October 07, 2009 - “Ladies and Gentlemen, we’d like you to welcome Pete Borchers.” With that, DKY senior copywriter/standup comedian Pete Borchers walked on the set of Twin Cities Live to make his live television debut.

“I’ve done these jokes 100 times. I practiced all night the night before. And the first words out of my mouth were wrong and stupid,” Borchers said. “Other than that, it wasn’t completely terrible.”

Guest host Louie Anderson invited Borchers to be on the show on October 2nd, 2009, after Borchers opened for his Midwest tour the previous three weeks.

Borchers has been moonlighting as a standup comedian for several years, performing all around the state and into Wisconsin and Iowa. This was the first time performing in front of live cameras.

“He’s a great person and a great comic,” Anderson said on the show. “He’s gonna do great.”

Anderson sat down with Borchers earlier in the week to critique one of his club performances in a segment that was pre-taped for the show.

You can see the entire segment and his live performance online here.