I am Tom Green and my AMA starts now!

Tom,

I just wanted to say your freestyle with Xzibit is always a pleasure to watch. I grew up watching you as I was introduced to your show by my step brothers. Thank you for the laughs.

Xzibit freestyle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQI9qV34EFY

I love this video!

Rock on! Hip Hop!

Do you actually enjoy sausages?

Daddy would you like some sausages!! Yes I love them. With Maple Syrup cause I'm Canadian!! FYI you are my first reddit AMA response. First!

Let the adventure begin. In all honesty, I really enjoy your work, it's funny as shit. Your ability to freestyle is off the charts as well.

Thanks! I love hip hop. Word up home boy!

Tom MF Green, your theme song "the bum song" was significant part of my childhood. That is all.

My Bum is on the cheese!!

Austin..... Austin, Massachusetts?

I thought you said Boston.

So how many royalties did you receive for creating planking?

Zip, zero, nada. :)

Do you remember Clone High? I remember it, and I remember you on it. Thoughts?

I love that show! I'm an albatross! Basically improvised all of those lines and had a blast!

what happened to ol' Glenn Humplik?

What happened to Phil?

Phil is doing great! He is living in Ottawa and has a great new computer business. We went skateboarding recently.

I currently drive a convertible Chrysler Lebaron, does this make you feel jealous?

Yes! Where's my Lebaron!! :)

Where are you going today, sir? Are you going to the Parliament Buildings?

I don't think it's any of your damned business where I am going. Do I ask you where you are going?!!

Tom! Thank you for doing this AMA. Just wanted to say the clip from the Tom Green Show where you go to a subway and continuously order toppings for the sandwich is pure gold. How did you come up with these ideas? Thank you for your randomness.

The funny thing about the sandwich bit, is it is only getting recognized now on Youtube. It was basically a throwaway bit that many people never saw until now. We actually used to do that when we were kids. Skating and hungry we would get three meals for the price of one by simply piling on tomatoes and pickles forever. Watch all the old bits on tomgreen.com

My fat friend scott wants to know what its like to have one testicle?

Only if he tells me what it is like to be fat.

It fucking sucks.

I don't worry about having one testicle. It works. I had cancer, and I am happy to be alive!

Hey, Tom...

Did you really surprise your dad with a "Where is my dinner, bitch?" statue or was he in on it from the beginning?

My parents were never in on any of the pranks. He was pissed off.

This is great, thank you for coming on here and doing this. I just wanted to ask, was that incident with Jesse Dupree and the chainsaw set up? Or was all that ripping on him afterwards real?

The tricky part about answering this, is that it is a bit of both. It was totally not set up. And was I mad, yes and no. I was mad that he wrecked my desk, but I was happy that he gave me an excuse to get mad at my guest on TV. I am always nice to my guests. But I love it when things go wrong on television. So I was kind of playing the character of the angry TV host. Because it is funny watching somebody get mad. People don't understand what happened there and give me some grief about it, saying that I should have just let him cut the desk and smiled. But the thing is, that would not have been nearly as funny.

Tom, I've waited my whole life to ask you this one questi- pastic bag plastic bag plastic bag...

plastic bag! Plastic bag!!

How do you feel about the current state of MTV?

MTV did me the biggest solid ever by picking up my show from public access TV and putting us on the air. So I love MTV. As far as currently, I don't really watch much TV. I think it is more for younger people. I'm 42 years old now and am more into old school talk shows and the news.

Tom, You came before the world was ready. and paved the way for shows like jackass and such.

How do you feel about jackass stealing or borrowing a lot of your material?

For the record I can quote EVERY line from freddy got fingered.

Mike Fitzgibbons son is a nuclear physicist and my son can eat a chicken sandwich!

There is room for everyone to do what they want or be inspired. I was inspired by David Letterman, Candid Camera, and Saturday Night Live. I try to move forward and not worry too much when I see somebody doing one of my bits. I take it as a compliment.

