Kurt Metzger
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Kurt Metzger on the Ugly Americans panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California.
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| Born | August 15, 1977 |
| Occupation | comedian, actor, writer |
Kurt Metzger is an American comedian. Metzger's stand-up act was featured on Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed in 2009, and his hour-long stage act titled "Kurt Metzger Talks to Young People About Sex" was released digitally on Comedy Central Records in 2011.[1][2][3][4] He provides the voice of Randall Skeffington in Comedy Central's animated series Ugly Americans.[1][5] He has also written for television programs such as Chappelle's Show and Inside Amy Schumer.[1][6][7][8] He is also a recurring guest on The Greg Gutfeld Show.
Early life
Metzger was raised as a Jehovah's Witness and became an ordained minister at the age of 17. At the age of 21, he was molested by a woman who wanted extra copies of The Watchtower; he left the faith at about the age of 31, around the time he started doing stand-up.[1][9][dubious ] As a child he enjoyed watching An Evening at the Improv and Comic Strip Live;[4] he was also a fan of The Amazing Jonathan and Jeff Dunham in his youth.[4]
Career
Metzger first performed stand-up at The Stress Factory in New Brunswick, New Jersey, although he mainly performed in the Philadelphia area during his early career; he then moved on to perform in the comedy clubs of New York City.[1][4][7]
In 2006, Metzger performed on Showtime's White Boyz in the Hood as well as Comedy Central's Live at Gotham the following year.[1][10] In 2009, he appeared in an episode of the IFC series Z Rock.[1][10]
In 2014, Metzger's Comedy Central special Kurt Metzger: White Precious[11] was released.
In 2015 Metzger was a semi-finalist on Last Comic Standing;[10][12] a bit he performed about Mohammed Atta won him "best joke" on the show.[4]
Metzger appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on February 7, 2011.[13] On June 28 of that same year Comedy Central Records released an hour-long recording of Metzger performing at the Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia; the digital album was titled Kurt Metzger Talks to Young People About Sex.[1][4] Metzger has also appeared in Inside Amy Schumer and Horace and Pete.
He currently hosts the "Race Wars" podcast with comedian Sherrod Small.
Feuds
In 2011, Metzger engaged liberal blogger Rebecca Watson in a heated argument over her altercation with renowned evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins.[14] He also feuded with bloggers Lindy West and Sady Doyle via Facebook and Twitter while defending politically incorrect humor and free speech in 2013.[15] During this exchange, he admitted to almost attacking an ex-girlfriend in a domestic violence incident while making the point that no argument is worth getting phsyical over and stating he should've just walked away.[16][17] In 2015, Metzger mocked Vice writer Claudia C. via Facebook and Twitter.[18] Metzger has also mentioned his domestic violence incident on his podcast Race Wars,[19] as well as on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast.[20]
References
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