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Roger Black
Born (1975-11-24) November 24, 1975 (age 47)
United States
MediumStand-up, television
NationalityAmerican
Genres Satire, observational comedy, insult comedy
Subject(s) Current events, American culture, pop culture, human sexuality, recreational drug use
Notable works and rolesYucko the Clown, The Howard Stern Show , The DAMN! Show, Brickleberry , Paradise PD , Farzar

Roger Black (born November 24, 1975) is an American insult comedian, actor, voice actor, animator, writer and producer known for his character Yucko the Clown. [1]

Yucko first became a guest on The Howard Stern Show [2] by carrying a Howard Stern sign onto the field during a major league baseball game. [3] 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. [4] [5] [6] 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 [7] and in 2022 both worked together to create Farzar , also a Netflix adult animation series. [8]

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