Which English comic regularly utilised the 1963 Boots Randolf composition Yakety Sax?
Yakety Sax Yakety Sax "Yakety Sax" is a pop novelty instrumental jointly composed by James Q. "Spider" Rich and Boots Randolph. Saxophonist Randolph popularized the selection in his 1963 recording, which reached number 35 on the rock charts. UK comedian Benny Hill later made it more widely known as the closing theme music of "The Benny Hill Show". The piece is considered Randolph's signature song. The selection includes pieces of assorted fiddle tunes and was originally composed by Rich for a performance at a venue called The Armory in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Two bars of "Entrance of the Gladiators" and "The Girl I
Yakety Sax Left Behind" are also worked into it. Randolph's take on the piece was inspired by a sax solo in the Leiber and Stoller song "Yakety Yak", recorded in 1958 by the Coasters. The tunes are similar, and both feature the "yakety sax" sound. Randolph first recorded "Yakety Sax" that year for RCA Victor, but it did not become a hit till he re-recorded it for Monument Records in 1963; this version reached number 35 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. "Yakety Sax" is often used in television and film as a soundtrack for outlandishly humorous situations. It was frequently used