Bob Levy

Bob Levy (born August 12, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, and former radio personality. He is the host of The Bob Levy Show, Levyland, the Out of the Coffin podcast, and is best known for his regular appearances on The Howard Stern Show.

Levy became closely associated with the Stern show during the 2000s through on-air contests, comedy roasts, live touring, and his run as a co-host of the Howard 101 program Miserable Men. In the 2010s and 2020s, his work shifted increasingly toward podcasting and livestreaming, including The Bob Levy Show, Levyland, Out of the Coffin, regular appearances on Kevin Brennan's Misery Loves Company, and work with The Shuli Network.

Early life Levy was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved to Staten Island at age six. While his father was of part-Jewish heritage, Levy was raised a Lutheran by his mother. He dropped out of high school after six years and worked several jobs, including landscaping and painting.

Career Early career (1990–2001) Levy wasn't a fan of comedy until he started listening to The Howard Stern Show in 1990, for which he started to send jokes and song parodies that he had written. Levy then started to attend open mic nights hosted by the show's writer, Jackie Martling.

By 2001, Levy had appeared on Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen, performed at Woodstock '94, and had opened for the Edgar Winter Group and Bachman Turner Overdrive. Contemporary coverage also identified him with a recurring stage bit in which he ate blue cheese from a female audience member's buttocks.

The Howard Stern Show (2002–2010) In 2002, Levy entered himself in the World's Meanest Listener contest held on The Howard Stern Show which increased his profile. He submitted clips of himself roasting Stern and the staff which were well received and made him a top three finalist. When the show moved to SiriusXM in 2006, Levy was the host of the show's series of live comedy roasts.

In December 2007, Levy opened Levy's Comedy Club at the Ramada Inn in Levittown, Pennsylvania.

Levy also maintained a long-running professional association with fellow Stern comedian Artie Lange. Their overlap included the 2006 Roast of Mr. Artie Lange, the 2008 audiobook edition of Lange's memoir Too Fat to Fish, and later shared stand-up bills, including a 2016 date in Scranton and a 2018 benefit for Levy at the Stress Factory in New Brunswick.

In a June 2010 interview with MarksFriggin, Levy said he had left Miserable Men after disputes over on-air plugs, guest bookings, and compensation, and that he had subsequently been banned from the Stern channels.

Post Howard Stern Show (2011–2014) Following his departure from Miserable Men, MarksFriggin reported that Levy had begun hosting an online show titled Levyland on Stickam.

During this period, Levy's work increasingly moved away from traditional terrestrial and satellite radio toward downloadable shows and online distribution.

Radio Misfits materials described the show as part of Levy's transition into independent podcasting, with episodes featuring Levy alongside recurring collaborators including John Kensil and Joe Conte. Network descriptions billed Levy, Shuli Egar and Mike Morse as central figures in the network's flagship Stern-adjacent programming.

Levy co-hosts The Uncle Rico Show with Shuli Egar, Mike Morse and Anthony "C.Piggy" Zenhouser. The show also features guest appearances by other comedians who are part of the DabbleVerse. Anthony Cumia, Chrissie Mayer and "Lady" Karl Heberger of WATP. The Uncle Rico Show is broadcast live on The Shuli Network and is streamed real-time to YouTube, Patreon and free-speech video hosting platforms Rumble and X/Twitter. In 2024, Levy left the Uncle Rico program.

Other ventures Until 2008, Levy was a writer and regular on Kidd Chris's morning radio show on WYSP in Philadelphia.

Levy is the former host of Rising with "The Reverend" Bob Levy with co-hosts Will Bozarth and John Kensil, on WNJC-AM in Philadelphia.

In 2018, a benefit at the Stress Factory in New Brunswick was organized for Levy after injuries from a 2017 car crash limited his ability to work regularly.

In 2021, Levy started making regular appearances on fellow comedian Kevin Brennan's Misery Loves Company podcast.

Levy is co-host of The BS Show with Shuli Egar. The BS Show is a part of The Shuli Network. The Shuli Network currently provides original content, streamed to multiple video hosting platforms, including YouTube, Patreon and free-speech hosting platforms Rumble and X/Twitter.

Levy has also hosted Out of the Coffin, a recurring livestream and podcast distributed through Levyverse and related video platforms.

Over the course of the early 2020s, Levy has made sporadic appearances on the internet livestream show, Perry Caravello Live, hosted by actor, snowboarder and comedian Perry Caravello, the star of the Comedy Central prank movie, Windy City Heat.

Personal life In 2007, LAist described Levy as living in the basement of his ex-wife's house. and resides in New Jersey.