What was it like working with Adam, Blake, and Anders for your episode in Workaholics? Any behind the scene stories?

Thanks for the AMA.

Those guys are completely hilarious. We had a great night out after our panel we did together at Comicon. Many beers were had.

Do you regret any of the things you did on your MTV show?

I have no regrets about any of the comedy on MTV. You have to keep in mind that we were always challenging ourselves to come up with something completely ridiculous. Love it all.

What show are you most proud of?

I suppose I am most proud of the fact that I am still here working in comedy and doing what I love. In life there are a lot of forces that can try to bring you down, but if you stick to your vision and keep at it, you will find success.

Freddy Got Fingered is a comedic masterpiece. Please tell me some of the subtextual societal criticism so that I can convince people it is an intelligent film.

The people that do not get the movie will never be your friend.

Out of all the spots of yours I watched in University back in the late 90's, the one where you painted your parents house plaid has to be the masterpiece.

How much in the 'know' were you parents on some of those pranks, and did they ever find them amusing in retrospect?

My parents were never informed of anything. They were never paid to do the show. They never shot promos for the network. They were just living their lives and we would show up and prank them. This was before anyone had seen anything like this on TV so it was a much different reaction from people watching back then. People freaked out!

What is the most unusual thing you saw while performing at the gathering of the Juggaloes?

Tila Tequila getting pelted with rocks. It was scary.

I loved you in Charlie Angels and I gotta know how is the Chad ?

I am The Chad. :)

Hey Tom, huge fan. I don't have a question but in my opinion, you started the horse head mask fad.

Thanks. I noticed those popping up a lot lately.

i would just like to let you know that "The Bum Bum Song" was the first song i EVER downloaded. on napster too. also, thanks for helping young me shape my sense of humor.

It was the first song in history to be downloaded over a million times. The Bum Bum Song!

Hello Mr. Green, What are you feelings on the work of Jon Lajoie?

I think he is friggin hilarious!!

hey Tom, just wanted to say i used to love watching Tom Green's House Tonight back in like 06/07. i used to stay up late watching you fucking around with callers and sometimes you would just be randomly on air in the middle of the night crawling around on your floor saying random shit in the mic. also, did you ever actually do a barrel roll?

We are going to begin streaming webovision to Tomgreen.com again from the new Tom Green Studios. Make sure you watch the live show tonight on AXS TV. It will bring you back to the old webovision days.

Will your talk show eventually evolve into a series of short guttural spurts followed by even briefer guttural spats?

Urg, ugh, argh, ooohhh... Yes.

Your character in "Stealing Harvard" had a BADASS framed poster/painting of an 18-Wheeler with LEDs where it's real lights would be. I've searched the bigger truck stops across America and have yet to find it, where can I get one?

I still have it. It's here in my studio. I want to keep it though.

Do you like Breaking Bad?

That's my favorite show in years.

How in the hell did you ever manage to fuck with people the way you did without laughing? I would've gone into uncontrolled laughter within 15 seconds if I tried most of the things you pulled.

We shot video for many many years. When I would edit the videos and see myself cracking up it ruined the bit. So I got good at keeping a straight face. Practice.

is there a plan for any Tom Green Show DVD release? ebay only has vhs stuff!

They still make DVD's?? Watch on Tomgreen.com - It's all there.

My parents had me watching your show when I was a kid. I think it had some lasting effects on my brain. Thanks for that Tom.

You are welcome.

The first time I watched freddy got fingered I almost died of laughter, so thanks for that one there Tom. are you ticklish? Where?

I love how much people love Freddy Got Fingered. I think that movie made me realize how much the media gets the story wrong. Everywhere I go people tell me how much they love that movie. Lobby your congressman!! Freddy Got Fingered rules.

How many dead moose's have you humped

One!

Where can I get Tom Green Milk Stout in the U.S.?

It will be getting released in the new year in the US. But check out the brewery online at beaus.ca

Tom,

What have you been up to lately? Are you still skating at all?

