I'm a comedian who was born on a small farm in the midwest. Most of my life I've lived near my family's home in Indiana. My daughter recently started college and I moved with my partner to upstate New York.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I spend a lot of time traveling for comedy and, although being on stage is the best, it's probably something like 2% of the total time I spend when I'm in a new town. I've found meeting new people and exploring my surroundings to be an incredible side benefit of my job. Couchsurfing seems like a great way to do that! Also, to be honest, hotels are expensive and it doesn't always make sense to spend that much money on accommodations.

Interests

• exercise
• music
• food
• improv
• comedy
• standup comedy
• improv comedy
• sketch
• podcast

Music, Movies, and Books

They Might Be Giants is my favorite band of all time, but I also really love The Decembrist and The Thermals. I listen to a lot of old school punk (Misfits, Angry Samoans, Bad Brains), but really they are artist in every genre I enjoy. I also spend a lot of time listening to podcast while I drive.

Movie-wise I like The Coen Brothers and Wes Anderson although, being a comic book nerd from way back, I'm usually excited to go to any new comic book movie. I love The Marx Brothers and own all of their films and I think The Jerk is one of the greatest movies of all time.

Favorite authors include Jonathan Irving, John Steinbeck and Neil Gaiman.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once I opened for Janeane Garofalo at this beautiful 600 seat theater. She was super nice!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Usually if I'm coming through town it's because I'm doing a show. 90% of the time I can get you free tickets if you're into standup. I'm also happy to help out around the house, doing dishes, cleaning, yard work, and stuff like that.