Patrick Strait of City Pages said that "Knutson has established himself as one of the most consistently funny performers" in the Midwest.
[4] He won Acme Comedy Company's "Funniest Person in the Twin Cities" contest in 2010.
[12] The duo perform in character as substitute teacher Gary Shinchenshenzenski and MC Tom Johnson,[16][17] who try to become rap stars in a foolish attempt to earn respect, with songs about unlikely topics such as ice cream, karate, and Paul Reiser.
His solo stand-up album Rewound was recorded at Sisyphus Brewing in Minneapolis in 2015[2][32] and released in 2021.
[16][33] Jake Austen of Roctober magazine called it "white-guy rap absurdity [that's] amusing even if the form is flawed.
"[34] Knutson was also part of the Stand Up!-released group album Nerd Alert!, a compilation of Minnesota comics riffing on science fiction and other geek-friendly topics.