Cheers, S

I am skating today on air with Tony Hawk on AXS TV. Well, at least we will be talking about skating. And you can call him on Skype!

Hey Tom. I was wondering if you could tell me what my bum is on right now?

My bum is on the chair.

Will you be my friend?

Hello friend. :)

Being Canadian and all that entails, do you remember a show the CBC used to show in the early mornings called "The Friendly Giant"?

Yes I love that show. i watch it on Youtube sometimes.

Tom what is your favourite thing about being you?

I do love making these crazy TV shows and being creative. It's fun!

Tom! I caught your podcast appearance with Norm MacDonald. Amazing episode, and I thought you two had a great back and forth together. I assume the Canadian bond was strong between you two. Thanks for the laughs.

Norm is awesome. I was a huge fan of his when I was growing up, and still am. He always supported my web show and is one of the great stand up comics ever. Go see him live if you ever get a chance.

I am a huge fan. To this day I point at light bulbs for extended periods of time yelling "I OUGHTA RING YOUR NECK!". When I was in middle school I owned all of your early videos and would constantly reenact the weird stuff you did. I actually had a fan site for you! It got about 3 hits. Just wanted to say I appreciate you for shaping me and my sense of humor for what it is today.

I love that bit. Very obscure old piece of comedy. You must be Canadian.

Are you the backwards man?

I can walk backwards fast as you can.

Buckets or boxes ?

Buckets!

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Probably about 1000 what the fuck was I thinking moments... But that was the whole point!!

Hi Tom, just wanted to say you're a comedic genius and your Undercutter's Pizza bit absolutely killed me. Keep on keeping on!

Rock on!

No real question. I just wanted to tell you that the segment on your show where you tell Glenn how to deal with your dead body has always been one of my favorite moments on television. If you would just say hi to me I would be so, so happy.

Hi! I'm glad we never had to finish that idea. I am not dead!

If you were made king of America, what would you do?

I would make Ice Cream free on Wednesdays.

How many times did you get punched in the face while making the Tom green show?

Never. I am a really fast runner!

I just watched your stand up on Netflix. It was hilarious. What made you want to do stand up after years of television?

p.s. Hooves! Clippty Clop! Clippty Clop. I still do this when I see a hooved animal.

I have been loving doing stand up! I shot my first stand up special after touring and writing for only one year. I'm glad you got to watch it. I have been touring now non stop for about 5 years and am loving it. If you want to see some more current sets, there are some nice videos on my youtube channel... youtube.com/tomgreen Go watch! And come see me live on the road!

Tom! Longtime fan. My favourite bit of yours is when you dressed as a mall security guard and escorted that Asian guy in the tub on wheels to his car. Since high school my friends have referred to me as Pinchi - because that's what we think the guy's name was. The nickname stuck, and unfortunately I have been searching for that skit to show to my husband, to no avail. Will we ever see that one again, and was that guy's name really Pinchi?! HELP ME SOLVE THIS VEXING MYSTERY!!!

It;s in a box somewhere. I will look for it!

I saw an interview where you rapped with Xzibit. How did you get into the music business earlier in your career. What happened?

Edit: Here's a link to the video. Thanks Tom for responding. Good luck with the new show.

I just started making music. I worked summer jobs to buy drum machines and keyboards and I recorded music. We played live around Ottawa Canada and then started touring.

Loved your live talk show at your house, how did you get involved with Neil Hamburger? Poolside Chats was classic. Do you still ever fuck with that guy?

I am good pals with Neil Hamburger! He's hilarious, one of my favorites. Watch for him on the webovision soon, I hoe to have him back ASAP.

How was it to be in Charlie's Angels? I just love when you sing Brandy. Cracks me up every time

It was fun. Had a great time being in it.

My bum is on the Swedish, will the show be available for streaming internationally?

Also get Andy Milonakis on your show, the weird humour between you guys is great.

Love Andy Milonakis. He is the best. We will definitely be having him on the show and the podcast.

