Bob Levy is an American stand-up comedian and radio personality. For a brief period, he was a professional wrestler. He is best known as being a regular personality on The Howard Stern Show as well as being the co-host of the Miserable Men show on Howard 101. He has often been the host of comedy roasts, was a frequent guest on the Opie and Anthony Show and was a stand-up comedy performer on the Killers of Comedy tour with fellow Stern personalities Sal the Stockbroker, Richard Christy, Shuli, and Yucko the Clown .
Bob was born on August 12, 1962 in Staten Island, New York. He is 56 years old as of 2019.
Bob was raised on Great Kills, Staten Island. He has not yet revealed any information regarding his parents and siblings. He attended high school in Staten Island, NY. Before he began his career as a comedian, Levy worked as a landscaper, a painter and a wrestler at the semi-professional level under the name “Heartbreaker” Bobby Slayer. In his early days in comedy, former Stern show writer Jackie Martling awarded Levy the title “Reverend.” When Bob is asked why he was given the name in an article, Levy replied “…because I was a filthy fuckin’ pig, and he wanted to call me the opposite of what I was doing onstage…”
Bob got engaged to a big fan of the show, and finally moved out of his ex-wife’s basement. In June 2008, Levy married his wife Christine, and they currently reside in New Jersey. In an interview when asked now that he is about to get hitched,is he going to retire the bit where he eat blue cheese out of the ass of a female audience member. He said,” Not at all! I mean, that’s me. When I got engaged to her [on stage], I did it right after the blue cheese bit. She understands that I do what I do. It wouldn’t last very long if she tried to [censor] my act.”
Bob is best known as being a regular personality on The Howard Stern Show as well as being the co-host of the Miserable Men show on Howard 101. Often he has been the host of comedy roasts. He was a frequent guest on the Opie and Anthony Show and was a stand-up comedy performer on the Killers of Comedy tour.
Before he began his career as a comedian, Levy worked as a landscaper, a painter and a wrestler at the semi-professional level under the name “Heartbreaker” Bobby Slayer. In his early days in comedy, former Stern show writer Jackie Martling awarded Levy the title “Reverend.” When asked why he was given the name in an article, Bob replied “…because I was a filthy fuckin’ pig, and he wanted to call me the opposite of what I was doing onstage…”.
Bob was heard daily on the Kidd Chris morning show on WYSP in Philadelphia as an on-air guest, until they were fired in May 2008. He also opened a weekend comedy club in Levittown, Pennsylvania and three other comedy clubs in Easton, Florida.
Bob hosted two radio shows. One was on WNJC 1360 AM in the Philadelphia area, Rising with The Reverend Bob Levy (with co-hosts Will Bozarth and John Kensil). The other was on WUFC 1510 AM in the Boston area, The Bob Levy Show (with co-host Joe Conte). Both stations have changed formats and no longer air the shows. Bob also produced podcasts of his shows for Radio Misfit.
Bob quit the Miserable Men in April 2010 after disputes with channel management over plug placement during The Howard Stern Show.
Bob was interviewed by the Bucks County Courier Times in October 2011 and stated that he is contemplating retirement in January 2012, due to waning interest in so-called “Benefit Comedy,” wherein a comedian will perform for small group of people (often for free) in order to raise money for obscure people/causes.
A recurring joke is Bob eating blue cheese or whipped cream out of a woman’s rear end. It also featured up and coming stand up comedians like John Tole & Brad Thacker who toured & hosted the shows.
The Killers of Comedy Tour featured cast and regulars from The Howard Stern Show such as Reverend Bob Levy, Sal Governale, Richard Christy, Jim Florentine, Yucko the Clown and Shuli performing stand up comedy. On occasion, Beetlejuice, Gary the Conqueror, Bigfoot and The Iron Sheik participate. A recurring joke is Bob Levy eating blue cheese or whipped cream out of a woman’s rear end. It also featured up and coming stand up comedians like John Tole & Brad Thacker who toured & hosted the shows.
Howard Stern’s sidekick, Artie Lange, referred to the group as the “Hack Pack” in July, 2007. The name, which has since been unofficially adopted by the troup, caused controversy when Shuli confronted Artie on air and told him how offended he was. Earlier in the show, Artie had remarked about John, Ralph, and himself becoming the new “Rat Pack” in Vegas, noting that “Sad Pack” was a more apt description.
An all-star lineup of comedians raised money for The Reverend Bob Levy by performing at the Stress Factory comedy club in New Brunswick, April 17 2018 at 8 p.m.
Colin Quinn, Jim Norton, Artie Lange, Jim Florentine, Vinnie Brand and Rich Vos are all on the bill. Tickets were $40 ($49 with buffet, $60 for VIP seating); visitstressfactory.com.
Bob,lives in Deptford, was a regular on the comedy club circuit until last summer. According to a GoFundMe page dedicated to raising money for him:
“Bob was stopped at a red light and got hit by a drunk driver who was going 40 mph. He was seriously injured and hasn’t been able to really work since July 2017.“He sees a neurologist and other specialists multiple times a week and needs neck and back epidurals just to sit comfortably.
“Needless to say, he has fallen behind on his financial obligations and has mounting medical bills as it can take years to get insurance payment.
“The driver that hit him has the minimum coverage of only $5,000.00.
“Bob has always been the first to help others and has done hundreds of free comedy shows for others.
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Bob has not yet revealed his estimated net worth.
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