Carrot Top has thanked fans for their support and set a Luxor comeback nearly a month after a prescription-pill overdose left him hospitalized in critical condition.
Comedian Scott Thompson, the 61-year-old prop comic known as Carrot Top, posted an Instagram message this past Saturday after weeks of silence, telling supporters their notes and prayers meant more than they knew and confirming he is booked to perform again in Las Vegas.
Thompson is scheduled to take the stage Monday, October 19, at the Luxor Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, his first announced date after the next three weeks of Luxor shows were cancelled following his September 18 hospitalization.
Daily Mail reported that police found Thompson unresponsive in the backyard of his Las Vegas home shortly before 4:30 p.m. that day, after his manager lost contact and called for help. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition from an apparent prescription-pill overdose. A representative later said he was awake and breathing on his own.
Thompson’s manager told police he had spoken with the comedian by phone on September 18. Thompson voiced fear that an unsavory article would end his Las Vegas residency. Contact then broke down. The manager reported receiving a text that simply said “done,” could not reach his client, and phoned police. Officers discovered Thompson barely conscious by the pool area of his home.
Two days later, on September 20, Thompson’s lawyer confirmed in a court filing that the comedian had attempted suicide and sought immediate protective relief tied to a separate legal fight.
The filing landed amid a bitter clash with singer Brian Evans, a former friend. In July, Evans sued and accused Thompson of sending an unprompted sexually explicit video. A second accuser later came forward backing Evans’ account. Thompson’s side painted a different picture: an extortion scheme.
In the September 20 papers, the attorney said Evans was demanding significant money and threatening to put a sexually explicit recording into the public court file if he was not paid.
"Evans demands immediate payment of significant sums and states that, absent immediate payment, a sexually explicit recording of Thompson will be filed in the public court file so that it may be obtained and disseminated by the press and other parties."
The claimed figure was $500,000. The lawyer asked the court for immediate protective relief to stop Evans from exposing Thompson to “ill repute, false allegations, and salacious materials.”
Evans flatly denied any shakedown. He said he never threatened to post any video anywhere in exchange for a settlement and that the footage at issue had been deleted long ago under a prior settlement.
"I never threatened, ever, to post any video anywhere in exchange for a settlement... The video they are discussing, as I made very clear, was deleted a long time ago in accordance with the prior settlement."
Evans also said he was sorry Thompson apparently hurt himself, did not consider him a bad person, and insisted it was not his fault. “Scott is still young and has a big life ahead of him. It's not my intent to bring this guy down. It's the opposite,” he said.
Thompson’s representative, Jami Schlicher, pushed back hard on Evans’ credibility, telling reporters a federal court had already labeled Evans a “vexatious litigant” and called his filings “serial” and “spurious.”
After recovering at home and speaking with loved ones, Thompson used Instagram to address the public directly. He did not detail the medical crisis or the court fight. He focused on gratitude and the October 19 return at Luxor’s Atrium Showroom.
"I'm truly overwhelmed by the outpouring of love, support, prayers, and well wishes I've received over the past couple of weeks. Every message, text, and kind thought has meant more to me than you know. While I haven't been able to respond to everyone individually, please know that I've felt your love and appreciate each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for being there for me during this time. It truly means the world to me!"
A source close to the situation said he was doing well and feeling much better in the days after the overdose. The Luxor cancellations covered the immediate stretch of dates; the October 19 show is now the public marker of his planned return.
Thompson built his career in the 1990s on rapid-fire prop comedy and that signature red hair, then settled into a long-running Las Vegas residency that made him a Strip fixture. That residency is exactly what he told his manager he feared losing when the misconduct reporting hit.
The civil claims, the alleged payment demand, and Evans’ denials remain unresolved in the public record provided so far. No criminal charges are described in the available reporting. What is clear is the sequence: a damaging article and lawsuit pressure, a panicked manager, a backyard discovery, critical care, cancelled shows, a protective court filing, and now a thank-you post with a firm return date.
Private despair does not settle a lawsuit, and a comeback date does not erase hard questions. Fans can be grateful he survived, and still expect adults in public life to face the claims they helped create.
