Daniel Van Kirk is a stand-up comedian from Rochelle, IL that you may recognize from The Bear (FX), Bob’s Burgers (FOX), The Morning Show (Apple TV+), Ballard (Amazon Prime). His 2019 debut comedy album “Thanks Diane” debuted at #1 on Apple Music and his most recent comedy special, “Rose Gold” is now available on YouTube. Daniel can also be heard every week on the hit comedy podcasts, "Pen Pals" and "Dumb People Town” and in addition to headlining around the country he has performed at the top comedy festivals in North America such as The Moontower Comedy Festival, 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival, JFL 42, JFL Montreal, and Netflix is a Joke.
Writing-wise, Daniel got his training as a sketch writer/performer at the UCB and used his skills as a writer on Attention Deficit Theater for the CW, his own sketch show DVK on the Nerdist Channel. In 2021, the animated version of his podcast Dumb People Town was picked up for 6 episodes by Amazon and Daniel was showrunner/EP. Most recently he completed a role as writer/performer on the new Sklar Brothers UFC Channel show Nosebleeds. Daniel’s feature credits include Beer Fest 2 for Warner Brothers and the independent film Wine Club in which he also stars.
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