- Gerald "T-Bones" Tibbons
Gerald "T-Bones" Tibbons is a comedic
fictional character played byDavid Koechner . He has appeared on two television series and alongside his partner, The Naked Trucker, performed live and recorded a musical album. A film based on T-Bones is also currently in the works."Saturday Night Live"
T-Bones first appeared as a
barber during the1995 season of "Saturday Night Live ". He made numerous appearances there and served as the focal point of the sketches, making sly jokes and showcasing his redneck mentality as he cut the hair of his customers. T-Bones became recognizable by his signature appearance of a slickedcomb over , long mutton chops, tight brown T-shirt, and underbite. In the midst of making clever comments, he often illustrates utter foolishness and speaks with a hint of southern accent."The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show"
It was during Koechner's brief tenure on "
Saturday Night Live " that he met Dave "Gruber" Allen who, too, had developed a sketch comedy character known as Naked Trucker. The duo formed a musical comedy act in1999 with T-Bones serving as thevocalist and Trucker on guitar and vocals. They have performed frequently at the Largo nightclub and alongsideTenacious D as well as garnering some TV appearances. The musical act has helped shed light on T-Bones's background with songs like "My Daddy Is An Astronaut," which describes his fatherless childhood and believing thatBuzz Aldrin is his dad, not Neil Armstrong as often reported.On
January 17 ,2007 , over a decade after T-Bones's "Saturday Night Live" debut, Comedy Central premiered "The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show". While a number of movies have been based on "SNL" characters, this was an extremely rare case of one getting its ownTV series . In contrast to his barbershop position on "SNL", T-Bones was now portrayed as a freeloadingdrifter andcon artist alongside his counterpart, Naked Trucker, who usually served as the more sensible or reserved of the two. He also claimed to have had experience as acarny and was frequently seen in promotional photos with anAmerican flag draped over his shoulder as a sign of hispatriotism . Between performing in front of a live studio audience, the team presented pre-taped sketches showing them getting in trouble with the law or incidents withhitchhiker s they picked up off the highway. The series lasted only eight episodes to mixed reviews.Film in development
Following the release of "Naked Trucker and T-Bones: Live at the Troubador", Koechner revealed that he has a T-Bones film in development. [ [http://music.monstersandcritics.com/features/article_1280355.php/M&C_Interview_David_Koechner_T-bones_The_Naked_Trucker_and_Live_At_The_Troubadour M&C Interview: David Koechner/T-Bones, The Naked Trucker and 'Live At The Troubadour'] ]
Will Ferrell andAdam McKay 'sGary Sanchez Productions will produce the film throughParamount Vantage . Koechner is currently working on the film with screenwriter/producerNorman Hiscock , who was a writer for "The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show", in addition to past work on "Saturday Night Live ", "Kids in the Hall ", and "King of the Hill ".ee also
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Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches References
External links
* [http://www.thenakedtruckerandt-bones.com/ "The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show" Official Site]
* [http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/naked_trucker/index.jhtml "The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show" Comedy Central Site]
* [http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/nakedtruckerandtbonesshow "The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show" Reviews] atMetacritic
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* [http://www.maximumfun.org/blog/2007/01/podcast-david-koechner-dave-gruber.html Audio interview with Koechner & Allen] on public radio programThe Sound of Young America
* [http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/David%20Koechner/ 2007 SuicideGirls interview with David Koechner by Daniel Robert Epstein]
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