Tom,

You were able to take something as scary as testicular cancer and channel it into a positive through your comedy. I was wondering if you've had a chance to hear Tig Notaro's similar approach on it. I found an article about it where they were interviewing Louis C.K. who was in the audience that day and found her set that night to be one of the most powerful things he's seen in standup.

If you've had the chance to hear/see it, would you mind commenting on this approach of tackling such a difficult subject and turning it into a creative outlet?

EDIT: NPR Link

I did not see that. But I can say that when I talk about my cancer on stage, doing standup, it is a cathartic experience. And it is important to be honest and talk about things that matter, even dark and scary things. The special that we shot about my cancer helped a lot of people. Early detection is the key to survival. So if you ever feel sick, or that something may be wrong with your body. Go to the doctor, don't be afraid. It could save your life.

Tom Green. Don't know if you're still here answering questions, sadly I was in a job interview right at 1est. Being unemployed sucks.

Anyway, all of my friends think I'm crazy because I say you're the funniest man alive. My wife actually brought me to your stand up tour 2 years ago, the show in Providence the day before you recorded the Showtime special in Boston. I was in the front row, and you screamed in my face. It was amazing.

I guess the only question I have, is what happened to the 10 year anniversary directors cut of Freddy Got Fingered? Keep being fucking hilarious.

The studio didn't give me the footage to make the directors cut. I want to do it. If you contact New Regency or 20th Century Fox and tell them you want a directors cut maybe it will happen!

about that dead moose....

What about it!?

Hey Tom!

• What first got you into comedy?
• Moment in your career that made you go "Wow, I never would have dreamed I'd get to do this"
• Would love to have you be a guest on an episode of my podcast to nerd out about tv, film, etc. Can we make this happen?

Thank you again for this AMA and look forward to your responses!

I started doing stand up when I was 15 years old in Canada, The first moment that was surreal for me was when I was a guest on Letterman, also when I hosted Letterman, and Saturday Night Live. But I have had a bunch of pinch myself moments. I had one last month when I signed the lease on my very own TV studio. I like to keep pushing ad making things happen. Hopefully we will have a lot more fun in the future together. Watch my new show on AXSTV tonight! Let's keep it going!

I started watching you back in the Rogers Cable days - had never seen anything like it on TV. Are there any plans to release the old cable-access shows on DVD?

DVD is dead. Watch on tomgreen.com - Everything will show up there eventually.

How has the experience been for you to still produce programming through your own direction using your own webpage, YouTube etc...?

I love this time we are in. I love independent media. Really excited about what the future holds for my new show and all the fun stuff we are putting out!

Road Trip was awesome. You're newer YouTube stuff is great, and your latest standup you published was hilarious.

Just here to say thanks.

Thank you! Make sure you watch the new show tonight on AXS TV! We have Tony Hawk as our guest. All broadcasting from my new studio in LA. We are going to have some fun here this year!!

I'm currently pooping as I type this. My question is: What kind of beer should I buy for the weekend? (I'm Canadian as well)

Buy The Tom Green Beer!

And, any plans to come to Perth Australia? If you do, I promise to cook you a proper barbie on our sunset coast :0)

Were you there the last 2 times I came to Perth Australia? Had some great shows there!

Hey Tom!

Silly question: How's life with one testicle?

Serious question: When creating Freddy Got Fingered were you trying to make a surreal movie or were you just doing whatever the hell you wanted to do?

Both!

YES! I will be recording the episode tonight! Followed by the steve-o comedy show. What can we expect from your new show?

Expect great interviews with hilarious people. I want to get my guests talking about things they have never discussed on TV before. I like asking questions, and I love listening to people. I'm a huge fan of comedy so expect some great comedy legends on the show.

Hey Mr. Green!

When are we going to be able to see Prankstar?

Did you dismantle the National Webovision studio?

Thank you for explaining "chewing" with Phil Giroux, it has greatly enhanced my life.

Much love.

