Kom Eddy Katt: A Mini-Bio

Rising feline comedic star Kom Eddy Katt was born Edward Kattberg in Piscataway, New Jersey as part of a litter of seven. His mother, Wanda Kattberg, was a model for "funny cat" calender photos. The identity of his father is unknown, but is widely rumored to be Tom of "& Jerry" fame.

Among Eddy's earliest memories are attempts to come up with clever puns concerning the name of his home town. The best one he found was this: "In the olden days, they used to pay workers not with money, but with livestock and other animals. Miners got the worst end of this, as they were usually paid with cats. Of course, many miners traded their weekly pay in at the local tavern on the way home on Friday nights. This prompted more than one wife to lament: 'We're broke! You just had to go out last night and Piscataway!'"

Much of Eddy's education was spent trying to fine-tune this joke, his very first, and his grades suffered visibly as a result. He attended a variety of public obedience schools, often in very rough, predominantly dog areas. Combatting canine bullies was where Eddy claims to have discovered his comedic voice. "You'd get 'em laughing and sometimes they'd forget all about beating you up. The old trick of pretending to throw a stick and then running up a tree while they were trying to fetch it, that sometimes worked too."

Eddy attended community college, originally studying to be a wastewater management worker, but dropped out in his first year to pursue a career in stand-up. This was when he adopted the stage name "Eddy Katt," which he used for several years until someone pointed out the obvious benefit of adding "Kom" to the front.

He struggled in low-rent comedy clubs for many years, and for a while was part of the "Barnyard Buggles" improv group. He auditioned for a slot on "Saturday Night Live," but unfortunately attempted to alleviate his nervousness with some especially potent catnip before going on. His audition video, consisting of nervous laughter, compulsive scratching and numerous false starts of a bad George W. Bush impression, somehow wound up on YouTube. It has been in their "Hot 100 Downloads" for three years running, much to Eddy's chagrin.

Eddy's big break-through finally came when canine comedy legend Rover Dangerfield gave him an opening act slot on his HBO special. This performance caught the attention of legendary rattlesnake talent agent Sadie Sanderson, who represents Eddy to this day.

Eddy has been romantically linked to Mexican hairless model Lola Hihuahua, which is very controversial among opponents to inter-species miscegenation.

"The Krazy Kareer of Kom Eddy Katt" was orginally envisioned as a "Seinfeld"-style sitcom, but no television network wanted any part of a show about "animals doing nothing." The series was eventually picked up by Coyote Radio Theater, to Eddy's vocal disappointment. "Who listens to the freakin' radio anymore?" he has been quoted as saying.

In any case, the premiere episode can be heard Nov. 11 at Coyote Radio's 7th Annual Dinner Show. We do not advocate indulging in catnip before the show.