Geechy Guy

Geechy Guy
Birth name	Michael Paul Cathers
Born	May 12, 1964 (1964-05-12) (age 47) Rochester, Michigan, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up
Nationality	American
Years active	c. 1983–present
Spouse	Alta

Michael Paul Cathers (born May 12, 1964), known by his stage name, Geechy Guy, is a stand-up comedian who hails from the U.S. state of Michigan.^[1] He is probably best known for his appearances on Star Search, the nationally televised talent competition hosted by Ed McMahon. While on the show, Guy coined the term "joke grenades" to describe jokes that trigger a delayed audience reaction. Guy held the record for the most wins for a comedian (10) beating such comedians as Ray Romano and nine others.^[2]

He was a contestant on America's Got Talent, advancing from Auditions, to Vegas Week, and then the live quarterfinals. He was then eliminated.

Early life

Geechy Guy was born in Rochester, Michigan.^[3] He began his career as a magician at age 6, followed by juggling and unicycling until taking up comedy at age 19.^[4] Guy began his career in the Detroit market, working comedy clubs and appearing on local comedy talk shows, such as "Some Semblance of Sanity" with comedian Gary Thison. Guy and Thison have reunited and are working on a number of comedy projects.

Career

On January 7, 2011, he appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.^[5] Previously, he had appeared 3 times on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.^[6] Guy made his most recent appearance on television as a contestant on the sixth season of America's Got Talent. He reached the top 48 before being eliminated.

Guinness World Records

He holds a Guinness World Record for most jokes told in an hour, at 676.^[7][8]

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/01/14/earlyshow/leisure/main536512.shtml
3. ^ [2]
4. ^ http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/contestants/geechy-guy/
5. ^ http://rsanews.com/craig-ferguson-ewan-mcgregor-scheduled/
6. ^ [3]
7. ^ [4]
8. ^ http://www.geechyguy.com/bio.htm