Kedder's actor Brad Hunt is a minor songwriter, according to the IMDB. In Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month, Monk's ex-partner Joe Christie is played by Enrico Colantoni, who starred with Tony Shalhoub in Galaxy Quest. In Mr. Monk Joins a Cult, Monk has OCD. The cult leader, Ralph Roberts, is played by Howie Mandel, a big time mysophobe.