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Hampton Yount (/jʌnt/; born June 14, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor, known for Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Yount was born in Warrenton, Virginia, to Renee and Victor Yount.[3] Hampton has three siblings, Virginia, Henri and Clay, whom he has talked about on his podcast, Y'all Ever.[4][5] Clay also appeared on "Doom Island", another one of Hampton's several podcasts, in April 2021. From 2004 to 2012, he and his brother Clay produced a webcomic, Rob and Elliot, for the Boxcar Comics collective.[6] His brother, Clay, continues to make comics and publish them on his website.[7] He first performed stand-up comedy in Blacksburg, Virginia and Washington, D.C., before moving to Los Angeles.[8][9]