![]() I don’t care if you are Jerry Seinfeld or Jim Gaffigan or Dave Chappelle … it’s always hard to come up with stuff. KN: It’s always a challenge to come up with new material that works. I call it verbal magic.Ī&E: A lot of comics will tell you that once you get to a certain level of success it can be hard to continue to create material that will resonate with people. That’s really what comedy is to me, its like a verbal misdirection. I think the biggest comics that influenced me a few years before I got into the business were Steve Martin, Albert Brooks and Andy Kauffman because they were so unique, different and original. I loved that idea and I loved telling jokes. They didn’t need a saw or a stethoscope, they just came out and did their thing. I loved the whole craft of them coming out and just telling jokes and not having any other tools with them. But stand up-wise I would watch a lot of comics on TV, I watched everybody. KN: Growing up as a kid I loved comedy and I loved the Mel Brooks movies and Charles Grodin. So I really am kind of lucky in that way.Ī&E: It seems fair to say that you have likely become an influence for a lot of other performers by this point in your career. And I love producing the hiking show and directing that and shooting it on the selfie stick and then playing with the drone I have for that. I love acting, which I have constantly done, and I love writing, which I do all the time. ![]() I’ve been doing it for almost 40 years now. I do stand up, which I love, it was really my first love and I’ll never stop doing it. I feel really lucky that I can do a lot of different things so I don’t get bored. KN: It keeps things fresh and interesting for me. It’s more of a conversational performance, I’m not one of those comics that’s in your face.Ī&E: What is it like to go back and forth between TV and film work and stand-up? And as you get older, you definitely have a viewpoint on things. ![]() You live your life, you take from that and you exaggerate it and spin a little bit. I have been doing stand up so long some people don’t even know that I do it, so I think that will be a surprise to some people. What can they expect from your stand up? Kevin Nealon (Courtesy Paul Shiffrin) Nealon will bring his self-described brand of “absurdist” and “conversational” comedy to Loveland on Thursday when he performs at the Rialto Theater.Īhead of his show, Spotlight caught up with Nealon to talk about his approach to stand up, his comedic influences and the origins of one his most popular characters.Ī&E Spotlight: A lot of people know you from Saturday Night Live or else your movies and TV shows. What most audiences don’t realize, is that Nealon’s first and longest love is stand-up comedy, a job he has regularly returned to throughout his 40-plus years in the industry. Or perhaps memories of Nealon come from his more recent recent roles on shows like Showtime’s “Weeds” or CBS’ “Man with a Plan.” Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon as Hans and Franz (Courtesy of Saturday Night Live) Subliminal, a recurring guest Nealon portrayed on the “Weekend Update” segment of SNL, who would pepper his delivery of the news with subliminal messages. There was Hans and Franz, in which Nealon and Dana Carvey portrayed two Austrian meatheads who were there to “pump you up.” Then there was Mr. ![]() But even if his name doesn’t ring a bell, likely his face will draw up memories from some of his iconic sketches. “Saturday Night Live” fans of a certain age will recognize Kevin Nealon from his nearly decade-long run on the show. ![]()
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