Frazer Smith

Frazer Smith

Frazer Smith is a DJ and stand up comedian. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on 17 January 1955. He worked in Los Angeles, California at KROQ from 1976 through 1979, KLOS-FM 1979 through 1984, KMET 1984 through 1986, KLSX 1986 through 1997 KLOS in 1997 and KRTH in 2002. He has also played small roles in movies and TV shows and was one of the announcers on the TBS music video show Night Tracks from 1986-1988 and 1989-1991.

The debut of his manic show on KROQ coincided with that station's rise playing what was then brand-new New Wave music. His extended improvisational comedy based on a mythical lothario/detective was also heard on the sporadically-produced "Hollywood Nightshift" which featured members of the Firesign Theatre.

Many consider Smith's stand up comedy to be of a low standard, and he has fallen out of favor with many over his work with Comedy Time. Fact|date=February 2008

For several years, Smith made an annual tradition of offering an alternate audio commentary to television coverage of the famous Tournament of Roses Parade. He would choose a venue on the parade route and host a live broadcast where he would describe the passing bands and floats in outrageous, humorous terms. The KROQ simulcasts of the LA-NY World Series games in 1978 were classics.

The "Fraze" also hosted the little-known late night comedy show called "Rock 'N' America," in 1984 [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285401/ "Rock 'N' America" (1984) ] ] , helping to spread the use of the words "cheesy," and "cheese-log."Fact|date=February 2008

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