Hampton Yount
Webcomic Stand Ups
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on August 5, 2009 - 22:05
How many webcomic creators do stand up comedy? I know of at least two: Adam Burke and Hampton "My Name Is" Yount.
(Above) Adam Burke on equity and the recession; (Below) Hampton Yount on "Clue"
Straight Outta Warrenton: Clay and Hampton Yount
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Clay and Hampton Yount are the co-creators of the weekly-updated comedy comic Rob and Elliot. Clay is also the creator of the now on hiatus Cosmobear as well as the creator of "Bikini Frisbee Suicide Days", the former Saturday-only series at Sluggy Freelance.
Rob and Elliot is one of those "wacky roommates doing crazy random things" comics that is a lot stronger than its thin premise would initially suggest. As a comedy comic it scores on the most crucial criteria -- it's funny. And it does so through both the writing and the artwork.
Read on for my interview with the brothers Yount.
