Author Archives: Ryan Stout

I had such a great time this week as a contestant on FOX‘s new comedian-driven game show PUNCHLINE. The show works like this: Two teams of comedians face-off to come up with punchlines based on that day’s headlines. We tape … Continue reading →

I was a champion, once… For 23 hours and 59 minutes… The date was January 27, 2016. And I wielded my wit to dominate my skilled adversaries in the arena of a fake game show. It was called @Midnight! And … Continue reading →

Things are happening, Everybody, so get on board right now. Don’t wait for the bandwagon. SET YOUR DVR David Spade’s prank show Fameless returns to TruTV this month. I make regular appearances on the program, so keep an eye out … Continue reading →

I make it no secret that I know virtually nothing about music. No one in my gene pool even plays a musical instrument. So, when I was asked to talk about music for a television show, I had no idea … Continue reading →

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  During the month of June, I did a little experiment. Every day I would log onto the internet, take a trip over to my search engine of choice, and I would type in the word “joke.” Then I would … Continue reading →

I’m pleased to announce new dates have been added to the calendar. Just click TOUR for those. Additionally, I am featured semi-regularly on a new prank show for TruTV. David Spade’s “Fameless” pulls the rug out from under all sorts … Continue reading →

As many of you are aware, I host a program called MANDATORY VIEWING on Mandatory.com. It’s a quick two-or-three-minute, click-able-content web series that features stories and videos that are relevant on internet each week. Though the series didn’t start until … Continue reading →

Dear Stout Consumers, If you’ve been diligently keeping up with my doings on Facebook and Twitter, then, what I’m about to say won’t be news to you. But, if you live in a cyberspace environment where you are continually bombarded … Continue reading →

An actor who played McGruff the Crime Dog was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the possession of guns and drugs. Here’s the story: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/8/mcgruff-crime-dog-actor-sentenced-16-years-prison/ People think it’s so funny that McGruff got busted by real drug-sniffing dogs.  It’s … Continue reading →