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Comedian
Brad Thacker
4-14-08
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| Dean: How long have you been doing stand up? |
| Brad Thacker: a little over 6 years |
| Dean: How did you get hooked up with the Killers of Comedy? |
| Brad Thacker: Back when the Stern show had an official bulletin/message board/geek fight thing on the internet (2003 or 2004), I would message Levy abouut comedy and getting booked, basically kind of stalking him. He put me on some shows in Massachusetts and after that, he put me on stuff whenever he can. Him and Florentine have done so much for me that just blowing them can never be thankful enough. |
| Dean: Who do you think is the funniest guy in the group? |
| Brad Thacker: Beetlejuice, he's the retarded Richard Pryor |
| Dean: Have you let The Iron Sheik get you in the 'camel clutch'? |
| Brad Thacker: No. I think I almost was in it once. I told him one of my favorite wrestlers was Mick Foley and he said "Mick Foley all right, but he cheap son of a bitch jew like the rest of them", I got scared for a second. |
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| Dean: What is the craziest thing that has happened while on tour? |
| Brad Thacker: It really doesn't get that crazy. It did get crazy once, in Louisville, where I live. Some girl sucked Beetlejuice's dick. And I think her boyfriend put her up to it or something someone told me. There's pictures. Ahhhhhhhhhh, cities that let you drink until 4 am. |
| Dean: On your Myspace page I read that you are a big Stern fan. How long have you listened? Do you have a favorite all
time Stern moment? |
| Brad Thacker: Since about 14. I had to get shows off the web when he was on K-Rock cause conservative Cincinnati didn't put him on the air until his final 3 years of terristrial. The Gary love tape was pretty tough to beat. When that girl was handcuffed to Jeff the Drunk for a few days was great. |
| Dean: Will you be filling out an application for Artie Lange's job? |
| Brad Thacker: Nah. I would like to get booked on there as a guest though, hopefully it will be happening one day. |
| Dean: If you could be stranded on an island with a'Wack Packer'
of your choice who would it be? |
| Brad Thacker:
King of All Blacks
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| Dean:What advice would you give someone who is considering
giving stand up a try? |
| Brad Thacker: There's so many ups and downs so be prepared. |
| Dean: Who are some of your comedic heroes? |
| Brad Thacker: Frank Zappa, Richard Pryor, Howard Stern, Doug Stanhope, Tim Northern, Hedberg. Mike Cody, Dave Waite. Chris Wagel. |
Dean: What has been the biggest highlight of your career so far? |
| Brad Thacker: Opening for Chappelle was awesome, but it was such a blur. Probably getting to spend time, watch and learn from Mitch Hedberg. That guy had a heart of gold man. |
| Dean: What your comedy dream job? |
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| Brad Thacker: Being able to just do this full time. I still work a day job at a bookstore when I am not doing stand up. It sucks doing gigs and all kinds of stuff that goes with that and then trying to readjust on Monday at a day job. And people are so fucking stupid and needy, I have to bite my tongue a lot there. |
| Dean: Besides making people laugh, do you have any other
talents? |
| Brad Thacker: I was a drummer before I started comedy. |
| Dean: Ever bang a groupie? |
| Brad Thacker: I met my girlfriend at a open mic. She was there among the 20 people that were there on a Tuesday night. We have been together for almost 3 years now. If a woman still thinks you are sexy after bombing at an open mic in front of 20 people, she's a keeper. Plus, she is fucking hot. |
| Dean: I tried to comment on your Myspace tonight but you have it set to that comment approval crap. How gay is that? What do you
have to hide? |
| Brad Thacker: Nothing. But when people leave the stupid GIF comments and dumb videos that are only funny to them it makes your page load slow and thats annoying. Thats why I do it. |
| Dean: Have you ever witnessed one of Jim Florentine's upper deckers first hand? |
| Brad Thacker: No. I have seen the "you dropped something" bit several times. That is ALWAYS funny. |
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What one word would you use to describe the following comedians? |
Dean: Jim Florentine..
Brad Thacker: hilarious
Dean: Bob Saget..
Brad Thacker: ok
Dean: Gallagher..
Brad Thacker: AIDS
Dean: Carrot Top..
Brad Thacker: leave
Dean: Rev Bob Levy..
Brad Thacker: godfather
Dean: Richard Pryor..
Brad Thacker: legacy
Dean: Jerry Seinfeld..
Brad Thacker: deal
Dean: Pauley Shore..
Brad Thacker: asshole
Dean: Artie Lange ..
Brad Thacker: hardworking
Dean: Richard Lewis..
Brad Thacker: neurotic |
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| Dean: Thanks Brad and good luck on tour with the Killers of Comedy!! |
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