Roger Black (actor)

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Roger Black
Born (1975-11-24) November 24, 1975 (age 50)
United States
Notable workYucko the Clown, The Howard Stern Show , The DAMN! Show, Brickleberry , Paradise PD , Farzar
Comedy career
MediumStand-up, television
Genres Satire, observational comedy, insult comedy
Subjects Current events, American culture, pop culture, human sexuality, recreational drug use

Roger Black (born November 24, 1975) is an American actor, insult comedian, animator, writer and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of the character Yucko the Clown, [1] a character he created in 2000 and officially retired in 2013. [2]

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With Waco O'Guin, he has created three adult animated comedy shows: Brickleberry (2012–2015), Paradise PD (2018–2022), and Farzar (2022).

Career

Yucko first became a guest on The Howard Stern Show [3] by carrying a Howard Stern sign onto the field during a major league baseball game. [4] At the height of the D.C. sniper attacks in 2002, Roger, dressed as Yucko the Clown, carried a target as he pumped gas at various gas stations around the D.C. area.[ citation needed ] He later became a regular guest, appearing in the studio and eventually competing and becoming a finalist in the Get John's Job contest.

He is also known for starring in The DAMN! Show along with fellow writer Waco O'Guin and the MTV2 series Stankervision , which included sketches from The DAMN! Show and ran for one season of eight episodes. [1]

O'Guin and Black's animated comedy series Brickleberry , executive-produced by Daniel Tosh, premiered on September 25, 2012, on Comedy Central. [5] [6] [7] The series was canceled in January 2015 and ended in April of that year.

In 2018, Black and O'Guin created the Netflix animated series Paradise PD . In 2022, the duo created Farzar , also a Netflix adult animation series. [8] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Yucko the Clown: The Damn Show". The New York Times . Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  2. ↑ howard-archives (16 September 2013). "Yucko the Clown Announces His Own Retirement". Howard Stern. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Lemons, Stephen (April 9, 2007). "Yucko the Clown and Beetlejuice do the PHX.". Phoenix New Times
  4. ↑ Mintzer, Rich (2010). Howard Stern: A Biography. Greenwood Biographies. p. 87. ISBN   9780313380327 . Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Logan, Michael (September 24, 2012). "Parks and Degradation". TV Guide . Page 61.
  6. ↑ Potter, Lindsay (August 30, 2012). "Duo ascend from "Damn! Show" to Daniel Tosh" Archived October 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . redandblack.com
  7. ↑ "Welcome to the Wilderness!" Archived June 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine . Press release. Comedy Central. August 21, 2012.
  8. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (4 April 2018). "Sarah Chalke to Lead Netflix Adult Animated Comedy 'Paradise, P.D.' as Genre Primed to Explode". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Massoto, Erick (8 June 2022). "'Farzar': NSFW trailer Show Netflix Series if Boldy Going Where No Animation Has Gone Before". Collider. Retrieved 17 July 2022.


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