Michael Paul Cathers (May 12, 1964 – September 7, 2023), better known as Geechy Guy, was an American

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Early life

Geechy Guy was born in

Rochester, Michigan Rochester is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 12,711 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is a northern suburb in Metro Detroit located 20 miles north of the city of ...

. He began his career as a magician at age 6, followed by

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and

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until taking up comedy at age 19. Guy began his career in the Detroit market, working comedy clubs and appearing on local comedy talk shows, such as "Some Semblance of Sanity" with comedian Gary Thison.

Career

Guy was a contestant on ''

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'' during the 1990–1991 season; he defeated, among others,

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in the competition. On January 7, 2011, he appeared on ''

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''. He also appeared at the 2011 NASCAR Newlyweds trivia game during Champions Week for a brief act before the drivers arrived. Also in 2011, he was a contestant on the sixth season of ''

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''. He reached the top 48 and was buzzed by

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. Guy was eliminated from the show after that. He appeared three times in the past on ''

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''. He was the opening act on ''

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's Comedy Salute to the Troops 2014'', initially aired on March 14 of that year.

Guinness World Records

Although often making the claim, Geechy Guy never held a

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for most jokes told in an hour, at 676.The highest recorded offer is 550 Jokes made by Australian comedian Taylor Goodwin.

Death

Cathers died in Las Vegas on September 7, 2023, at the age of 59.Geechy Guy, a favorite Vegas comic, found dead at 59
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References

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