‘Cool Kevin’ gives the skinny on Huntington Beach

Dudes, meet Cool Kevin.

He's the tourism coordinator for Huntington Beach's Marketing and Visitors Bureau and the host of "The Huntington Beach Low-Down," a recently launched video series that extols the virtues of Surf City.

Host Kevin Keller -– who looks like the prototypical California surfer -– is quickly becoming a recognizable figure, the Huntington Beach Independent reported.

"People recognize me walking down the street and they'll ask me random questions," Keller recently said between takes in downtown Huntington Beach. "It's pretty funny."

Wearing shades and a black T-shirt with the bureau logo, Keller got the action cue and began describing the shop's merchandise and café, occasionally searching for a word but never pausing. The host, who lives downtown and works during the week in the information kiosk by the pier, doesn't need a rehearsal to talk about Huntington.

When communications manager Madison Fisher and film commissioner Briton Saxton conceived of "Low-Down," they sought a homegrown feel. That means hand-held camera work, improvised narration — and even flubs kept in the final cut. The October installment, "Best Breakfast Places," begins with a short clip of Keller pausing before his introduction, then laughing and requesting a retake.