What is Barenaked Ladies?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Barenaked Ladies | Img = BarenakedFoursome.jpg | Img_alt = | Img_capt = Barenaked Ladies performing in 2008: [[Kevin Hearn]], [[Ed Robertson]], [[Tyler Stewart]], and [[Jim Creeggan]] (l-r) | Img_size = 250px | Landscape = yes | Background = group_or_band | Birth_name = | Alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = | Origin = [[Scarborough, Ontario]], [[Canada]] | death_date = |death_place = | Instrument = | Genre = [[Alternative rock]] | Occupation = | Years_active = 1988–present | Label = John King Artist Consultants, [[Page Music|Page Publications]], [[Sire Records|Sire]], [[Reprise Records|Reprise]], Desperation, Raisin' | Associated_acts = [[The Brothers Creeggan]], [[Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle]], [[Yukon Kornelius]], [[The Vanity Project]] | URL = {{URL|http://www.barenakedladies.com}} | Notable_instruments = | Current_members = [[Jim Creeggan]]<br/>[[Kevin Hearn]]<br/>[[Ed Robertson]]<br/>[[Tyler Stewart]] | Past_members = [[Andy Creeggan]]<br/>[[Steven Page]] }} '''Barenaked Ladies''' are a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[band]]. They formed in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] in [[1988]]. The band is made up of four men. In 1991, the band was taken off the program for a [[New Year's Eve]] [[concert]] in Toronto because someone thought the name was bad.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2773416 |title=Should questionable band names be published in The Examiner? - Peterborough Examiner - Ontario, CA |work=thepeterboroughexaminer.com |access-date=27 September 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The band started as a duo with [[Ed Roberstson]] and [[Steven Page]]. Lead singer Page left the band in 2009 to begin a solo career.<ref name=bb>{{Cite web |