Cy Amundson
Stand-up comedian

Cy Amundson

Who Cy Amundson is

Cy Amundson is a stand-up comedian from rural Minnesota, known for energetic storytelling, observations and crowd interaction, who moved to Minneapolis in his early twenties to learn his craft at Acme Comedy Company. He has performed at Just For Laughs, was a finalist at the Great American Comedy Festival in Johnny Carson's home town, and has appeared on Comedy Central, Conan, MTV, CMT and Fox and on Nick at Nite's comedy show Mom's Night Out.

He is a regular on Minneapolis radio's KFAN and the KQ Morning Show on KQRS. His albums are Lovesick in Toledo (Stand Up! Records, 2014) and Monday Night (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2017), and the title track of the first was played on SiriusXM's Raw Dog Comedy channel in December 2021.

At a glance

Stand-up specials
Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents
Albums
Lovesick in Toledo and Monday Night
Podcasts
Middle of Somewhere
On screen
Conan, Comedy Central, Mom's Night Out and 5 more
Next on stage
6 November 2026 — The Comedy Corner Underground, Minneapolis, MN
Official site
cyamundson.com ↗

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Comedians like Cy Amundson

Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.

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Their stand-up

Cy Amundson's Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents half hour premiered on 16 September 2016, and he was named CMT's Next Big Comic and City Pages' Artist of the Year. He fell in love with comedy watching Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore and Lucille Ball on Nick at Nite, and he performed on Comedy Central's Adam Devine's House Party in October 2014.

Career timeline

  1. 2014Adam Devine's House Party (Comedy Central, 2014) On screen
  2. 2014Lovesick in Toledo (Stand Up! Records, 2014) Album
  3. 2016Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents (half hour, Comedy Central, 2016) Special
  4. 2017Monday Night (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2017) Album

Questions and answers

Where is Cy Amundson performing next?

Friday 6 November 2026, 8:00 PM at The Comedy Corner Underground, Minneapolis, MN, then 1 more date on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents.

What podcast do they host?

Middle of Somewhere.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Conan, Comedy Central, Mom's Night Out, Adam Devine's House Party, This Is Not Happening and Family Guy, among 8 credits.

Who are some comedians like them?

Craig Gass (also in Family Guy), Michael Rowe (also in Family Guy), Ben Roy (also in Adam DeVine's House Party), Monroe Martin (also in Adam DeVine's House Party) and Brendon Walsh (also in The Bob & Tom Show).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026