Hate to speak ill of the dead, but I was never a big SBS fan. He was just too much of a headache. But he apparently was absolutely loved by everyone at the Store, so maybe he just didn’t translate imho…
I wasn't a big fan while he was alive but at some point I guess I "got it" and now I like him. He was kind of like a commercial that got stuck in your head like "By Mennen".
I REALLY disliked him for the longest time. But to be fair, his big blow up with Tony actually eased my “hatred” towards him. That put a huge spotlight on just how damaged he was, and it was hard to hate a guy who was THAT sick.
I found it. Episode 48. Last guy before the regulars. To set it up, they just finished a nice conversation with the foreign guy who is a brain researcher. Then this dude comes up, just angry aggressive, completely committed. At one point Shawn Halpin (whoever that is) disgustedly says "he got a laugh for that?". On a side note, because it was a blowjob joke he got a standing ovation from Redban.
I loved that German scientist guy. He was only mildly funny, but it was fun in those early days seeing hobbyist comics get a lot of regular time on the show. I much preferred when there were only a dozen or so names in the bucket. The pulls became almost like regulars themselves.
I have been thinking about this today (I have been watching Tony on JRE). Adam Ray would kill doing this format. Which 100% eliminates him from getting the chance. Tony is a frail little bitch. No way he would would give Adam the vehicle to steal his show.
Yeah no doubt, he'd be great. He's been one of the best guests in the history of the show. And every now and then he could take a break and get his buddy Dr. Phil to do an episode or 2.
This episode was recorded 12/19. Both NYE episodes will air, probably starting next week. The they dropped the 10 year as a bonus episode, so maybe they will do that for NYE as well…
Yes, I saw that guy with the glasses too. That had to be him.
KT doesn’t translate that well to an arena setting. But you gotta figure they are getting paid BANK for filling those things, so as long as it continues to sell, it will continue to happen.
No doubt. For a 3 hour show they are actually pretty affordable to go to also. The one in Madison Square Garden has tickets for 45-50 bucks.
I checked that show specifically because I saw Fox was on it. I don’t remember Mekki Leeper, either from KT or Jury Duty.
Mekki Leeper was on one of the older ones, around episode 200 maybe. He had a good set on KT. I just happened to watch it recently and then when I watched KT I looked at IMDB and the name stuck out.
You gotta be very careful with these types of shows. Natasha Leggero got her “start” on one of these shows as well. Iirc, it was a Bachelor-like show, where she played one of the main contenders.
