Comedians come in all shapes and sizes, from the robost Ralphie May to the pint-sized Tanyalee Davis.

So it's hared to imagine one onf the most memorable comedians performing today comes in the unassuming form of one Flip Schultz. A wiry Jewish kid from South Florida, Schultz is paving new groud wiht an inimitable comedy angle uniquely his own.

Tonight in Cocoa Beach, audiences will get to experience one of the best young comedians touring today when Schultz and his fianceé, comedian Allison Weber, take the stage at Groucho's Comedy Club at the International Palms Resort in Cocoa Beach.

I spoke with Schultz about his comedy, his upcoming marriage and life as a comic. So let's Shake, Rattle & Know: Flip Schultz.

SRK: You spend about half the time in Florida and half your time in California, so what do you call home?

Schultz: Florida will always be home to me, although I live in California. This is where my family and friends are.

SRK: You did well on "Last Comic Standing," but never made it to the final audience voting rounds. What do you think held you back?

Schultz: Honestly, it's important to remember that it is a reality show. They are casting a show the same way any casting director casts a show.

I'm just a regular old white guy; I don't have a disability and I am not a lesbina, so I don't stand out from the crowd. It's all about casting and finding a specific type, and I just wasn't what they were looking for or they already had my type. A lot of it also comes down to who represents you and who they know.

SRK: How much of the onstage Flip Schultz persona are you like in your everyday life?

Schultz: What you see on stage is me, but amplified for the sake of performance. I realized a long time ago, for it to work, I just had to be me.

A lot of comics try and emulate what their favoritie comedians were like, but you can't try and be someone else. Now, I'm comfortable with me, and I don't need to bworry about how would so-and-so handle this, I worry about how I'm going to handle it.

SRK: So are you bits embellishments of real life or are they fictional?

Schultz: It is al pretty much real. Of course, some bits are very theatrical in a sense. I do a lot of act-outs in my routine and make them grandiose, but they are based on real observations about something in my life. There are a lot of awkward-but-true stories turned into a bit.

SRK: You used to get compared to Jim Carrey a lot. Do you still get those comparisons?

Schultz: I tend to get Mariah Carey a lot more these days.

No, seriously, I don't get that as often as I used to, but it's a tremendous honor to be compared to him. I do a lot of facial expressions, and I think that's why those comparisons came about.

SRK: You are getting married soon. How difficult will it to be to maintain a functional marriage when you are on the roads as much as you are?

Schultz: I am very lucky. My fianceé, Allison Weber, is actually opening for me at the Cocoa Beach show and she is a comedian, too. So we can travel together a lot of the time.

She has been doing comedy for two years, so she gets it. She understands if I have to be out on the road for four to eight weeks at a time. She knows what it means to me and is supportive. On road trips like, Skype and video chatting really come into play to keep us close.

SRK: What first made you want to do comedy?

Schultz: I was always the class clown, and I did my first stand-up bit in front of a group of people when I was 8 year old.

I knew at a very young age I wanted to make people laugh. It is a rush to have that kind of control over someone. You feel good when you are able to spark an emotion and laughter in someone. It's cool to be able to say, "Wow, I do this for a living."

SRK: What makes you original?

Schultz: There are a lot of great comedians out there. I am taking things from my own life, and no one else has lived my life but me, so that in itself makes it original.

I don't want this to come across as egocentrically, but my act is very personal, and you will feel more like you're talking to a funny friend than sitting watching a show.