career was cut short by a car crash. Many[who?] consider his style, and material, to be similar to
Lenny Bruce. Roman was also a writer on
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and, as part of the Comedy Hour writing team, won an Emmy for his work in 1969. His most noted sketch was "The Honey House," which mocked the 1968 hit song "
Honey," by
Bobby Goldsboro. The skit featured a tour of house where the eponymous Honey had lived and died, conducted by her husband, played first by
Tom Smothers and then by
Dick.
DJ Shadow sampled Roman's record Busted in "Stem/Long Stem/Transmission 2", a track on his 1996 album Endtroducing. DJ Shadow also sampled Busted on his single "Lost and Found (S.F.L.)".[4][better source needed]