Buddy Goode

{{Short description|Fictional character created by Michael Carr}}

{{BLP sources|date=July 2015}}

{{Infobox character

| name = Buddy Goode

| image = Buddy Goode 2014.jpg

| caption = Buddy Goode at the 2014 ARIA Music Awards

| first = 2007

| last = Present

| portrayer = Michael Carr

}}

Buddy Goode is an ARIA award-winning musical comedy character created by Australian performer and songwriter Michael Carr. Carr portrays Goode by speaking and singing in an American-style accent. The character first appeared in 2007 with the successful single Dutchy In The Morning, and subsequent debut album It's All Goode in 2008 released through ABC Music.

Since 2015, Carr has released five studio albums, and one best of album as Goode, as well as touring extensively throughout Australia.

Carr has been nominated five times for the Best Comedy Release ARIA Award as Goode, winning the prestigious award twice (in 2012 and 2014).{{cite web|title=The One and Only ARIA Nominated Buddy Goode!|publisher=ABC Music|url=http://www.abcmusic.com.au/news/one-and-only-aria-nominated-buddy-goode|accessdate=24 July 2015}} He also won the Mo Award for comedy act of the year in 2014, amongst numerous other accolades.{{cite web|title=2014 Mo Award Winners|publisher=On With The Show|url=http://onwiththeshow.com.au/2014-mo-award-winners/|date=30 May 2014|accessdate=24 July 2015}} Carr is the son of late musician and composer Warren Carr, who was best known for his 20-year stint as a pianist on television's Play School.

More Rubbish, Carr's sixth studio album as Goode, was released on December 16, 2016, and launched at the Rooty Hill RSL the following day. {{cite web|title=Buddy Goode - Album Launch 2016|publisher=Rooty Hill RSL|url=http://rootyhillrsl.com.au/buddy-goode-album-launch-2016|accessdate=10 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110173636/http://rootyhillrsl.com.au/buddy-goode-album-launch-2016|archive-date=10 November 2016|url-status=dead}}