

Three decades ago, those people joined bands. The people who most urgently need deflating are pompous and preening and utterly self-regarding. And, in fairness to Judge, this makes a lot of sense.

Without the material provided to them by self-regarding pop stars, what could Beavis and Butt-Head possibly mock in 2022?

The music industry has entered such a state of stasis that the biggest hit of the summer is a 37-year-old Kate Bush song that was shown in a Netflix programme about a girl running away from a monster. Photograph: Rob Latour/Rex/Shutterstock for Paramount+ Beavis and Butt-Head creator Mike Judge at ComicCon, San Diego, last month.