We are rebuilding the national webovision studio now at Tom Green Studios in Los Angeles. No longer in my living room we will be web streaming and podcasting starting next week promoting the new TV show on AXS TV and generally just goofing off. Tune in, and watch on twitter for updates @tomgreenlive

Are you still enemy with mancow?

I was never an enemy with Mancow. Bad info you go there. I was on his show this week! We are pals!

Hi Tom! Thanks for doing this. I really enjoy your work and I'm curious to know what comedians inspire you the most? Also, what's the best movie you've seen recently?

I am most inspired by George Carlin. I haven't seen any movies recently. I don't really go to the movies that much. I watched Escape From LA on Netflix recently. That was rad.

You hear that? That's the sound of model making.

Ha. Cow Brain Boat!

Was there any tension after you schooled xzibit in that freestyle battle from your late night show?

It wasn't a battle. We were just rapping. We had a great time. It was the internet that decided to call it a battle. It wasn't a battle.

Can you tell us a little about how MTV came to pick up The Tom Green Show? Were you nervous to go from The Comedy Network to a much larger audience who would inevitably be more judgmental of the things you did?

It wasn't really like that. In fact, when the show hit MTV it was immediately embraced by the public. It was very exciting moving to New York and a dream come true to me on TV. The comedy network in Canada was the first network to show finical support for The Tom Green Show, Rogers Cable gave us the studio and the place to grow, but MTV took everything to the next level.

Do you still mess with your dad?

No, but we went fishing a bunch of times this summer.

Did you write the Salmon song? Or was that the writers of the movie. I loved your performance of it either way.

I wrote The Salmon Song on a napkin in my trailer, 20 minutes before we shot the scene.

How many parents freaked out about Bob the Butler

I love that movie. Fun for kids!

One of my favorites parts of your career (!) is when you go on the boat trip and in one moment you have a fish in your hands that you trow through the boat to the ocean... and in that moment you say "Fishyy!".

I don't know why. I just love how you say "Fishy". Can you say "Fishy" to me, please?

Fishy! FishyyyyY!

What do you think about Battletoads?

What is it?

How do you feel about the countless comedians and writers now using, what was, your shtick back in the 90s because mainstream entertainment basically undervalued you?

I don't mean just using either... some of these have taken off big time... and it takes fans from the internet pointing out to the rest of the world that you were there first.

I would go as far as considering you, not the father of modern comedy, but the deranged uncle... a major contributor.

People ask me that a lot. There is room for everyone. The thing I tend to not talk about much, is that I too have been very successful. I am building my new TV studio and starting a new kind of independent distribution on comedy to internet and TV. This is my new thing. Maybe in a few years we can get upset about people copying that.

Tom, without sounding like an ass-kisser, you are one of the only people whose videos I can watch over and over again and still laugh as hard as I did the first time. I have a few questions:

• Do you still skate a lot?
• Do you still rap? Who are your favourite hip hop artists these days if you have any?
• Do you film pranks anymore? The last video I saw of you was the one from a few months ago in Hollywood and it was so refreshing to see you with a camera and microphone again. It felt like the pranks from the old Tom Green Show again!
• Do you have any plans for a UK tour of your comedy show? We need it.

Sorry for all the questions but I've been really looking forward to this AMA.

I still skate but I don't do tricks. Too old to get hurt. I like cruising around on the board with style. I still listen to old school hip hop. Best album Tribe Called Quest, Low End Theory. I will film pranks, but I kind of feel the format is played out a bit. You can watch Betty White do pranks if you love pranks. I enjoy exploring new things that I have not done before. I am a huge fan of talk TV, and I am doing what I have always wanted to do the most, right now. Hosting a comedy talk show. So watch!

Since your Canadian, whats you favorite hockey team?

Phoenix Coyotes!! And Ottawa Senators!!

How do you feel about The Office no longer being available on Hulu Plus?

I have never watched either.

What cheese do you recommend on a chicken sandwich while drinking your awesome Tom Green Beer??

Cheddar cheese!