About Dan Wilson

// Bio and Comedy Resume

Tall, dark, and handsome. None of these adjectives apply to Dan F'N Wilson. What makes Dan such a fun comedian to watch? Nothing in particular, but everything in general. Dan grew up in the shadows of the San Francisco Bay Area in the 80's and 90's, learning important life lessons as a middle-child in a house where the rules were simple: Kill or be killed. This basically made for a "comedy bootcamp" that would prepare him for the stage long before he ever set foot on one. Dan has earned his keep in the rugged Northern California comedy scene by bringing a rare combination of charm, charisma, crowd-work, and chubby-ness that is seldom matched.

Dan has an avid interest in Southeast Asian political brawl videos on Youtube, Who's the Boss in syndecation, and someday would like to be a writer for the Macho Man Randy Savage's promotional television interviews. Dan is also a failed musician who continues to air guitar alone in his car to the hits of Van Halen and Hall & Oates. He has worked with Robin Williams, Bobby Slayton, Jim Breuer, and a slew of others who he name-drops to further his comedy career. Dan continues to live in Bay Area, and can be seen regularly applying for community college re-instatement.

Dan also happens to be in the running for the "2008 Gayest Comedy Headshot" award, for the 4th year in a row.

Media Appearances

Campbell Comedy Night (DVD; 2005)
Komedy For Katrina: A Benefit For The Gulf Coast (DVD; 2005)
Radio-Uncensored.com with Fatback and Deniro (Podcast Radio; 2005)
On The Comedy Grind with Crazy Boy Marvin (TV; 2006)
Anthony Ant & The Z Show (Podcast Radio; 2006)
The Snake(Independant movie; 2006)
The Barn Pro Comedy Hoedown(TV; 2007)
The John Miller Progran w/ Candy Churilla on 87.9fm (Radio; 2007, 2008)

Club Performances

Rooster T. Feather's ~ Sunnyvale, CA
Club 424 ~ Beverly Hills, CA
The San Jose Improv ~ San Jose, CA
Pepper Belly's ~ Fairfield, CA
Tommy T's ~ Pleasanton, CA
The Comedy Station ~ San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Comedy Club @ 50 Mason ~ San Francisco, CA
The Purple Onion ~ San Francisco, CA
The Avalon ~ Santa Clara, CA
Punchline Comedy Club ~ San Francisco, CA

Theater / Auditorium Performances

Campbell Heritage Theatre ~ Campbell, CA
The Gaslighter Theatre ~ Campbell, CA
Santa Clara High School Performing Arts Theatre ~ Santa Clara, CA
The Morgan Hill Playhouse ~ Morgan Hill, CA
McNear's Mystic Theatre ~ Petaluma
The Barn Theater ~ Santa Cruz
Throckmorton Theater ~ Mill Valley, CA

College Performances

Santa Clara University ~ Santa Clara, CA
Stanford University ~ Palo Alto, CA
Evergreen Valley College ~ San Jose, CA
University of California, Berkeley ~ Berkeley, CA
University of California, Santa Cruz ~ Santa Cruz, CA
Sonoma State University ~ Rohnert Park, CA
Ohlone College ~ Fremont, CA

Casino Performances

Crystal Bay Casino ~ Crystal Bay, NV

Benefit Performances

Komedy For Katrina, A Benefit Show For The Gulf Coast (Bruin Performing Arts Theater) ~ Santa Clara, CA
San Jose City College Puente Club Scholarship Benefit (San Jose IMPROV) ~ San Jose, CA

Favorite Comics Worked With

(no particular order)
Robin Williams
Jim Breuer
Bobby Slayton
Mark Pitta
Dov Davidoff
Larry "Bubbles" Brown
John Fox
Jimmy Gunn
Kris Tinkle
Ryan Stout
Mark Nadeau
Justin McClure
Kirk McHenry
Daniel Dugar
Brendan Lynch
John Hoogasian
Justin Worsham
Kellen Erskine
Chris Garcia
Jason Resler
Mo Mandell
Chris Remmers
Grant Lyon
Tim Babb
Sandy Stec
Mike Lemcke
Sal Calanni
Reggie Steele
Justin Scales
Edwin Li
Jen Kober
The list grows everyday

.: © 2005 Dan Wilson Comedy :.