About
American stand-up comedian who was the voice behind Sid the Squid in the 1993 cartoon series the Animanics. He was the head writer on the first seasons of both Hee Haw and The Muppet Show.
Before Fame
He worked at the radio station KXOL in Texas with comedian partner George Carlin .
Trivia
He and comedian Michael Richards were involved in a staged on-air fight with Andy Kaufman on the show Fridays, which he wrote for.
Family Life
He married Violet Torre and lived with 11 cats for a while.
Associated With
The network attempted to replace Don Knotts with him on The Andy Griffith Show.