He's a comedian who performs every now and then in the World's End Tavern in Shattrath City.
He randomly spawn in the World's End Tavern. He is announced a few minutes in advance in yells and performs a hilarious (ish :P) show.
Here is the show, or at least parts of it. Most jokes are randomed through and don't appear every time, and Haris Pilton randomly says funny stuff. He also does the race /silly talks when impesonating a race. Mind the spoiler, if you can see it by yourself, do so by all means!
Shattrath Saul: Check out the comedy stylings of Perry Gatner in just a few minutes!
Shattrath Saul: If you are ready to laugh, head over to the World's End Tavern!
Albert Quarksprocket: Thank you all for coming tonight. Now put your hands together to welcome Shattrath's best, Perry Gatner!
Perry Gatner: What a good looking crowd. The dwarven women even shaved.
Perry Gatner: Have you ever noticed that all those cute, orc kids look the same?
Perry Gatner: It's too bad they don't stay cute. There must be some right of passage in the Barrens called, "Climb ugly tree and fall out."
Perry Gatner: Last week I was in Goldshire. Have you been there?
Perry Gatner: Impersonation time!!! I call this, "The Silly Tauren."
The comedian clears his throat.
The comedian impersonates a tauren.
Perry Gatner: Here's a good one, why do watermelons have water in them?
Perry Gatner: Because they are planted in the spring!
Haris Pilton: That joke's hot.
Perry Gatner: I saw a murloc swim by my window.
Perry Gatner: She made the back cover too!
The comedian impersonates a human female.
The comedian impersonates a gnome.
Perry Gatner: How many kobolds does it take to change a lantern wick?
Perry Gatner: You no take candle!
Perry Gatner: Hey, it's Raliq the drunk... His momma's so fat, when she flies to Blade's Edge they charged her by the pound!
Perry Gatner: What do you call a broken boomerang?
The comedian impersonates a blood elf.
Perry Gatner: What time is it when an Elekk sits on your fence?
Perry Gatner: Time to get a new fence!!
Perry Gatner: How desperate do you have to be for allies that you recruit your livestock?
Perry Gatner: I own a dog, but I'm not giving him a sword.
Perry Gatner: Come on! These jokes are epic!
Perry Gatner: Who am I kiddin'? If you trade with goblins you'd better have iron plating in your coinpurse.
The comedian impersonates an orc.
Perry Gatner: Now that the show's done, can someone run me through Scarlett Monestary?
Albert Quarksprocket: Perry Gatner! What an act! The cantina is open all night long, so please, stay and enjoy yourselves!
Hey, it's Raliq the drunk. His momma's so fat, when she flies to Blade's Edge they charge her by the pound!
Twelve steps is more like it!
Is it over already? You've been great folks. Walk safely and have a good night.
Turn up your speakers for the impersonations!
I watched the show tonight. There's some small differences in the acts every time if the transcript below is correct. It seems that he gives a performance at 8:05pm server time. Announcements start at about 8:00pm server time. He might do performances at other times, but Adys in the first comment noted that when Perry Gatner came out when Adys saw him.
Perry Gatner says: And then we met!
Just witnessed a show at around 8:00 AM, so apparently it's on in the morning as well as the night. To add a random note; Gotta love when Blizzard adds things such as this to bring more life to the cities.
Came on at 4:00am server time. Pretty funny fella'.
Perry Gatner says: Just so you guys don't feel left out, all I said was how attractive the blood elves are. It loses something in the translation.
Unfortunately there is no direct common > orcish translator so I can't do the translation myself.
Perry Gatner says: Have you ever noticed that all those cute, orc kids look the same?
Perry Gatner says: It's too bad they don't stay cute. There must be some right of passage in the Barrens called, "Climb ugly tree and fall out."
Perry Gatner says: The other day I saw one walking down the street shouting, "Once you go gnome, you never go home!"
Perry Gatner says: To eat!
Perry Gatner says: If I knew it was going to be like this, I'd have worn my Greater Boots of Laughter.
"Can I get a buff? I'm dying up here!"
Perry Gatner says: So this gnome tells a tauren he's been to Molten Core.
Perry Gatner says: The tauren says, "That's a load of bull."
Perry Gatner says: You've been a great audience! Have a good night!
Motion to add /heckle as a new emote.
This is just about the lamest "comedian" ever..
Finally, I have found a real use for snowballs.
There is one about the drunk ogre's momma being so fat that dragons wont eat her... because they would not know where to put the leftover.
I heard this guy once last summer, his jokes were so lame that even I(Tauren druid) got ashamed and /cry at all of his jokes.
This guy sux!Put him on SW's inn or somewhere else that horde will never remember to visit.
only thing coming up when searching for "Perry"
A reference to Gary Platner, Blizzard's "Lead Environment Artist".
Surprised no one else pointed this out.
I've experienced the same thing. Either he doesn't come out for only one player, or he doesn't come out at all since the Cataclysm.
Have you ever noticed that all those cute, orc kids look the same?
It's too bad they don't stay cute. There must be some rite of passage in the Barrens called, "Climb ugly tree and fall out."
Total let down :( I thought for sure they would have hired an actor to say his cheesy lines, but it's just text on the screen.
I understand that the Robin Williams tribute NPC will be here. Hopefully, much funnier.