Dan Cummins
Who Dan Cummins is
Dan Cummins is a stand-up comedian and podcaster based in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, who started doing stand-up in 2000 after graduating from Gonzaga University and was touring within a year. Invited to Just for Laughs in Montreal in 2004, he went on to a record deal with Warner Records, sets on the Late Late Show and the Tonight Show, a Comedy Central half hour and the hour special Crazy With a Capital F (2010), and was a regular on truTV's World's Dumbest.
In 2016 he launched Timesuck, a weekly deep dive into true crime, history, cults and conspiracies, followed in 2019 by the horror podcast Scared to Death, and his specials since include Don't Wake the Bear, Get Outta Here; Devil! and Trying to Get Better. In September 2026 he was among the 100 most-played acts on SiriusXM's Sebastian Maniscalco's Comedy Radio.
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At a glance
- Based in
- Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Stand-up specials
- Crazy With a Capital F, Don't Wake the Bear, Get Outta Here; Devil! and 1 more
- Albums
- Revenge Is Near, Crazy With a Capital F, Hear This! and 6 more
- Podcasts
- Timesuck and Scared to Death
- On screen
- The Late Late Show, The Tonight Show and World's Dumbest
- Official site
- badmagicproductions.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: badmagicproductions.com ↗.
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
- Crazy With a Capital F Comedy Central, 2010
- Don't Wake the Bear 2017
- Get Outta Here; Devil! 2020
- Trying to Get Better 2023
Albums
- Revenge Is Near Warner Records, 2009
- Crazy With a Capital F Warner Records, 2010
- Hear This! Warner Records, 2012
- Chinese Affection Warner Records, 2015
- Don't Wake the Bear Warner Records, 2016
- Maybe I'm the Problem Slow Stroke Records, 2018
- Live in Denver 800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2020
- Get Outta Here; Devil! Comedy Dynamics, 2020
- Trying To Get Better Blonde Medicine, 2025
On screen
- The Late Late Show CBS
- The Tonight Show NBC
- World's Dumbest regular cast member, truTV
Podcasts
- Timesuck host, since 2016
- Scared to Death co-host, since 2019
Comedians like Dan Cummins
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.
- Elon Gold also in The Late Late Show
- Jamie Lissow also in The Late Late Show
- Jimmy Pardo also in The Late Late Show
- Joanne McNally also in The Late Late Show
- Lachlan Patterson also in The Late Late Show
- Steve Byrne also in The Late Late Show
- Greg Romero Wilson also in World's Dumbest
- Sean Donnelly also in World's Dumbest
Career timeline
- 2009Revenge Is Near (Warner Records, 2009) Album
- 2010Crazy With a Capital F (Comedy Central, 2010) Special
- 2010Crazy With a Capital F (Warner Records, 2010) Album
- 2012Hear This! (Warner Records, 2012) Album
- 2015Chinese Affection (Warner Records, 2015) Album
- 2016Don't Wake the Bear (Warner Records, 2016) Album
- 2016Timesuck (host, since 2016) Podcast or book
- 2017Don't Wake the Bear (2017) Special
- 2018Maybe I'm the Problem (Slow Stroke Records, 2018) Album
- 2019Scared to Death (co-host, since 2019) Podcast or book
- 2020Get Outta Here; Devil! (2020) Special
- 2020Live in Denver (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2020) Album
- 2020Get Outta Here; Devil! (Comedy Dynamics, 2020) Album
- 2023Trying to Get Better (2023) Special
- 2025Trying To Get Better (Blonde Medicine, 2025) Album
Questions and answers
Where is Dan Cummins performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: badmagicproductions.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Crazy With a Capital F, Don't Wake the Bear, Get Outta Here; Devil! and Trying to Get Better.
What podcasts do they host?
Timesuck and Scared to Death.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The Late Late Show, The Tonight Show and World's Dumbest.
Where are they based?
Coeur d'Alene, ID, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Elon Gold (also in The Late Late Show), Jamie Lissow (also in The Late Late Show), Jimmy Pardo (also in The Late Late Show), Joanne McNally (also in The Late Late Show) and Lachlan Patterson (also in The Late Late Show).
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Sources
- Bad Magic Productions — About Dan Cummins ↗ Gonzaga University psychology graduate (1999); started stand-up in September 2000, touring regularly by the end of 2001; invited to the Just for Laughs…
- Apple Music · music.apple.com ↗ Revenge Is Near (2009), Crazy With a Capital F (2010), Hear This! (2012), Chinese Affection (2015) and Don't Wake the Bear (2016), (P) Warner Records; Maybe…
- Stand Up for Standup — SiriusXM ↗ The 100 most-played acts on Sebastian Maniscalco's Comedy Radio in September 2026 (data from XMPlaylist): Dan Cummins 35th, 116 spins (as of 10 October 2026)
Updated 10 October 2026 · the record checked 10 October 2026