Dino Archie

Operating between Vancouver and Los Angeles, Archie built his audience by treating standup like a trade. He took first at the Seattle International Comedy Competition with his blend of sharp writing and easy delivery. He keeps the same steady, quiet volume whether he is playing an intimate basement or a traditional club.

He won a Best Crowd-Work award at the Just For Laughs Northwest Festival, using front-row banter to build momentum instead of just polling the room. He does not yell or roast; he converses, teasing out the absurdity in a stranger’s answers with a grin. His written material pits the desire to be a responsible adult against his own selfish habits. He talks about late-in-life fatherhood by framing a new baby not as a miracle, but as an exhausting complication that forces him to finally tell off his noisy neighbors.

Growing up in Fresno as the second youngest of eight children, he learned early on how to talk his way out of trouble. That quick-witted, defensive charm still dictates exactly how he commands a stage.