Hampton Yount (, rhyming with "blunt"; 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. Hampton has three siblings, Virginia, Henri and Clay, whom he has talked about on his podcast, Y'all Ever. 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. His brother, Clay, continues to make comics and publish them on his website. He first performed stand-up comedy in

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, before moving to

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. Podcasts Hampton currently hosts multiple podcasts, including Doom Island, Y'all Ever,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, 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

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''. Yount received his own half-hour

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special in 2015. Acting Career His first experience in television was as a consulting producer and performer on

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's '' Ridiculousness''. Yount has been featured on '' Conan'', ''

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''. In 2015, Yount was selected by

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to provide the voice of

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on the revived ''

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series. Yount's selection came at the recommendation of new host

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. The role was previously played by

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. Yount was also the lead role in a pilot titled "Man of Truth". The pilot was not picked up, "...probably because it was very stupid.", Yount said on his twitter page. Personal Life Hampton talks about his childhood on Y'all Ever, one of his podcasts, and also Alison Rosen is Your New Best Friend. On these podcasts, Hampton talks about traumatizing teachers and being the son of a gem dealer. Hampton married Georgea Brooks, 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, 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 on 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 hi
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Yount also owns a cat, Jojo, who has since died. Clay Yount, Hampton's brother, has children, 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 on 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 hi
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