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Mark Thompson and Brian Phelps

The Mark & Brian Show is an American radio talk show hosted by Mark Thompson and Brian Phelps, known on the air as “Mark & Brian”. The syndicated program, originates weekday mornings from KLOS-FM in Los Angeles, California. The show blends comedy sketches, listener phone calls, interviews with in-studio guests, and the occasional “road trip”. They also host several live events (including their formerly-annual Christmas variety show) and are active supporters of numerous charities.

In 1986, Thompson was already working as a radio disc jockey when he was introduced to Phelps, whose background was in improvisational comedy. Their first on air appearance was on WAPI-FM (I-95) in Birmingham, Alabama, but they soon received an offer to move west and take over the morning slot at KLOS, where The Mark & Brian Show debuted in September 1987. In recognition of their radio work, Mark & Brian are two-time winners of the Billboard Magazine “Air Personalities of the Year” award, and received a 1991 National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award as “Air Personalities of the Year”. They have also been honored with their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The Mark & Brian Show includes various sketches and annual events. Popular sketches include “The Red Carpet Minute” with Edward Gordon, “Miniature Theater”, and a host of other sketches based on celebrities. The duo’s annual events include the “Mark & Brian Golf Tournament”. They formerly put on an annual Christmas show. In 2006, they conducted a reality TV-based contest called “Two Strangers and a Wedding”, in which single women auditioned to be the bride, who then chose from five male finalists to marry — without ever meeting in person prior to the wedding. In 2007, the concept was modified to “Three Strangers and a Wedding”, in which the bride chose two of the five male finalists to come to the wedding. Upon meeting the bride at the wedding, the grooms had the option of proposing to the bride, who could then accept either proposal or decline them both. Both marriages were very brief and ended with divorce.

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