Question: What American stand-up comedian and actor who released two successful comedy albums in the 1960s played alongside Peter Scolari in his best known role as Michael Harris?

Context articles: Kathy Griffin
Robin Williams
Jim Gaffigan
Jen Kirkman
Thought Chamber
Robert Klein
Bob Newhart
Jeff Foxworthy
Dane Cook
Peter Scolari

Kathleen Mary Griffin (born November 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian and actress.
 She has starred in several comedy specials for cable TV and has released several comedy albums.
 In 2007 and 2008, Griffin won Primetime Emmy Awards for her reality show "".
 She has also appeared on TV and on film numerous times, mainly in supporting roles.
Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American stand-up comedian and actor.
 Starting as a stand-up comedian in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, he is credited with leading San Francisco's comedy renaissance.
 After rising to fame as Mork in "Mork & Mindy" (1978–82), Williams established a career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting.
 He was known for his improvisational skills.
James Christopher Gaffigan (born July 7, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer.
 His humor largely revolves around fatherhood, observations, laziness, and food.
 In his work, he creates voices for characters in his scenarios to accompany his jokes.
 He is also regarded as a "clean" comic, using little profanity, sexual or provocative content in his routines; and is further known for his deadpan delivery.
 He has had several successful comedy specials, including "" and "Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed", both of which received Grammy nominations.
 His memoir, "Dad Is Fat" (2013) and his most recent book, "Food: A Love Story" (2014), are both published by Crown Publishers.
 He co-created and starred in a TV Land television series based on his life called "The Jim Gaffigan Show".
Jennifer Ann Kirkman is an American stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and actress.
 She is known for her regular appearances as a round-table panelist on "Chelsea Lately", as well as for her appearances on the Funny or Die sketch series "Drunk History", and its 2013 continuation television series on Comedy Central.
 She has released four comedy albums: "Self Help" (2006), "Hail to the Freaks" (2011), "I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)" (2016), and "Just Keep Living?"
 (2017).
 Her debut book, "I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales From a Happy Life Without Kids", was published in April 2013, and became a "New York Times" bestseller.
Thought Chamber is an American progressive metal supergroup formed in 2006.
 The band was formed by guitarist Michael Harris and vocalist Ted Leonard of Enchant.
 The band's first full-length album, "Angular Perceptions" was released in 2007 on progressive label InsideOut and received critical acclaim, including Honorable Mention from drum legend Mike Portnoy in his Top 10 Albums of 2007.
 Thought Chamber released their second full-length opus, a concept album entitled "Psykerion", in 2013 featuring founding members, guitarist Michael Harris and vocalist Ted Leonard, along with new drummer Mike Haid, bassist Jeff Plant, and keyboardist Bill Jenkins (Enchant).
 Progressive Metal web site, Grande Rock, voted "Psykerion" Best Album of 2013, and voted "Transcend" Best Song of 2013.
 In early 2014, Mike Portnoy invited Thought Chamber vocalist, Ted Leonard, to tour with his progressive band, Transatlantic, to fill in for Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation) who was recovering from unexpected health issues.
 Ted also performed with Transatlantic, and Spock's Beard in Feb 2014 on the Progressive Nation at Sea cruise.
 In March 2014, InsideOut Music released the first-ever Thought Chamber video, "Transcend" which was filmed in Dallas, TX in September 2013.
Robert Klein (born February 8, 1942) is an American stand-up comedian, singer and actor.
 He had several popular and influential comedy albums in the 1970s, was nominated for a Best Actor in a Musical Tony Award for 1979's "They're Playing Our Song", and has made a variety of TV and movie appearances, including hosting "Saturday Night Live" twice.
George Robert Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery.
 Newhart came to prominence in the 1960s when his album of comedic monologues, "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart", became a worldwide bestseller and reached number one on the "Billboard" pop album chart—it remains the 20th-best selling comedy album in history.
 The follow-up album, "The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!"
, was also a massive success, and the two albums held the "Billboard" number one and number two spots simultaneously.
Jeffrey Marshall "Jeff" Foxworthy (born September 6, 1958) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, television personality, radio personality and author.
 He is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a comedy troupe which also comprises Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, and Ron White.
 Known for his "You might be a redneck" one-liners, Foxworthy has released six major-label comedy albums.
 His first two albums were each certified 3× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
 Foxworthy has written several books based on his redneck jokes, as well as an autobiography entitled "No Shirt, No Shoes... No Problem!"
Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian and film actor.
 He has released five comedy albums: "Harmful If Swallowed"; "Retaliation"; ""; ""; and "Isolated Incident".
 In 2006, "Retaliation" became the highest charting comedy album in 28 years and went platinum.
 He performed an HBO special in the Fall of 2006, "Vicious Circle", a straight-to-DVD special titled "Rough Around The Edges" (which is included in the album of the same name), and a Comedy Central special in 2009 titled "Isolated Incident".
 He is known for his use of observational, often vulgar, and sometimes dark comedy.
Peter Thomas Scolari (born September 12, 1955) is an American television, film, and stage actor.
 He is best known for his roles as Michael Harris, the hyperactive, scheming producer of Dick Loudon (played by Bob Newhart) on "Newhart", a role he played from 1984 to 1990.
 After "Newhart", he and Julia Duffy, who played his wife in the series have remained close friends.
 Before that, he played Henry Desmond in "Bosom Buddies".
 After that sitcom, he and Tom Hanks, who played his best friend and roommate in the series have remained close friends.
 Scolari received three Emmy nominations for his work on "Newhart" and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his recurring role as Tad Horvath on "Girls" in 2016.