Name: Keith Peterson Talks About His Brother's Influence on Him
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Description: Watch the stand-up comedy video 'Keith Peterson Talks About His Brother's Influence on Him' from Theo Von Clips on Comedy Buff. Published 2025-11-10. Transcript available.

Watch the stand-up comedy video 'Keith Peterson Talks About His Brother's Influence on Him' from Theo Von Clips on Comedy Buff. Published 2025-11-10. Transcript available.

My first ever concert was Poison. I went with my brother. He was a few years
older.
So I went, and then my second one was Motley Crue.
Fuck, dude, that's so sick, bro.
On the Dr. Feelgood tour.
He's on the cover, man.
We've had Tommy Lee on here.
Awesome, yeah, that's crazy.
That's crazy, dude.
So that tour, he played, like, up on the ceiling.
And he just, like, did, like, even, I think it was, like, ACDC, like, cover
songs.
And just, like, went across the ceiling. It was pretty cool.
And your brother took you to that?
Yeah, yeah.
So you guys were pretty close.
Yeah, we were, yeah, yeah.
Nice. Does he play music?
Nah, he actually passed away, like, a year and a half ago.
Oh, man.
So, yeah, young, at, like, 50.
Oh.
So, yeah, but, uh...
What was he, was he suffering from something?
No, he had, um, he had, uh, tumors, but he, he didn't know or didn't, uh, take
care of, I'm not sure which one, but, um, he, uh...
So he went to the hospital on a Tuesday.
He died on a Friday.
So it was real fast.
Real fast, so...
Did you get to see him in between those days?
I was there the whole time.
You were?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Oh, man.
Yeah, yeah, so, yeah.
What was that like?
Uh...
I mean, I hate to ask you that.
Not good.
Uh...
Yeah, sorry.
So, no, it's...
Fuck, it's not the most thoughtful question.
No.
I'm sorry that happened, man.
Yeah, but, uh, so...
I bet he was super proud of you, huh?
Yeah, so how, yeah.
So how things work is, like, this stuff's gonna happen to all of us,
unfortunately.
Yeah.
Bad stuff, right?
So, the way I feel is how you're gonna handle those moments.
So, I believe, at that moment, it was handled as perfect as it possibly could.
What makes you say that?
Well, you know, in a room of people, the room was full of people he loved, and
they loved
him.
You know, he, uh, he wasn't married, he didn't have kids, so my kids were like
his kids.
And, uh, so, they're surrounded, you know, surrounded by his parents, and just
as good
as that could happen.
You know what I mean?
And, and, so, you know, he's, I don't know, like, my brother was the nervous
guy.
He didn't seem nervous at that point.
So, I don't know, you know what I mean?
I don't, but that's, yeah, much is weird.
That's kind of interesting, huh?
I'll probably be crying like a baby, but, man, yeah, he handled it, you know.
The world is kind of nerve-wracking, you know, when you think about it.
Yeah, so that's how, like, he was always nervous, and I never was nervous about
anything
when we were kids, and even crossing the street, I'd run, and he'd be screaming.
Yeah, yeah, so we were really, really, really close.
It was, like, me and him, my, my, um, my mom worked most of the time, two jobs,
and stuff,
so it was me and him, and, and, uh, we were total opposite.
Um, like, even growing up, like, I got into, like, the metal music first, he
would listen
to, like, Cultural Club, and, like, Tears for Fears, which is different, and
then he
got into rock and roll stuff, and, um, but, um, you know, he, he, he was a
comedian, he
was, uh, in school, he was in the drama club and stuff, and I was in sports, so
we were
totally different, but, like, the same, I guess.
Did you kind of feel like his protector sometimes, in some ways?
Uh, well, he was older than me, but, yeah, I was definitely, and, and, you know,
uh.
Well, sometimes you've got that gritty brother who's the fucking, you know what
I'm saying?
Yeah, I was definitely that, yeah, but, um, it was weird how he balanced it,
like, he, as
I said, he was nervous and had major anxiety, but, like, it was so different,
it just, but
it fit, like, um, perfect, like, uh, like, our relationship was, like, good,
like, really
good, yeah, yeah.
What was his name?
Uh, Rob.
Rob.
Yeah.
Nice, man.
Rob Peterson?
Yes, sir.
Oh.
Yeah.
Well, hello, Rob, nice to meet you through your brother, um, and hope you guys
are having
a good time out there, wherever you are, man.
Yeah, whatever you're doing.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, for sure.
Did he get to come see you referee?
Uh, he, he never saw me referee, actually, yeah, yeah, yeah, so, my.
But I guess a lot of times you don't go watch somebody work.
Yeah, but he came to see me fight.
I actually have a pretty funny, so, I was fighting for a title, uh, amateur
title, in, um, in Atlantic
City, and him and his buddy.
And was this one of your biggest fights?
Uh, yeah, it was, like, my, I think it was my first amateur title fight, so it
was a big
deal, and it was actually, no, I was actually defending it.
I, I took a fight on short notice, uh, I bumped up a weight, and I lost, so now,
I was fighting
the same kid, but at our weight for the title.
He was gonna take my title, whatever.
So, my brother and his buddies come, and I guess they're doing their thing
pretty early,
and they're going, you know, uh, Atlantic City, and, and, uh, having fun.
And then I, I come, and as I say, he's a really nervous guy, and, uh, he's
standing in, like,
the, uh, the, uh, the hall, but the cage is right there, and he's, like,
staring at the
cage, and he looks like he's sweating.
And I said to him, I'm, like, yo, what's up, Robbie?
And I'm right behind him, and he's, like, oh, my God, you know, fighting, and,
and, you
know, you're getting older, you have kids, and whatever, and, and, uh, ring
girls walk
by, and I go, hey, Robbie, you see the ring girls?
He goes, he goes, I'm not that nervous, of course, I've seen the ring girls.
It was pretty funny.
It's, like, I'm not behind.
It was pretty funny.
And then, uh, I won the fight, we went out, it was a really good, uh, great
night, too.
Oh, yeah.
I remember it being really, really awesome.
Yeah.
Yeah.