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The Ne'er-Do-Wells
The Ne'er-Do-Wells were an American comedy trio formed in Columbia, South Carolina in 1988. Founding members and performers included Phil Cater, John Kline, and Don Poinsette; all three of whom later went on to work for the entertainment industry in Hollywood, California.

John, Phil, and Don met while attending the University of South Carolina and formed the comedy trio in order to enter the local contest of the national Doritos College Comedy Competition. They placed third in their first attempt and returned the next year to finish in second place. In 1990, they won first place locally and finished in the top five acts nationally for what had become the Doritos/Certs College Comedy Competition. Known for their satire and their skewering of pop culture, The Ne'er-Do-Wells were perhaps best known for their musical numbers, the most popular of which was The Elephant Man Rap.

The Ne'er-Do-Wells grew so popular at the University of South Carolina that John, Phil, and Don began performing hour-long shows on campus. From there they went on to win a number of local comedy competitions and finished second in a comedy competition featured on the local version of the syndicated television show PM Magazine. As they began performing their comedy regionally, they caught the attention of the Creative Entertainment Agency out of Charlotte, North Carolina and were signed to a contract. They began performing in comedy clubs and colleges throughout the southeast, from Johnson City, Tennessee throughout the Carolinas and as far south as Jacksonville, Florida. They opened for such comedy acts as Greg Ray, Pam Stone, and James Gregory. After the comedy trio disbanded in 1992, Phil Cater went on to feature in the Reese Witherspoon film Sweet Home Alabama and star in TV's The Lance Krall Show. John Kline went on to work in television production for Fox Television's Mad TV and Hype. Don Poinsette went on to work in production and post-production for a number of television series, including Fox Television's Mad TV, MTV's WebRIOT, Comedy Central's BattleBots, and the Travel Channel's Road Trip.