In the eight years Koechner & Allen have been playing these characters, there have been several attempts to bring the act to television, but they had trouble figuring how to translate it into a series.
(meta data) TITLE: Podcast: David Koechner & Dave "Gruber" Allen on The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show | Maximum Fun Like the shows? Please Donate ## Latest Episode ### Judge John Hodgman - Episode 429 with LeVar Burton It's time to clear the docket! This week, LeVar Burton joins the Court to dispense some justice! They all discuss Star Trek: The Next Generation, dressing your baby in controversial onesies, naming dogs, a letter from a listener about talking to home robots, and an appeal to a previous decision regarding remotely controlling the thermostat. Show notes ## Subscribe to the Podcasts Our shows are completely free. Click below to subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite feed reader. Via Apple Podcasts RSS Home › Blogs › Jesse Thorn's blog ## Podcast: David Koechner & Dave "Gruber" Allen on The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show Posted Sun, 01/14/2007 - 19:10 by Jesse Thorn | 0 comments You may know David Koechner from his season on Saturday Night Live, or his work in films like "Anchorman" and "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby." You may know Dave "Gruber" Allen from his part in the cult sketch series "The Higgins Boys & Gruber" or as the post-hippie counsellor Mr. Rosso on "Freaks and Geeks." Together, these two have spent the last eight years honing "The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show," a live stage variety show in which Koechner plays T-Bones, a demented redneck con-artist, and Allen plays The Naked Trucker, a trucker without any clothes on. That stage show's been adapted into Comedy Central series which premiers January 17th. We talked with Koechner and Allen about their long partnership and the new show. Please share your thoughts on the show in the comments section & on the forum! Download This ShowSubscribe in iTunesReview the show in iTunesPlease Donate to Support the Show Listen to This Week's Show External links:Naked Trucker & T-Bones WebsiteNaked Trucker & T-Bones on Comedy Central's websiteNaked Trucker & T-Bone on WikipediaNY Times FeatureInterview on The Hollywood Podcast
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David Koechner
Career.:2007–present.
He played a college football coach with the worst record in the history of the sport who vows to turn things around with his new team of ragtag recruits. He described this career opportunity as the "first lead for the right-hander." Veteran actor Carl Weathers played Koechner's rival coach. Though Koechner, who usually writes and improvises his material, had no involvement with the screenplay, he complimented director Tom Brady for taking "great care to make it as smart as he could", adding that it is a sports comedy rather than a spoof. 
 On January 17, 2007, Comedy Central premiered "The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show", a sketch comedy series starring Koechner (as T-Bones) and longtime performing partner Dave "Gruber" Allen (as The Naked Trucker). The duo performs their unique brand of off-color songs and introduces pre-taped skits. Many of Koechner's past co-stars made cameos, including Will Ferrell, Jack Black, Steve Carell, Andy Richter, Dax Shepard, and Paul Rudd. The pre-taped skits gave Koechner more screen time than Allen, often letting him showcase his comedic charisma alongside guest stars like Richter and Shepard. Comedy Central ordered eight episodes.