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.

Career

Guy was a contestant on Star Search during the 1990–1991 season; he defeated, among others, Ray Romano in the competition. 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. 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. 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. 1 2 Welcome to nginx, retrieved 21 July 2011
  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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