Josh Gardner an American

United States

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 comedian

Comedian

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 and writer

Writer

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, is best known for his role as Gerhard Reinke, a bumbling German backpacker

Backpacking (travel)

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, on Comedy Central

Comedy Central

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's cult-classic Gerhard Reinke's Wanderlust

Gerhard Reinke's Wanderlust

Gerhard Reinke's Wanderlust was a mockumentary television comedy broadcast on the American cable channel Comedy Central in Spring 2003. It starred writer-comedian Josh Gardner as a German backpacker who has several misadventures as he travels around the world on small budget for the fictional...

. Gardner also wrote for Comedy Central's The Man Show

The Man Show

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, and the Fox

Fox Broadcasting Company

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 series A Minute With Stan Hooper

A Minute with Stan Hooper

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. Aside from comedy, Gardner wrote for television game shows such as You Don't Know Jack

You Don't Know Jack (game show)

You Don't Know Jack was a short-lived game show based on the bestselling computer game series of the same name that aired on ABC in the summer of 2001. Paul Reubens, best known for his role as Pee-wee Herman on Pee-wee's Playhouse, played host Troy Stevens. Tom Gottlieb reprised his role as...

and Sports Geniuses

Sports Geniuses

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. He was also a regular contributor as the character Deaf Frat Guy on The Adam Carolla Show, and continues to appear on The Adam Carolla Podcast. Josh is a graduate of Salisbury School and Hamilton College. On April 6, 2011 Josh released his album of original songs on iTunes titled Mr. Stinkfinger.

Mr. Stinkfinger

Track listing

1. Dry Humping
2. We Can Make It Work
3. F M P T
4. Mr. Stinkfinger
5. Sex In The City
6. Stinkin' Dollar
7. Master of Disguise
8. (I & I) Paranoid

External links

• Deaf Frat Guy web page
• Josh Gardner's You Tube Channel