Memory Alpha
Register
Advertisement
Memory Alpha

Gene Roddenberry was a notable comedian.

In 2365, Data attempted to locate a comedian to help him better understand the concept of "what is funny?". Roddenberry was among the holodeck program files that were contained aboard the USS Enterprise-D. The program list code for this comedian was RB-43832. (TNG: "The Outrageous Okona")

The comedian was never mentioned in dialog; this name came from a list of comedians.
This character was a reference to Gene Roddenberry. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion)
For the remastered version of the episode, Gene Roddenberry was changed to David Grant.
Advertisement