Loud, self-deprecating storyteller with rock-club energy
Dan Soder is the guy at the party who somehow makes food poisoning, hitchhiking, and being a door guy at the Comedy Store sound like the funniest things that ever happened to a person. He's got this big, booming, rock-and-roll energy on stage — like a bar story that keeps escalating in the best way — but underneath the volume there's real craft in how he builds a bit.
You probably know him from Billions or his stint on the Bonfire podcast, but his stand-up is where he really gets to stretch out, riffing on weird personal history, dumb decisions, and the specific chaos of being a big dude with big opinions trying to survive normal life. He's been grinding the road and the podcast circuit for years, and it shows — his timing is tight even when the stories feel like they're spiraling out of control.
If you like comedians who feel like your loudest, funniest friend recounting the worst night of their life with total joy, Soder's your guy.