A few months later, his roommate convinced him to sign up at an open mic night and after a handful of nerve-wracking first performances, he had caught the comedy bug. With a dozen trunks filled with approximately 200 props on stage each night, audience members can count on not seeing the same show twice.Ĭarrot Top got his start as a student at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida during his freshman year, when he went to a club and saw live standup comedy for the first time. Carrot Top constantly channels his creative genius to invent new props. The trademark red locks and the undeniably inventive use of props have vaulted Carrot Top to the level that most comedians can only hope to reach. Since 2005, fans have flocked to his Las Vegas headlining residency at Luxor Hotel and Casino to catch comedy’s King of Props induce side-splitting laughter with his current take on pop culture, music and headlines of the day in a continually evolving show. Since his debut on “Star Search,” Carrot Top has soared to success and become one of the most recognizable entertainers in the world. Scott “Carrot Top” Thompson has been making audiences around the world laugh for more than three decades.