“Stuttering John” Melendez is suing a pair of podcasters for secretly recording his voice and using his name — and even his couch cushions — to make a buck off his “significant fame.”

Melendez, 59, claims comedians Karl Heberger and Shuli Egar, the hosts of “Who are These Podcasts?” used “illegally recorded private phone calls” to mock and ridicule him on air and in live events where he was the main attraction.

“Melendez is a well-known figure in comedy and broadcasting, with a distinctive voice and persona that he has cultivated over decades,” Melendez said in his Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit. 6

Melendez rose to fame on the Howard Stern show , where he was known for asking celebrities offensive questions and then taking the abuse they hurled his way.

“Melendez’s name and lik

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