Concept and personalities thumb|upright|Schmidt in 2007 The self-proclaimed hypochondriac became popular for his cynical jokes, cruel remarks and wry intellectual wit. (Even though he is obsessed with health he was able to lampoon this weak spot in a self ironic TV commercial for a medicine curing colds.) Schmidt models himself after people like Johnny Carson and Conan O'Brien, but adds factors and qualities to his show himself.
Concept and personalities thumb|upright|Schmidt in 2007 The self-proclaimed hypochondriac became popular for his cynical jokes cruel remarks and wry intellectual wit (Even though he is obsessed with health he was able to lampoon this weak spot in a self ironic TV commercial for a medicine curing colds) Schmidt models himself after people like Johnny Carson and Conan O'Brien but adds factors and qualities to his show himself