About the artist
Jason Segel is an American actor, screenwriter, and musician best known for his work in television and film, including a long run on the sitcom «How I Met Your Mother» and starring roles in comedies he also helped write, such as «Forgetting Sarah Marshall» and «The Muppets». His musical output on Lyricser stems largely from his film work: he co-wrote songs for «The Muppets» soundtrack, including the Academy Award-winning «Man or Muppet», and contributed comedic musical numbers to «Forgetting Sarah Marshall», most notably the Dracula-themed puppet rock opera featured in that film.
Segel's songwriting sits at the intersection of comedy and pop-rock pastiche rather than a conventional music career. His tunes are built for character and story, blending earnest pop balladry with theatrical, tongue-in-cheek rock, often performed within the fiction of a film or show rather than as standalone releases. This makes his catalog unusual: it's a songbook of a actor-writer using music as a storytelling device.
His best-known musical collaborators include composer Bret McKenzie, with whom he worked on «The Muppets» songs, and various on-screen ensembles for the puppet-rock numbers in «Forgetting Sarah Marshall». While music is a secondary part of his career compared to acting and screenwriting, these songs have become cult favorites, especially among fans of the films they originated from.