Names:

Randy Sklar, Jason Sklar

Born:

January 2, 1972

Sklar Brothers Overview:

While on the surface, it may seem like twin brothers performing stand-up comedy together is little more than a gimmick, Jason and Randy Sklar have turned it into something special. Delivering what they refer to as "tag team comedy," the brothers unleash an arsenal of deadpan jokes, all expertly timed so that they play off one another -- finishing each others sentences, talking over one another, delivering punchlines in unison.

In addition to their success in the world of alternative comedy, the Sklar Brothers are also well known in the world of professional sports commentary thanks to their work on ESPN shows like SportsCenter and Cheap Seats. It's a testament to their talent that they've successfully carved out a niche for themselves in both comedy and sports that has nothing to do with them looking exactly alike.

Quick Sklar Brothers Facts:

• Identical twins Randy and Jason Sklar were born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri.
• They began performing stand-up comedy while attending the University of Michigan in the early 1990s.
• In 1994, the Sklar brothers relocated to New York and began peforming comedy in the clubs there.
• Their first half-hour Comedy Central Presents stand-up special debuted in 2001.
• They released their first stand-up album, Poppin' the Hood!, in 2004.
• The same year, they began hosting Cheap Seats, a comedic sports commentary show, on ESPN Classic. The show aired until 2006.
• In 2012, the Sklars started their own podcast, Sklarboro Country, a sports-themed comedy show targeted at people who don't know about sports, on the Earwolf podcasting network.

• They became the hosts of the History Channel's United Stats of America in 2012.

Sklar Brothers Discography:

• Poppin' Da Hood! (2004)
• Sklar Maps (2007)
• Hendersons and Daughters (2011)

Additional Sklar Brothers Facts:

• They are frequent guests on comedian Chelsea Handler's talk show Chelsea Lately/
• The Sklar Brothers starred in the web series Back on Topps, which won two Streamy Awards. They wrote a second web series, Layers, with stand-up comedian Nick Kroll, as well as Held Up for the website Crackle in 2010.
• They are regular contributors to SportsCenter on ESPN, appearing in a segment they write called "The Bracket."
• The brothers' first television job was writing and starring on the short-lived MTV sketch/stand-up show Apt 2F in 1997.
• They voiced the characters of Biff and Chip Oblong on the popular animated series The Oblongs.
• The Sklar Brothers have made appearance on a number to TV series, including Entourage, Grey's Anatomy (on which they played conjoined twins), Law & Order and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Among their film credits are Wild Hogs, Bubble Boy and Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV.
• They appear regularly on the comedy podcast Never Not Funny, hosted by Jimmy Pardo, and the sports podcast World Football Daily.
• The cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000 made a guest appearance on the Sklar Brothers' Cheap Seats, marking the first time they performed together in characters since the cancellation of that cult series.
• They were reporters on the Comedy Central series Battlebots, which ran for five seasons from 2000-2002.