“There’s lots of props, music, video projections on the wall and it’s very interactive.” “It’s kind of a loud rock and roll comedy show,” Thompson said in anticipation of the show. Thompson will perform his act at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on Friday, Jan.
He has since made a name for himself appearing in several cameos on television shows such as “Scrubs” and films such as “The Hangover.” Thompson has also participated in the “Comedy Central Roast” of Gene Simmons and Flavor Flav and has a residency in Las Vegas at the Luxor Hotel & Casino. In college, he stumbled upon an open mic night that gave him the confidence to pursue comedy and perform shows under the stage name Carrot Top, given to him by a high school swim coach. Thompson felt he lacked the brains to follow in his brother and father’s footsteps so he didn’t let go of the dream of making it in funny business. “And my dad’s like, ‘No, you’re not, you’re going to work at the NASA Space Center, and you’re going to be an engineer.’”
“I was like, ‘I want to be a comedian,’” Thompson said in a recent phone interview. Scott Thompson doesn’t consider himself an apple that fell too far from the tree.Ĭoming from a family whose father worked at a NASA Space Center and a brother in the Air Force made Thompson, aka Carrot Top, realize that he didn’t quite fit in.
