Hampton Yount

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Hampton Yount
Born (1984-06-14) June 14, 1984 (age 39)
Warrenton, Virginia, U.S.
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • writer
  • actor
SpouseGeorgea Brooks
Children1[1]
Websitewww.hamptonyount.com

Hampton Yount (/jʌnt/; born June 14, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor, known for Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Yount was born in Warrenton, Virginia, to Renee and Victor Yount.[2] Hampton has three siblings, Virginia, Henri and Clay, whom he has talked about on his podcast, Y'all Ever.[3][4] Clay also appeared on "Doom Island", another one of Hampton's several podcasts, in April 2021. From 2004 to 2012, he and his brother Clay produced a webcomic, Rob and Elliot, for the Boxcar Comics collective.[5] His brother, Clay, continues to make comics and publish them on his website.[6] He first performed stand-up comedy in Blacksburg, Virginia and Washington, D.C., before moving to Los Angeles.[7][8]

Podcasts[edit]

Hampton currently hosts multiple podcasts, including Doom Island,[9] Y'all Ever,[10] which Hampton paused in March 2021. He also hosted Suicide Buddies, which is no longer running. Yount currently records Y'all Ever with Dave Ross,[11] who is a Los Angeles comedian. On Y'all Ever, Hampton and Dave talk about current events, Hampton's neighbors, and stories sent in by listeners. Doom Island is a podcast hosted by Hampton alone, though he does invite guests. Doom Island has some acting aspects, as Yount pretends to be stranded on an island with 'Doom Bots', fictional characters of Yount's creation. Suicide Buddies is a podcast co-hosted by Hampton, but also co-hosted by Dave Ross. On Suicide Buddies, Hampton and Dave read a suicide story from history on each episode. Yount has been featured on a number of comedy podcasts, including Pete Holmes' You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes[12] and Doug Benson's Getting Doug with High. Yount received his own half-hour Comedy Central special in 2015.[13]

Acting career[edit]

His first experience in television was as a consulting producer and performer on MTV's Ridiculousness. Yount has been featured on Conan, Last Comic Standing, and Comedy Central's The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail. In 2015, Yount was selected by Joel Hodgson to provide the voice of Crow T. Robot on the revived Mystery Science Theater 3000 Netflix series.[14] Yount's selection came at the recommendation of new host Jonah Ray.[15] The role was previously played by Trace Beaulieu and Bill Corbett. Yount also played the lead role in a pilot titled "Man of Truth[16]". The pilot was not picked up, "...probably because it was very stupid.", Yount said on his Twitter page.[17]

Personal life[edit]

Hampton talks about his childhood on Y'all Ever,[18] one of his podcasts, and also Alison Rosen is Your New Best Friend.[19] On these podcasts, Hampton talks about traumatizing teachers and being the son of a gem dealer. Hampton married Georgea Brooks,[20] a comedian and actor. He currently resides in Sun Valley, CA. Yount currently has one son, whose name he has chosen not to release. He announced this on his Instagram page, and his wife frequently posts pictures of the baby. Hampton also did a comedy sketch on "The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail" about him raising a child strictly Jewish. Clay Yount, Hampton's brother, has children,[21] which means Hampton is an uncle. Hampton's parents divorced, a topic he has talked about on his podcast "Y'all Ever". He has a mother, a father, and a stepdad. This was confirmed in the pilot for "Man of Truth". Yount currently has an artist page on Spotify, Pandora and SoundCloud, among others. His comedy trilogy albums, Unbearable, Bearable, and Able, are available to purchase on his website. Yount also owns a cat, Jojo, who has since died. Clay Yount, Hampton's brother, has children,[22] which means Hampton is an uncle. Hampton's parents divorced, a topic he has talked about on his podcast "Y'all Ever". He has a mother, a father, and a stepdad. This was confirmed in the pilot for "Man of Truth". Yount currently has an artist page on Spotify, Pandora and SoundCloud, among others.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hampton Yount on Instagram: "meet Max Yount (1/18/2022) he had a crazy start, umbilical cord around the neck twice and ate shit in the womb, all for the new Jackass movie??? 👎 but sincerely that was the closest feeling to being in hell I can imagine, not being able to hold your sick baby. But he's doing great, his doctor cried from how well he recovered which is a standing O in the medical world. He's home and we're loving every second of it. During the really hard part my wonderful friend @bri_annamurphy really stepped up and she happens to make great pottery so maybe support a really good person who makes great art 👍"".
  2. ^ "Victor Yount — OfficialUSA.com Records". www.officialusa.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "PODS". hamptonyount. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Y'all Ever". Spotify. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Rob and Elliot: A webcomic updated Mondays and Fridays
  6. ^ "Artist. Developer. Designer". clayyount.com. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  7. ^ Isaac Kozell (August 22, 2015). "Hampton Yount Gets It Together". Vulture. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "5 QUESTIONS WITH HAMPTON YOUNT". First Order Historians. August 22, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  9. ^ "DOOM ISLAND". Spotify. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  10. ^ "Y'all Ever". Spotify. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  11. ^ "DAVE ROSS". davetotheross.com. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  12. ^ "You Made It Weird #74: Hampton Yount". Nerdist. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  13. ^ Isaac Kozell (August 22, 2015). "Hampton Yount Gets It Together". Vulture. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  14. ^ Mike Cecchini (December 12, 2015). "MST3K Reboot News: 14 Episodes Funded, Full Details Here". Den of Geek. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  15. ^ "Felicia Day, Baron Vaughn, and Hampton Yount Join the 'MST3K' Reboot". November 23, 2015.
  16. ^ "man of truth vimeo - Bing video". www.bing.com. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  17. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/hamptonyount/status/1530673428105076738. Retrieved May 29, 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ^ "| Podcast on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  19. ^ Hampton Yount, March 31, 2014, retrieved June 9, 2022
  20. ^ "Georgea Brooks". IMDb. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  21. ^ "Baby". clayyount.com. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  22. ^ "Baby". clayyount.com. Retrieved May 29, 2022.

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