Dan Soder
A booming radio voice treating profound family trauma like casual bar banter.
6 specials · 2013–2024
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Dan Soder stands on stage with a relaxed slouch, looking like a guy waiting for a bus. He has a booming, gravelly voice, but he rarely uses it to yell. Instead, he speaks in a low conversational rumble, letting quiet moments hang in the room. When a premise gets dark, he smiles out at the crowd, acknowledging the tension without rushing to break it. He slips in and out of highly specific impressions, sliding from a professional wrestler to his own mother without shifting his weight.
Specials
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YouTube
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Fast-food cynicism and the indignity of having roommates at thirty-three.
Netflix · 30 min
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An unpretentious hour of self-deprecating storytelling and personal vice.
Comedy Central · 61 min
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Casual complaints about turning twenty-nine from a rising club regular.
Comedy Central
On stage
He anchors a massive comedy audience through years of daily radio and his own podcasts. He shares bills with the aggressive insult comics of the New York club scene, but he wins crowds over by taking his time. He is the guy other comedians watch from the back of the room to study how to pace a story.
The material relies heavily on his own life, but he strips the self-pity out of the telling. He talks about his father dying of alcoholism with a cheerful, dismissive shrug. He turns the darkest parts of his upbringing into casual anecdotes, actively refusing to let a set devolve into a therapy session. Sometimes a bit leans so heavily on a funny voice that the underlying joke gets secondary billing. When he dials the voices back and relies entirely on his storytelling mechanics, the punchlines land with more force.
Growing up with a single mother in Aurora, Colorado, provides the foundation for almost everything he writes. He spent years acting on the drama series Billions, but he still spends his nights working out new premises in basement clubs.
Turning points
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Premiere of HBO Hour Son of a Gary
Taped at New York's Bowery Ballroom and executive produced by Chris Storer, Jerrod Carmichael, and Bo Burnham, Son of a Gary marked Soder's landmark debut hour special on HBO.
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Departure from SiriusXM's The Bonfire
In February 2023, Soder announced he was exiting The Bonfire after co-hosting the flagship comedy program alongside Big Jay Oakerson since 2015, turning his chair over to Robert Kelly.
At a glance
Fans also like
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Big Jay OakersonSoder's primary creative partner for eight years on The Bonfire, sharing an effortless conversational flow, unvarnished crowd comfort, and gritty New York club sensibilities.
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Joe ListA co-host alongside Soder on The Regz, List shares a grounded, highly self-deprecating, and neurotically observant comedic tone.
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Robert Kelly
A staple collaborator who co-hosts The Regz and succeeded Soder on The Bonfire, sharing a blue, story-driven New York approach to everyday embarrassments.
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Shane GillisShares a frequent presence across the same podcast and club circuits as well as a grounded, down-to-earth delivery targeting sports, pop culture, and unpretentious masculinity.
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Luis J. Gomez
A long-time collaborator and co-host with Soder on The Regz who shares an uninhibited, raw style rooted in the NYC comedy cellar circuit.
Podcasts
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The Bonfire · co-host
A live radio talk show featuring candid banter, comedic takes, and pop culture breakdowns co-hosted with Big Jay Oakerson.
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Soder · host
Dan Soder's weekly comedy podcast featuring discussions with fellow stand-up comics and entertainers.
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The Regz · co-host
A roundtable comedy podcast featuring Dan Soder, Luis J. Gomez, Joe List, and Robert Kelly.
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6th and Jump · co-host
Comedians Ari Shaffir, Big Jay Oakerson, and Dan Soder watch and break down episodes of the classic late-1980s television series 21 Jump Street.
Also on screen
- 2013–2015
- Guy Code
- 2014–2016
- Inside Amy Schumer
- Trainwreck
- It Had to Be You
- 2016–2023
- Billions
A clip to start with
A clip of Dan Soder