Randy and Jason Sklar

Randy and Jason Sklar

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Randy Sklar and Jason Sklar (born January 12, 1972) are identical twin American comedians. They formerly hosted the show "Cheap Seats" on ESPN Classic, which came to an end on November 19, 2006, after four seasons.

The pair are graduates of the University of Michigan, where they were members of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity. In the summer of 1997, Jason and Randy starred in and wrote for MTV's sitcom/sketch/standup program "Apt 2F". The show lasted one season, and included appearances by a plethora of comedic actors.

The Sklar brothers have also appeared in television shows such as "Law & Order", "Becker", "Providence", "The Oblongs", "Entourage", "Grey's Anatomy", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia". They also regularly appear on VH1 specials such as "I Love the '80s". The Sklars have appeared in the films "My Baby's Daddy", "Bubble Boy", "Wild Hogs" and "The Comebacks". Currently, the brothers write and appear on ESPN's "SportsCenter" in a comedic segment called "The Bracket". Randy and Jason Sklar occasionally fill in for Jim Rome on "The Jim Rome Show" on radio. In addition, Randy occasionally appears as a "Forum" guest on ESPN's "Jim Rome Is Burning".

They co-hosted Comedy Centrals "Battlebots".

They appeared on an episode of "Grey's Anatomy" as adult conjoined twins. Randy appeared on an episode of "Take Home Chef", where his wife and chef Curtis Stone surprised him with a gourmet dinner of Beef Wellington.

They recently appeared in the 2008 Microsoft Film: [http://www.pbx-sitter.com/ "VoIP As You Are:The Legend of Dan Wilson"]

The Sklars are also frequent guests on the podcast "Never Not Funny". They have also appeared on "AST Radio" and "Battleship Pretension."

The brothers have a new web series called Back on Topps.

"Come on a comedic, behind-the-scenes journey into one of the worlds most recognizable sports companies. When The Topps Company falls into new ownership, sports-loving twin brothers Leyland and Leif Topps face a challenge in their new work environment. These former heirs must prove to their new boss that they are indeed worthy and valuable to the sports and card world, and in doing so they might just land Back On Topps."

Episodes air every Tuesday and Thursday at http://www.BackOnTopps.com

Discography

*" [http://commerce.usinternet.com/juno/merchant.ihtml?step=4&pid=445&id=34 Poppin' The Hood] "(2004)
*" [http://www.aspecialthing.com/store/index.htm Sklar Maps] " (2007)

External links

* [http://www.supersklars.com/ Official site]
*imdb name|name=Jason Sklar|id=0804448
*imdb name|name=Randy Sklar|id=0804460
* [http://www.maximumfun.org/blog/2007/10/podcast-sklar-brothers.html Interview with the Sklars from 2007] on public radio program The Sound of Young America
* [http://onetrickpony.ws/sklars Interview with Sklars from 2005]
* [http://effinfunny.com/sklar-brothers/ Exclusive clips of the Sklar brothers on effinfunny.com] http://www.BackOnTopps.com


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