Revenge of the Metal Nerd

Brian Posehn's day job may be playing a host of creepy, dim-witted dudes with a slow-as-molasses voice, but in real life his a biting, stand up comic with a penchant for weed and bawdy jokes. Those baby cheeks and black-rimmed glasses made him a scene stealer on 'Just Shoot Me,' but careful watchers of 'Mr. Show,' 'Seinfeld' and 'Everyone Loves Raymond' have all seen his pasty pate crop up at one time or another.

His recent comedy album, 'Nerd Rage' not only captures his sarcastic standup routine but also his rabid love for Heavy Metal. (For a few tounge-in-cheek numbers, Posehn fronts a metal supergroup that includes members from Anthrax and White Zombie.)

In the coming months, you'll see Posehn pop up on the new Comedy Central program, 'The Sarah Silverman Show.' Here are excerpts from his interview with AOL Comedy.

How often do you get still get called the 'Just Shoot Me' guy and how do you feel about that?
Pretty often. Mostly in places where there are tourists like airports, although it happens a little bit in my hometown. I feel fine about it. I'm proud of that show mostly. There aren't that many things that I've done that I'm embarrassed by. There are a couple, but I'm not going to say them.

When did you first become a "Metal Nerd"?
Since I was a kid. I was always obsessive about pop culture. I started young: I found KISS and immediately had to buy their entire catalog at the age of 9. That became my thing and I just moved on from there.

You talk a lot in your act about "rubbing one out." How does your wife feel about you discussing your hobby?
[Laughs] She's embarrassed. I've been doing that kind of stuff for a while. She's really silly too. She likes silly dirty humor also, so it doesn't totally bother her. She gets more bugged if friends are [in the audience]. The bit that does the most for her, which is an actual true story, is the bit about my dog licking her while she was in the bathroom, on the toilet. That always makes a little red in the face when friends are around watching her.

Did she know you were going to talk about it onstage?
When that happened, about a minute afterward, I said "You know I'm going to be talking about this." And she said 'I know.'" She just laughed.

You mentioned in your act that you're trying to quit pot. How's that going?
[Laughs] Next question.

Before you got married, how good were you with scoring with the ladies and do you have any tips for picking up women?
For a guy that looks that I look now, I've always done OK because I had comedy. I didn't really hookup until after I started standup. Embarrassingly enough, I was a "wiergen" until I was a comedian. The funny has always helped me. I think if you have the funny you should use it to get a smart lady.

Were there any classic lines that you'd use?
I used to make up fake lines, like "Did you break every bone in your body? And the girl would say "What?" and I'd say "When you fell from heaven." And I have really dirty ones that I used to do on my friend Sarah Silverman.