[5][6][4] He is known for a comedic style that centers on a relentless barrage of finely honed, sometimes bizarre absurdist one-liners, delivered in character as a possibly psychopathic wild man, described by the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram as "drugged, crazed, and criminal.
[1] He became a frequent guest on nationally syndicated radio program The Bob & Tom Show, and appears on their 2000 compilation CD You Guys Rock.
Reviewer Richard Lanoie of The Serious Comedy Site called the album "brilliant", with jokes that "line up like dominoes.
"[23] 2009's Quickies was recorded live in Appleton, Wisconsin,[13] and features cover art by MAD magazine cartoonist Mort Drucker.
[2] Jake Austen of Roctober magazine called York's "maximum laughs-per-minute" approach "comedy gold.
[26] He also published a semi-autobiographical comic novel in 2019, What Luck, about a stand-up comedian wrestling with the difficulties of finding a "lucky break".