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Geechy Guy
Birth nameMichael Paul Cathers
Born(1964-05-12)May 12, 1964
Rochester, Michigan, U.S.
DiedSeptember 7, 2023(2023-09-07) (aged 59)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
MediumStand-up
NationalityAmerican
Years activec. 1983–2023
SpouseAlta

Michael Paul Cathers (May 12, 1964 – September 7, 2023), better known as Geechy Guy, was an American stand-up comedian.[1]

Early life

Geechy Guy was born in Rochester, Michigan.[1] He began his career as a magician at age 6, followed by juggling and unicycling until taking up comedy at age 19.[2] 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.[citation needed]

Career

Guy was a contestant on Star Search during the 1990–1991 season; he defeated, among others, Ray Romano in the competition.[citation needed] On January 7, 2011, he appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.[3] He also appeared at the 2011 NASCAR Newlyweds trivia game during Champions Week for a brief act before the drivers arrived.[citation needed] Also in 2011, he was a contestant on the sixth season of America's Got Talent. He reached the top 48 and was buzzed by Piers Morgan. Guy was eliminated from the show after that.[citation needed] He appeared three times in the past on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[4] He was the opening act on Ron White's Comedy Salute to the Troops 2014, initially aired on March 14 of that year.

Guinness World Records

Geechy Guy held a Guinness World Record for most jokes told in an hour, at 676.[5][6]

Death

Cathers died in Las Vegas on September 7, 2023, at the age of 59.[7] His cause of death remains undisclosed.

References

  1. ^ a b Welcome to nginx, retrieved 21 July 2011[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Geechy Guy (8 July 2011), "America's Got Talent", NBC, archived from the original on 10 July 2011, retrieved 14 July 2012
  3. ^ Schedule Change, Robot Skeleton Army News, 3 November 2010, retrieved 24 May 2023
  4. ^ "The Resume". Geechy Guy. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  5. ^ "A flood of support", The Milwaukee Journal, p. 2, 16 August 1993, archived from the original on 11 July 2012 – via Google News, Comedian Geechy Guy set a Guinness Book of Records mark for the most jokes told in an hour — 676.
  6. ^ "The Biography". Geechy Guy. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  7. ^ Geechy Guy, a favorite Vegas comic, found dead at 59
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