Roy Zimmerman (born October 7, 1957) is an American satirical singer-songwriter and guitarist now based in Northern California.

A native of Southern California, Roy Zimmerman wrote a series of satirical musical reviews in the 1980s that were produced by the San Jose Repertory Theatre, including YUP!

[3] Continuing as a solo act, Zimmerman explained the philosophy behind writing and performing humorous songs on increasingly political subjects: "There's nothing funny about World Peace.

[7] To date he has recorded and released five versions of Solomon Linda's song "Mbube", better known in America as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", each with a different set of satirical lyrics about Donald J. Trump, and several of which feature appearances by Jay Siegel of The Tokens, who made the song popular.

Roy Zimmerman lives and works in Marin County, California, with his wife and collaborator, Melanie Harby, and their sons Joe and Sam.