Blaine Capatch

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Blaine Capatch
Capatch in 2018
Born (1965-09-19) September 19, 1965 (age 58)
York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
MediumStand up
NationalityAmerican
Years active1985–present
Spouse
Vera Duffy
(m. 2005)
Notable works and roles
Beat The Geeks
Websiteblainecapatch.com

Blaine Harold Capatch (born September 19, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian and writer. He is best known for hosting Season 2 of the Comedy Central game show Beat the Geeks.[1]

Capatch was born in

Baltimore, Maryland
, at the Charm City comedy club.

Capatch and then-comedy partner

, amongst others.

He hosted a comedic quiz show on the Comedy Channel from 2001–2002, called Beat the Geeks. The program reached 130 episodes, and saw international broadcast in Canada and New Zealand after its original run.

Since 2002, he has hosted the live burlesque/Mexican wrestling show

Lucha VaVOOM
in Los Angeles, California.

Since 2005, he has been a live announcer for the Los Angeles Derby Dolls, a banked track roller derby league.

In 2007, Capatch appeared in the "Comedians of Comedy: Live at the Troubador".

From 2008 to 2014 he hosted the weekly comedy show, What's Up Tiger Lily?, created by Maria Bamford and Melinda Hill in Los Angeles, California.[3]

Since November 28, 2012, he has participated in a podcast called Nerd Poker hosted by Brian Posehn.

Capatch was a writer on Comedy Central's

@Midnight hosted by Chris Hardwick
from 2013 to 2017.

References

  1. ^ "Comedy returns Glick , Geeks". Broadcasting & Cable. April 16, 2002. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "An Oral History of MADtv, the Sketch Show That Never Quite Changed Comedy". Vulture. May 18, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Splitsider's Guide to LA's Comedy Scene". Vulture. March 28, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2019.

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