Dave Hill
Who Dave Hill is
Dave Hill is a comedian, writer, musician, actor and radio host from Cleveland, Ohio, living in New York City, whom Variety named one of its 10 Comedians to Watch in 2007. He has appeared on Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Adult Swim's Joe Pera Talks with You, Amazon's The Tick, Comedy Central's @midnight and Inside Amy Schumer, and TBS's Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, and starred in his own series, The King of Miami. He has played festivals including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, SXSW, SF Sketchfest, the Edinburgh Fringe and Bonnaroo, hosts The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour on the Maximum Fun network, which grew out of his WFMU radio show, and has contributed to This American Life.
He is the author of three books, Tasteful Nudes (2012), Dave Hill Doesn't Live Here Anymore (2016) and Parking the Moose (2019), and sings and plays guitar in the band Valley Lodge, whose song Go is the theme of HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. His comedy albums include Let Me Turn You On (2015) and The Pride of Cleveland (2020), whose tracks Guitar Center and Norway were played on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel in 2024.
At a glance
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Albums
- Let Me Turn You On, The Pride of Cleveland and Dave Hill's Twelve Days of Christmas
- Podcasts
- The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour
- Books
- Tasteful Nudes, Dave Hill Doesn't Live Here Anymore and Parking the Moose
- On screen
- The King of Miami, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Joe Pera Talks with You and 5 more
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Albums
- Let Me Turn You On aspecialthing records, 2015
- The Pride of Cleveland 800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2020
- Dave Hill's Twelve Days of Christmas EP, Cruzen Street Records, 2022
On screen
- The King of Miami star, Mojo
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Netflix
- Joe Pera Talks with You Adult Swim
- The Tick Amazon
- @midnight Comedy Central
- Inside Amy Schumer Comedy Central
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee TBS
- The Jim Gaffigan Show TV Land
Podcasts
- The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour host, Maximum Fun
Books and writing
- Tasteful Nudes book, 2012
- Dave Hill Doesn't Live Here Anymore book, 2016
- Parking the Moose book, 2019
Comedians like Dave Hill
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.
- Nimesh Patel also in Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
- Yamaneika Saunders also in The Jim Gaffigan Show
- Jo Firestone also in Joe Pera Talks with You
- Judah Friedlander also in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Luis J. Gomez also in The Jim Gaffigan Show
- Marina Franklin also in The Jim Gaffigan Show
- Mohanad Elshieky also in Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
- Ray DeVito also in The Jim Gaffigan Show
Career timeline
- 2012Tasteful Nudes (book, 2012) Book
- 2015Let Me Turn You On (aspecialthing records, 2015) Album
- 2016Dave Hill Doesn't Live Here Anymore (book, 2016) Book
- 2019Parking the Moose (book, 2019) Book
- 2020The Pride of Cleveland (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2020) Album
- 2022Dave Hill's Twelve Days of Christmas (EP, Cruzen Street Records, 2022) Album
Questions and answers
Where is Dave Hill performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What podcast do they host?
The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour.
Have they written a book?
Yes:Tasteful Nudes, Dave Hill Doesn't Live Here Anymore and Parking the Moose.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The King of Miami, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Joe Pera Talks with You, The Tick, @midnight and Inside Amy Schumer, among 8 credits.
Where are they based?
New York, NY, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Nimesh Patel (also in Full Frontal with Samantha Bee), Yamaneika Saunders (also in The Jim Gaffigan Show), Jo Firestone (also in Joe Pera Talks with You), Judah Friedlander (also in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Luis J. Gomez (also in The Jim Gaffigan 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.
Sources
- New York Comedy Club ↗ Club page: a comedian, writer, musician, actor, radio host from Cleveland, Ohio, now living in New York City; The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Joe Pera Talks…
- Maximum Fun - The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour ↗ The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour (formerly Dave Hill's Podcasting Incident and The Goddamn Dave Hill Show on WFMU), with comedian, musician, writer and actor Dave…
- Apple Music catalogue (iTunes lookup) ↗ Let Me Turn You On, 9 June 2015, (P) 2015 aspecialthing records; The Pride of Cleveland, 10 April 2020, (P) 2020 800 Pound Gorilla Records, tracks 6 'Guitar…
- xmplaylist - Raw Comedy recent plays (Internet Archive capture, 24 May 2024) ↗ Guitar Center, Dave Hill, played on Raw Comedy on 24 May 2024 (22:22 UTC) (as of 8 October 2026)
- xmplaylist - Raw Comedy recent plays (Internet Archive capture, 16 December 2024) ↗ Norway, Dave Hill, played on Raw Comedy on 16 December 2024 (20:48 UTC) (as of 8 October 2026)
- Wikimedia Commons - Dave-Hill-Comedian.jpg ↗ 'Dave Hill Comedian', 11 February 2016, own work by Davewsmart, CC BY-SA 4.0; the lead photo of his Wikipedia article (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026