David Koechner
Stand-up comedian · Los Angeles, CA

David Koechner

Who David Koechner is

David Koechner is an actor and comedian from Tipton, Missouri, who trained in improvisation at Chicago's ImprovOlympic and The Second City before a season in the cast of Saturday Night Live (1995–1996). He is best known as Champ Kind in the Anchorman films and Todd Packer on The Office, and with Dave "Gruber" Allen he developed The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show, a stage act of stand-up and off-color country songs that became a Comedy Central series in 2007. When not filming he performs stand-up on tour and makes videos for his YouTube channel, Full On Koechner.

At a glance

Born
1962
Based in
Los Angeles, CA
Came up through
Saturday Night Live and The Second City
Albums
Naked Trucker and T-Bones Live at the Troubador
On screen
Saturday Night Live, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, The Office and 5 more
Next on stage
5 November 2026 — Hyena's Comedy Nightclub, Dallas, TX
Official site
david-koechner.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

Albums

On screen

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Saturday Night Live and The Second City:

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Comedians like David Koechner

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Career timeline

  1. 1962Born
  2. 1995Saturday Night Live (cast member, NBC, 1995–1996) On screen
  3. 2004Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Champ Kind, film, 2004) On screen
  4. 2005The Office (Todd Packer, NBC, 2005–2013) On screen
  5. 2006Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Herschell, 2006) On screen
  6. 2007The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show (co-creator and star, Comedy Central, 2007) On screen
  7. 2007Naked Trucker and T-Bones Live at the Troubador (2007, with Dave "Gruber" Allen) Album
  8. 2013Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (Champ Kind, 2013) On screen

Questions about David Koechner

Where is David Koechner performing next?

Thursday 5 November 2026, 7:00 PM at Hyena's Comedy Nightclub, Dallas, TX, then 6 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Saturday Night Live, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, The Office, The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show, American Dad! and The Goldbergs, among 8 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Saturday Night Live (cast member) and The Second City (joined its Northwest company).

Where are they based?

Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1962.

Who are some comedians like them?

Chris Redd (also came through The Second City), Fred Armisen (also in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy), Martin Short (also came through The Second City), Craig Robinson (also in The Office) and David Steinberg (also came through The Second City).

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 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026