David Drake
Who David Drake is
David Drake is a New York stand-up comedian, a regular at the Comedy Cellar and a producer of the long-running showcase Comedians You Should Know NYC, whose comedy The New York Times has called smart and engaging. He has been featured on Comedy Central's Stand Up Featuring, HBO's Game Theory, Fox's Laughs, CBS's Comics Unleashed and Don't Tell Comedy, was a New Face at the 2026 Just For Laughs festival in Montreal and was picked as one of the New York Comedy Festival's Comics to Watch.
He has released seven stand-up albums and four specials, among them Big Break (Ghostrunner Records, 2025), and is heard across SiriusXM's comedy channels; in March 2026 he was one of the 100 most-played acts on its Raw Comedy channel. He is also a five-time guest on the storytelling podcast Risk! and a producer of the travelling outdoor storytelling series Campfire.
At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Big Break
- Albums
- Big Break and Tight!
- Podcasts
- Risk!
- On screen
- Stand Up Featuring, Game Theory, Laughs and 2 more
- Next on stage
- 15 October 2026 — Brooklyn Improv, Brooklyn, NY
- Official site
- daviddrakecomedy.com ↗
On stage
- Thursday 15 October 2026, 9:15 PM — with Courtney Maginnis, Dave Ross and Gastor Almonte (There's Something Here) at Brooklyn Improv, Brooklyn, NY · the listing ↗
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Big Break
Albums
- Big Break Ghostrunner Records, 2025
- Tight! 2026
On screen
- Stand Up Featuring Comedy Central
- Game Theory HBO
- Laughs Fox
- Comics Unleashed CBS
- Don't Tell Comedy
Podcasts
- Risk! guest, five times
Comedians like David Drake
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.
- Gastor Almonte on the same bill, 15 October 2026
- Paige Weldon also in Stand Up Featuring
- Ali Sultan also in Comics Unleashed
- Collin Chamberlin also in Comics Unleashed
- Courtney Maginnis on the same bill, 15 October 2026
- Dave Ross on the same bill, 15 October 2026
- Pat Brown also in Laughs
- Sydney Castillo also in Game Theory
Questions and answers
Where is David Drake performing next?
Thursday 15 October 2026, 9:15 PM — with Courtney Maginnis, Dave Ross and Gastor Almonte (There's Something Here) at Brooklyn Improv, Brooklyn, NY. Each show's own listing has the last word.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Big Break.
What podcasts have they been on?
Risk!
What TV shows and films are they in?
Stand Up Featuring, Game Theory, Laughs, Comics Unleashed and Don't Tell Comedy.
Who are some comedians like them?
Gastor Almonte (on the same bill, 15 October 2026), Paige Weldon (also in Stand Up Featuring), Ali Sultan (also in Comics Unleashed), Collin Chamberlin (also in Comics Unleashed) and Courtney Maginnis (on the same bill, 15 October 2026).
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
- Official site (About) ↗ Comedy Central's Stand Up Featuring, HBO's Game Theory, Laughs on Fox, Comics Unleashed on CBS, Don't Tell Comedy, Cracked and across all of Sirius XM's…
- Official site (home) ↗ The photo (as of 8 October 2026)
- Apple Music catalogue (iTunes search) ↗ Big Break, 8 September 2025, (P) 2025 Ghostrunner Records; Tight!, 13 September 2026, (P) 2026 David Drake Comedy (as of 8 October 2026)
- Stand Up for Standup - SiriusXM (the channel's 100 most-played acts, March 2026) ↗ Data from XMPlaylist: the 100 most-played acts of March 2026, the last full month before Raw Comedy became Sebastian Maniscalco's Comedy Radio; David Drake…
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026