Frank Conniff

It was during this period that he struck up friendships with future MST3K stalwarts Michael J. Nelson, Trace Beaulieu, Bridget Jones and others, as well as Lizz Winstead, later co-creator of The Daily Show on the Comedy Central network.

Conniff was appearing in a North Dakota venue when he was informed by MST3K head writer Nelson that he had been selected to replace one of the show's original cast members, J. Elvis Weinstein.

[2] He starred in the 2010 computer game Darkstar: The Interactive Movie as both Navigator Alan Burk and the voice of the robot SIMON (Semi Intelligent Motorized Observation Network).

[6] On October 30, 2007, original MST3K host Joel Hodgson announced he was starting a new show with the same "riffing on bad movies" premise as MST3K called Cinematic Titanic, together with former MST3K cast and crew members Conniff, Beaulieu, Weinstein, and Mary Jo Pehl.

[8] Since 2015, Conniff has joined his former MST3K co-star Trace Beaulieu ("Dr. Clayton Forrester") and gone on tour as "The Mads Are Back",[9] riffing older B-movies in front of live audiences.

Ron Lynch and Frank Conniff, presenters at the IIG 2012 awards show