Carrot Top
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Scott Thompson (born February 25, 1965),[1] known professionally as Carrot Top, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is widely known for his use of prop comedy.
Early life
Thompson was born in Rockledge, Florida,[2] and grew up in Cocoa. He is the youngest son of a NASA engineer.[3] He went to Cocoa High School where he played drums in the marching and concert band. He graduated in 1983. He got the nickname "Carrot Top" from a local swimming coach, a reference to his red hair, which would become one of his trademarks in later life.[4] In the late 1980s, Thompson worked as a courier for a mortgage company.[5] After high school he enrolled at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. While a freshman[clarification needed], Thompson appeared in his first standup comedy routine.[6]
Career
Carrot Top’s big break was in 1991 when he performed on Comic Strip Live. Around this time, he also performed on the television show Star Search.[7] He has appeared in Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Criss Angel Mindfreak, Scrubs (2001), George Lopez, and Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly (2005). His film roles include Chairman of the Board, and he also served as a spokesman in commercials for 1-800-CALL-ATT. In 2002, he recorded a commentary track for The Rules of Attraction. In 2006, Carrot Top appeared in the Reno 911! episode "Weigel's Pregnant" as an enraged version of himself who trashes his hotel room and steals a police car. In 2008, he was a guest judge for Last Comic Standing.
From 1995 to 1999, Carrot Top was the
Live comedy
Since 2005, Carrot Top has headlined at MGM Resorts International properties in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has had a residency comedy show at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas since November 22, 2005, and he performs various comedy engagements when his show is not playing.[10] His comedy routine typically incorporates dozens of props stored in large trunks on stage and his prop jokes commonly consist simply of his pulling out a prop, describing it in a one-liner, and tossing it away. He typically closes his show with a lip synced musical montage.
Television appearances
On January 16, 2010, Carrot Top appeared on
Carrot Top appeared briefly in both
Carrot Top has appeared on numerous nighttime television
Carrot Top appeared on an episode of Tosh.0, receiving a full-body massage from Daniel Tosh.[12] He was also a special guest performer in Tosh.0's Selena Gomez tribute video of "Good for You".[13]
On October 22, 2011, Carrot Top appeared as a first-time guest panelist on
Internet series roles
Carrot Top appeared as himself on the Bradley Cooper episode of Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis.[14] He also appeared as himself on the show Tom Green's House Tonight to discuss his props and career.[15] In 2022, he appeared on "The Joe Rogan Experience" on Spotify episode #1758. On October 26, 2023, he appeared as himself in the ‘Guess How Much This Weighs (Challenge)’ [16] episode of YouTube variety show ‘Good Mythical Morning’ with Rhett and Link.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Himself | |
1996 | Hourglass | ||
1996 | Pure Danger | ||
1997 | The Larry Sanders Show | Himself | |
1998 | Chairman of the Board | Edison | |
1998 | Dennis the Menace Strikes Again | Sylvester | |
2000 | The Three Stooges N.Y.U.K. | Dr. Eugene Splicer | |
2001 | Scrubs | Himself | |
2002 | Weakest Link
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Himself | |
2003 | Carrot Top Rocks Las Vegas | Himself | |
2003 | Shortcut to Happiness | Himself | Guest on talk show on TV |
2003 | Pauly Shore Is Dead | Himself | |
2005 | The Aristocrats | Himself | |
2005 | George Lopez | Himself | |
2005 | Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly | Shorty | |
2006, 2017 | Family Guy | Himself | |
2006 | Reno 911! | Himself | |
2007 | Smiley Face | Brief walk on part | |
2007 | Gene Simmons Family Jewels | Himself | |
2008 | The Girls Next Door | ||
2009 | The Bad Girls Club
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2009 | The Hangover | Himself | end credits |
2009 | The Game
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2010 | Cash Cab
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2010 | Tosh.0 | ||
2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Himself | |
2012 | Last Call | Mailman | |
2014 | The Neighbors | ||
2014 | Swearnet: The Movie | Himself | |
2015 | Robot Chicken | Himself | |
2016 | Hitting the Breaks | Himself | |
2016 | Sharknado: The 4th Awakens | ||
2019 | The Amazing Johnathan Documentary | Himself | |
2021 | Bar Rescue | Himself |
References
- ^ "Tomorrow's birthdays". Associated Press. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Neale, Rick (February 24, 2020). "Carrot Top, Cocoa's comedy king, inks Las Vegas deal". ClickOrlando. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "'Carrot Top' brings his own brand of humor to Prescott". The Daily Courier. Prescott, AZ. October 22, 1998. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "The official website of comedian Carrot Top". Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ "On Top of the World - March 2016 - Orlando, FL". Orlando Magazine. February 26, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "Carrot Top Biography". carrottop. 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
- ^ "For a change, Carrot Top plays it straight". April 17, 2011.
- ^ "Carrot Top". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
- ^ "Carrot Top Biography". filmreference. 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2008.
- ^ "See Carrot Top at Luxor Hotel". Luxor Las Vegas. 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
- ^ "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC.com". NBC.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "Carrot Top Rubdown - Tosh.0 (Video Clip)". Comedy Central. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "Tosh.0". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on June 5, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: Bradley Cooper". Funny Or Die. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ ""Tom Green Live" Guest: Carrot Top (TV Episode 2014)". IMDb. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "Good Mythical Morning - Guess How Much This Weighs (Challenge)". Youtube. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Carrot Top at IMDb