(cont.) I do a lot of those MySpace bulletin surveys, as well as people-watch at local malls and cemeteries.  Laughs a minute... well, Laughs Per Minute (LPM).  It's easier to gauge, and I get more with diesel.  I've been the co-creator of TJ Weekly and The Junk Drawer as well as a head writer on pretty much everything involving either one.  I tried to take some acting lessons from Carl Weathers, but he's always booked.  I had to settle for Carl Karcher.  I think it's worked out nicely.

· INFLUENCES:   God gives me the inspiration. I guess my biggest acting influence would be Martin Freeman in The Office (BBC), and that show and Christopher Guest films give me my doc-style camerawork.  My verbal commentary comes from MST3K (especially Mike Nelson) and those old guys in The Muppets.  Basically, I'm a thief.   Of course, I'm most obviously influenced by Timothy Treadwell, Anthony Perkins, and ALF (a close friend of mine).

· FAVORITE "Maury" EPISODE:  Does it matter?  As long as I hear "Shut up! Shut up! You don't know me!" I'm a happy camper.

· WHO'S YOUR SUPER-SECRET CRUSH?  I'm a straight male that is completely confident and secure in saying that Al Roker is a lovely man, inside and out.

· FINAL THOUGHTS:  If you can't make them laugh with you, make them laugh at your friends.

· FULL NAME:   Jason Michael Frerking

· DOB:   May 3, 1982 (Year of the Dog!)

· EXPLAIN YOURSELF! What to say?  I'm pretty cool, I think.  I am a musician and filmmaker with a degree in Radio/TV/Film from a lowly state school... so it means even less.  I have no money and plenty of time on my hands, so let's get on with the funny!

· COMEDY EXPERIENCE: I guess you could say that I've been hilarious since the womb... but it probably sounds funnier if I say it. I've really been acting since I was 5 years old, and comedy has always been a passion of mine.  I was kind of the class clown in school... not a jerk, just funny.

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