{{Short description|American comedian}} {{about|the American humorist|the American blogger and editor|Tim Cavanaugh}} {{BLP refimprove|date=October 2025}}
'''Tim Cavanagh''' (born July 1953){{cn|date=October 2025}} is an American comedic musician from Chicago.<ref name="Vorva 2025">{{cite news |last1=Vorva |first1=Jeff |title=Orland Park comedian Tim Cavanagh back to laughing after pancreatic cancer nearly took his life |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/31/tim-cavanagh-comedy-pancreatic-cancer/ |access-date=10 October 2025 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=31 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250724170528/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/31/tim-cavanagh-comedy-pancreatic-cancer/ |archive-date=24 July 2025 |url-access=limited |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Blomquist 1986">{{cite news |last1=Blomquist |first1=Julie |title=Harlow's hopes people seek comic relief |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JcRcAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA4&article_id=1336,101569 |access-date=10 October 2025 |work=St. Joseph News-Press |date=August 2, 1986 |page=4A |language=en}}</ref>
{{Infobox person | name = Tim Cavanagh | image = Tim2016.jpg | caption = Cavanagh in 2016. | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|July 1953}} | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, United States | years_active = 1976–present }}
Cavanagh has been featured on many nationally syndicated radio and television programs. His parody of "99 Red Balloons" ("99 Dead Baboons") was the third most requested song on the Dr. Demento radio show in 1984. He was a regular writer, guest, and contributor on ''The Danny Bonaduce Show'', creating dozens of jingles and songs for use on the show. Since 1997, he has had a regular segment on ''The Bob & Tom Show'', heard every weekday morning in roughly 100 markets nationwide. Cavanagh is also sometimes featured on local programs, including ''The Jim Krenn Show'', a morning drive show in Pittsburgh. thumb|Cavanagh in 2019. Cavanagh's stand-up routines have been featured on television networks such as ABC, Showtime Network and Comedy Central.
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==External links== * {{Official website}}
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