Randolph A. Credico, commonly known as Randy Credico, is an American comedian, radio host, activist, journalist, and perennial political candidate. He was born in Monterey Park, California, and raised in Pomona, where he attended Pomona High School and Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High School. He studied at Mt. San Antonio College in California, though no degree is confirmed. Credico began his comedy career as a stand-up comedian, debuting nationally in 1980 on Rich Little & the Great Pretenders at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In 1981, at age 27, he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, where he controversially compared U.N. Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick to Eva Braun and was not invited back. He has acting, producing, and crew credits in projects including Marty Supreme, Mutt & Stuff, and Tulia, Texas: Scenes from the Drug War. As an activist, he formerly served as director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice, advocating for racial justice, drug policy reform, opposition to mass incarceration, and against for-profit prisons. He participated in civil rights panels, such as one on federal drug laws' impact on African-American communities (C-SPAN, 2000), and joined the Occupy Wall Street demonstration in Times Square in 2011. Credico hosts the radio show Randy Credico: Live on the Fly on WBAI and the Assange Countdown to Freedom podcast; in 2016, he interviewed Julian Assange. Politically, he has run as a Democratic candidate in New York, including the 2010 U.S. Senate primary against Chuck Schumer (petitions disputed), the 2013 NYC mayoral primary (12,685 votes, 2.0%; Tax Wall Street Party general: 654 votes, 0.1%), and the 2014 NY gubernatorial primary (third place, 20,760 votes, 3.6%), during which he was arrested. Credico gained prominence as a key witness in the Mueller investigation and Roger Stone's 2019 trial. On August 27, 2016, he texted Stone about upcoming WikiLeaks releases of John Podesta and Hillary Clinton campaign emails starting October 7, 2016. Stone claimed Credico as his back-channel to Assange/WikiLeaks, though Credico denied being the sole source. Stone sent Credico threatening texts, including 'prepare to die' and pressure to 'stonewall it, do a Frank Pentangeli.' Credico was subpoenaed by the House Intelligence Committee (2017, invoked Fifth Amendment) and Mueller grand jury (2018, testified), and he testified against Stone in 2019, aiding the conviction on witness tampering and lying to Congress. He resides in New York City. Social media: X/Twitter (@Credico2016, @CredicoRandy), Instagram (@biancaliveonthefly). Website: randycredico.com.