Sad breaking news Ken Ober passed away this weekend. The Sunday night Monday morning internet was filled with contradiction. He passed on he didn’t it was just a rumor. Perhaps, sometime when everything starts to settle I will speak more about these confusing hours when friends could not tell what was and what was not true. A little later maybe at Rex’s Rants. Regardless, this is a sad time for friends and fans of Ken’s. It appears these conversations may be the last public conversations with Ken. Enjoy! And rest in peace Ken.

Adam Sandler, who appeared on Remote Control, told MTV News: "Ken Ober was one of the sharpest, quickest, sweetest guys I ever me. He was always a great friend and I will miss him very much." Denis Leary also got his start on the show, and released a statement saying: "Kenny Ober was and always will be the quickest wit in the room... a smart, fast and hilarious human being who made many of us, including myself, laugh until we cried. As the star and host of Remote Control, he was a welcoming ringmaster who helped to kickstart the careers of numerous talents, including Adam Sandler, Colin Quinn and myself. He will be remembered always by each of his friends not only for his massive talent but for his true, deep and enduring friendship."...

NOTE: Interviews were conducted October 5 & October 19, 2009

Ken Ober Writer, TV Host and Producer spent the early part of his career as a stand up comic. He began as a TV Host on MTV’s game show “Remote Control” for 5 seasons. He was a series regular on the NBC series “Parenthood” and you have seen him in numerous commercials. Among other writing credits has written for radio, Television, award shows, ESPN and Comedy Central. He was a wrtiter for “Best Damn Sports Show Period” on Fox  and was the writer and show host of the USA channel game show “Smush”

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Rex Sikes’ Movie Beat chats with writer/producer/talk show host Ken Ober Pt 1

Rex Sikes’ Movie Beat chats with writer/producer/talk show hos Ken Ober Pt 2  (sound drops for few seconds but keep listening)

For Comedy Central he served as the head writer for “Tough Crowd” and as producer for “Mind of Mencia”. He was a consulting producer on CBS’s comedy series “The New Adventures of Old Christine”.

He has written for the MTV Music Award show and for the “Guy’s Choice Awards” on Spike TV.

Currently, he is working on numerous writing projects.

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