Deadspin said a guy calling himself Chef Keith made the rounds of TV stations and got airtime from a surprsing number of them who gave him the airtime to peddle gross leftover recipes.
You might have guessed by now that K-Strass and Chef Keith are kindred spirits. K-Strass, portrayed by Mark Proksch was co-created by Joe Pickett. Pickett and co-conspirator Nick Prueher, who are responsible for Chef Keith, are the creators of the Found Footage Festival, which begins touring this week. Prueher played the part of Chef Keith, and said the reporters and anchors couldn’t have been nicer to him—even after the segments went awry.
Prueher and Pickett said it wasn’t tough to make in on the air at the five stations (in Milwaukee, Rhinelander, and Wausau, and two in Rockford, Ill.), all desperate for holiday programming. But since most restaurants were closed for Thanksgiving and Christmas, the food used in the segments was day-old KFC.
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