Dan McGowan
Who Dan McGowan is
Dan McGowan is a clean stand-up comedian, humorist and emcee from Northern California whose act mixes energetic stand-up with musical parody. He has appeared on NBC's Last Comic Standing and on Celebrity Name Game, won the Branson Comedy Festival, was a finalist in the search for the new Maytag Repairman, and has been seen in commercials for McDonald's, Toyota, Dish TV, Benjamin Moore and Jardiance. He headlines corporate events, community shows and cruise ships, and in February 2025 he headlined a comedy night at Blue Lake Casino's Wave Lounge.
In Redding, California, he runs Redding Comedy, a guide to the town's stand-up shows, and he coaches comics through a free YouTube series and guides such as The Corporate Comedy Handbook and How To Create A Comedy Scene. His Dry Bar Comedy special Past Over takes on household chores and reconnecting over Facebook, and Dry Bar Comedy posted it in full on its YouTube channel in October 2026 as The Hardest Part of Losing Weight. He is also a published composer of church music for adult and children's choirs.
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At a glance
- Based in
- Northern California
- Stand-up specials
- Past Over
- Podcasts
- How Bad Do You Want To Be Good?, How To Produce Successful Comedy Shows, The Corporate Comedy Handbook and 1 more
- On screen
- Last Comic Standing and Celebrity Name Game
- Official site
- danmcgowan.com ↗
Is Dan McGowan on tour?
No upcoming dates on record No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean Dan McGowan has stopped touring; their own site is the place to look for new dates: danmcgowan.com ↗.
Last checked 3 November 2026.
Is Dan McGowan coming to my town?
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Past Over Dry Bar Comedy
On screen
- Last Comic Standing NBC
- Celebrity Name Game
Podcasts
- How Bad Do You Want To Be Good? guide for comedians
- How To Produce Successful Comedy Shows guide for comedians
- The Corporate Comedy Handbook guide for comedians
- How To Create A Comedy Scene guide for comedians
Watch Dan McGowan
Clean stand-up clips
A clip from official channels, kept to PG-13.
- The Hardest Part of Losing Weight Dry Bar Comedy · 25:16 · 29 October 2026
Booking Dan McGowan
Comedians like Dan McGowan
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.
- Craig Ferguson also in Celebrity Name Game
Questions and answers
Where is Dan McGowan performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: danmcgowan.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Past Over.
What podcasts have they been on?
How Bad Do You Want To Be Good?, How To Produce Successful Comedy Shows, The Corporate Comedy Handbook and How To Create A Comedy Scene.
Where can I watch their stand-up specials?
As each special's credit gives it: Dry Bar Comedy (Past Over). Clean clips of their stand-up are on this page.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Last Comic Standing (NBC) and Celebrity Name Game.
Where is Dan McGowan from?
Dan McGowan is based in Northern California, as their record gives it.
What is their official website?
Who are some comedians like them?
Craig Ferguson (also in Celebrity Name Game).
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The full SUCDb record
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Sources
- The Bash — Dan McGowan, Clean Comedian / Humorist / Emcee ↗ A clean comedian from Sacramento, CA, serving Northern California and beyond; a Dry Bar Comedy special (Provo, UT); a cast member on NBC's Last Comic Standing; Celebrity Name Game; winner of the Branson Comedy Festival; a finalist in the search for the new Maytag Repairman; commercials and truTV; a headlining clean…
- Trinity Journal — Comedy Night Saturday postponed (1 March 2023) ↗ The comedian Dan McGowan: energetic comedy and musical parody for corporate gatherings, community shows and cruise ships; NBC's Last Comic Standing and Celebrity Name Game; commercials for McDonald's, Toyota, Dish TV, Benjamin Moore Paints and Jardiance (as of 2 November 2026)
- North Coast Journal — Comedy Night, Blue Lake Casino (26 February 2025) ↗ Redding comedian Dan McGowan headlining the Wave Lounge at Blue Lake Casino; featured on NBC, Dry Bar Comedy and Last Comic Standing (as of 2 November 2026)
- Official site (Comedy) ↗ Booking inquiries; a free YouTube series to help stand-up comedians thrive; Redding Comedy; his stand-up clips (as of 2 November 2026)
- Official site (Store) ↗ Dan McGowan Comedy Resources: How Bad Do You Want To Be Good?, How To Produce Successful Comedy Shows, The Corporate Comedy Handbook and How To Create A Comedy Scene (as of 2 November 2026)
- Official site (Songs) ↗ A composer of songs for adult and children's choirs, published with Fred Bock Music, Gospel Light, Lifeway and others (as of 2 November 2026)
- Redding Comedy Scene ↗ A site for Redding stand-up comedy, owned and managed by Dan McGowan (as of 2 November 2026)
- Dry Bar Comedy — Past Over ↗ His Dry Bar Comedy special, 26 minutes 2 seconds: forgetting your Christian, managing household chores and reconnecting over Facebook (as of 2 November 2026)
- Dry Bar Comedy (YouTube) — The Hardest Part of Losing Weight | Dan McGowan FULL SPECIAL ↗ His full special on Dry Bar Comedy's official channel, posted 29 October 2026 (as of 2 November 2026)
Updated 3 November 2026 · the record checked 2 November 2026