The Resume

(1949- )
Resides in Madison, Wisconsin
Host of 'Whad'Ya Know?' on public radio
Wrote 'Whad'Ya Know? (1991),' 'Whad'Ya Knowledge? (1993),' 'Thanks for the Memos (1995)' and 'Something I Said? (2004)'

Why he might be annoying:

His show features a lot of goofy schtick.
He used to write jokes for Joan Rivers.
His career didn't take off until he was about 40.
He's had three failed TV pilots.
He bashes Howard Stern.
He is often confused with the bug-eyed (and dead) comedian Marty Feldman.
Referring to his radio career, he calls himself 'the fastest Mike [mic] in the Midwest' (groan).
At times, his banters with 'Whad'Ya Know?' announcer Jim Packard tend to get heated.
He resembles Jason Alexander.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is clever and sarcastic.
He is modest and self-deprecating.
'Whad'Ya Know?' is an exciting quiz show, especially considering it's broadcast on radio.
On the show, he is a great funny man to Jim Packard's 'straight man' role.
He is a nice Jewish boy who became a success in German-Protestant Wisconsin.
He attended the University of Wisconsin while the school was periodically shut down due to Vietnam War-related protests. He finally graduated in 1970.
Before he was famous, he approached Garrison Keillor to talk about his radio ambitions, but Keillor interrupted him to ask where the bathroom was.
He hates that people constantly compare him to Keillor in articles.
He interviewed Marc from AmIAnnoying.com, regarding the Most an Least Annoying People of 2003 (January 2003).

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro and Ooooh Missy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Buddy! Dude! Man! Guy!
• Horseshoe Haircut
• Huge Eye Wear
• I am in Public Broadcasting
• I Attended University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Jewish Comedians
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing Headphones
• Nerds and Nebbishes
• Ooooh Missy's Profiles
• Profiles 13251-13500 (Ranked: 13420)
• Publicly Acknowledged Am I Annoying
• Satirists and Wits
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 4]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 64.52% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 82 Votes: 65.85% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 126 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 243 Votes: 56.38% Annoying