Dan Cummins

G4’s International Sexy Lady Show… and me.

dan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:26:20 +0000

I am on 12 episodes of a show for G4 called “The International Sexy Lady Show” on G4, and, apparently, they just aired the first episode today. Basically, it’s a Vh1 “Best Week Ever” type show, where instead of making fun of pop culture moments, myself and four other comics make fun of various foreign television shows featuring mostly naked, or fully nude women, participating in strange game shows, wrestling, cleaning homes, and engaging in other important activities. Basically, it’s a show written by, and created for, feminists. Show, if you feel like taking a break from watching actual porn, maybe you should watch some almost porn featuring commentary from me. It’ll almost be like we’re watching it together!!

The International Sexy Lady Show!

The Hollywood Improv this Friday, Feb 12th…

dan — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:14:23 +0000

Hello LA. Nine years in to standup, and I have my first headlining show in your Hollywood heart, 8PM, 8162 Melrose Ave., at the mother of all Improvs. Can’t wait. The good news for you!?! (next to me performing), nearly free tickets at www.improv.com. All you have to pay is the $3 service charge, and you get a $20 ticket for, well, three bucks. Here’s how: Go to www.improv.com, you will see a list of locations, choose Hollywood, CA. Then, you’ll see a list of upcoming shows with my majestic mug. Click “buy tickets” under my headshot. Then, you’ll have to click “select date”, pick the one date listed, click “buy tickets” again, type “blast” in the box marked “promotion”, click “update”, and, voila! $3 ticket price. The only way I could make it easier for you to get these tickets would be to buy them myself, and then hand deliver them to your doorstep, and then piggyback you into the showroom, and, that’s not gonna happen. Ever. I’m sorry. We all have our pet peeves. If you don’t want to buy on-line, you can also e-mail the Improv manager, Dee Burdett, at deeburdett@improv.com with your name and the number in your party, and then show up to the box office at the club before 7:30 to pay $10 instead of $20 at the door. You’re welcome! Hope to see you there. Besides me, Brooks McBeth, Ryan McKee, Terry Mulroy, and Kumail Nanjiani will also be performing. Thanks!!

Laugh Lover’s Ball in Seattle/Tri-Cities Feb 13-14th

dan — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:09:35 +0000

Laugh Lover’s Ball Commercial

Hello Washingtonians! The Argonauts must die! Sorry, that just felt right after typing Washingtonians. I will be at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, Washington with fellow joke slingers David Crowe, Eddie Gossling, Megan Mooney, and Cash Levy Saturday, Feb. 13th at 6:30 and 9PM, and then all of us will shuffle up to Seattle for shows at the Moore Theater at 4 and 7:30 PM. For ticket info , go to www.laughloversball.com

Comedy Central’s Stand-Up Showdown…

dan — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:37:12 +0000

Well, it’s that time of year again. The time Comedy Central encourages their comics to harass their fans for on-line and text voting. Hooray!! Last year, I placed 3rd in this contest. Because of that, they gave me a One Hour Special, which has already been filmed, and will air in the Spring (I will announce the official date as soon as I get it). This year, if I place well, hopefully I will get a really good air date, and more re-airings of the new special. That means more times to watch it for you! (let’s just pretend TiVo and Youtube don’t exist for a moment). Seriously though, the top 20 vote getters will have their half-hour special aired on Jan. 31st in a countdown to number one. A lot of people watch this stand-up marathon every year, and placing well last year introduced me to a lot more fans. So, please help!! Here’s how you vote: You can click the link below to vote on-line, or you can text STANDUP CUMMINS to 44686. You can vote as many times as you want via text (standard text messaging fees apply), or you can vote once a minute on-line. Or, you can text WHILE voting on-line WHILE staring at a picture of me with my eyes scratched out WHILE crying WHILE wishing your roommate/mom would get off your back about finding a job WHILE staring at your freshly loaded again. It’s up to you!!!! Voting ends Jan 31st. Oh, and Happy Holidays everybody!!

Click here to find me and vote on-line!

