Watch Billy Corgan sing with Wizzo The Wizard on NBC New Year’s Eve show
Billy Corgan has debuted a new song together with Wizzo The Wizard, a character from Chicago’s Bozo The Clown television series, on NBC Chicago’s New Year’s Eve broadcast.On New Year’s Eve (December 31), Madame Zuzu’s – the tea shop Corgan started with his wife Chloe Mendel in Highland Park – was featured as a satellite venue on NBC Chicago’s New Year’s Eve countdown programme.The venue staged performances backed by a jazz band, including the debut of a new song Corgan penned about Wizzo The Wizard, a side character from WGN-TV’s The Bozo Show.The variety series, which ran from 1960 to 2001, starred Bozo The Clown as its main personality, and occasionally featured Wizzo The Wizard, who was played by the late Marshall Brodien. During the New Year’s Eve programme, Brodien’s son filled in as the character, miming along with a tuxedoed Corgan for the quirky number.Following the broadcast, various fans took to social media to express their confusion over Corgan’s new song and performance.