“Revenge is Near” makes Punchline Magazines’s Top 10 CDs of 2009

dan — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:12:30 +0000

Well hello!! Good news, punchlinemagazine.com is by far the best, most comprehensive stand-up magazine out today (there isn’t a readily available print magazine devoted to stand-up that I know of), and these dedicated comedy geeks have just added my new CD, “Revenge is Near” to their annual top 10 list. I’m in amazing company – Patton Oswalt, Maria Bamford, Doug Benson, Doug Stanhope, Greg Giraldo (a deserving #1!), Laurie Kilmartin, Marc Maron, Matt Kirshen, and Paul F Tompkins round out the list. Check it out for yourself: Punchline Magazine Top 10 Comedy CDs of 2009

The Tonight Show with Conan and Dan

dan — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:35:08 +0000

First, thanks to all of you who watched my debut performance on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien this past Wednesday night, November 25th. I had a great time and I felt good about my jokes! Sure, that studio audience could’ve fired up some applause a little earlier in the 5 minutes I was allotted, but, the laughs were there the whole time, and they came on strong in the 2nd half. Much better than vice versa. Here, watch for yourself, and feel free to leave a gratuitous comment. Thanka you!

Dan Cummins on Conan

The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien!

dan — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:04:15 +0000

Okay, I never really watched stand-up comedy growing up, other than coming across some accidentally on HBO in the middle of the night hoping to find a movie with nudity or BN (brief nudity), listening to some Andrew Dice Clay tape a friend had, or, watching Eddie Murphy’s Delirious and thinking it was the funniest thing I’d ever seen. I watched sketch comedy. However, I ended up falling into stand-up instead, and after a couple of years, I set four main stand-up goals. I wanted to perform at the Montreal Comedy Festival, on either Letterman or The Tonight Show, to have a One Hour Comedy Special, and to have enough fans to pack small theaters around the country. Well, I’ve performed at Montreal two different years now, I just taped an hour special, and now, on the day before Thanksgiving, November 25th, I will appear on the Tonight Show WITH my favorite late night host, Conan O’Brien. So pumped!! So, please watch, and let me know what you think. Looking forward to setting some new goals now that will help me achieve that last one with the theaters
For show info, go to www.tonightshowwithconanobrien.com

“Revenge is Near” at Best Buy

dan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:01:01 +0000

Unbelievable. I can’t believe I have a CD IN STORES! I can’t tell you how surreal it felt seeing my CD on the shelf next to George Carlin. Ridiculous. Unfortunately, Best Buy has a very limited comedy section in certain locations, so, I am not carried at all of their retail outlets. You can order it off their website if you can’t find it at your local branch. Unreal.

Comedy Central taping – thank you!!

dan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:57:00 +0000

I just wanted to thank everyone who attended the taping of my first One Hour Special at the Bing Crosby Theater in Spokane, Washington on October 17th. I also want to thank everyone who couldn’t make it – sold out show!! It was a great night, and although I didn’t get to watch his show, I heard Juston Mckinney was fantastic. I was really happy with the show – the set looked great, the audience was incredible, and, I don’t think I messed up any of my jokes. And the standing ovation was the icing on the joke cake. I also want to thank Dan Kleckner at Q6, Luke Baumgartner at the Inlander, Jim Kershner at the Spokesman Review, and Greg Mills at 99.9 The River for all going out of their way to promote the show. When I find out an air date, I will let everybody know. Also, I will get my calendar updated on this site soon. Sorry – I have been so busy!!!!!!

Comedy Central Hour Special taping tickets available Saturday!!

dan — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:35:14 +0000

That’s right, two exclamation points. This shit is exciting. I am taping my first One Hour Special for Comedy Central October 17th at the Bing Crosby Theater, in Spokane, Washington, at 7PM. If enough tickets are sold, a second show will also be added. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, August 15th, right here: http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/411182 Tickets will be $15, and, you actually get to be part of the filming of two hour specials – fellow comic Juston McKinney will also be taping his first hour special the same night. This is the first time any stand-up comedy special has been taped in Spokane, let alone two. Hope to see you there!!