Don McMillan
Who Don McMillan is
Don McMillan is a stand-up comedian and former Silicon Valley engineer whose PowerPoint-driven act has been called 'The Funniest PowerPoint Presentation You'll Ever See.' After a Stanford master's degree in electrical engineering, he helped design the world's first 32-bit microprocessor at AT&T Bell Labs and helped launch VLSI Technology before turning to comedy, and in his first year he won $100,000 as Comedy Grand Champion on Star Search. He has appeared on The Tonight Show, HBO and Comedy Central, won the San Francisco International Comedy Competition, reached the Top 12 and the finals of NBC's America's Got Talent in 2022, and his video Life After Death by PowerPoint has passed 50 million views, making him a favorite corporate comedian for companies such as Google, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft. His tour Don McMillan 2.0 *Now Powered By AI plays the Irvine Improv on 7 October 2026 and the Milwaukee and Chicago Improvs on 8 and 9 December 2026.
At a glance
- Based in
- Santa Clarita, CA
- On screen
- America's Got Talent, Star Search and The Tonight Show
- Next on stage
- 7 October 2026 — Irvine Improv, Irvine, CA
- Official site
- technicallyfunny.com ↗
On stage
- Wednesday 7 October 2026, 7:30 PM (Don McMillan 2.0 *Now Powered By AI) at Irvine Improv, Irvine, CA · the listing ↗
- Tuesday 8 December 2026, 7:00 PM (Don McMillan 2.0 *Now Powered By AI) at Milwaukee Improv, Brookfield, WI · the listing ↗
- Wednesday 9 December 2026, 7:00 PM (Don McMillan 2.0 *Now Powered By AI) at Chicago Improv, Schaumburg, IL · the listing ↗
- Thursday 18 February 2027, 7:00 PM (Special Event: Don McMillan) at Helium & Elements Restaurant, St. Louis, MO · the listing ↗
These nights have gone by — the Comedy Calendar has what is next.
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
On screen
- America's Got Talent finalist, NBC, 2022
- Star Search Comedy Grand Champion
- The Tonight Show stand-up
Comedians like Don McMillan
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.
- Arsenio Hall also in Star Search
- Carrot Top also in Star Search
- Felicia Michaels also in Star Search
- Loni Love also in Star Search
Questions about Don McMillan
Where is Don McMillan performing next?
Wednesday 7 October 2026, 7:30 PM (Don McMillan 2.0 *Now Powered By AI) at Irvine Improv, Irvine, CA, then 3 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?
America's Got Talent, Star Search and The Tonight Show.
Where are they based?
Santa Clarita, CA, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Arsenio Hall (also in Star Search), Carrot Top (also in Star Search), Felicia Michaels (also in Star Search) and Loni Love (also in Star Search).
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
- Don McMillan — official website (Technically Funny) ↗ Former chip designer doing a PowerPoint-driven comedy show for over 20 years; master's degree in electrical engineering from Stanford; AT&T Bell Labs team…
- The Improv — Don McMillan ↗ Comedian page: Don McMillan 2.0 *Now Powered By AI at the Irvine Improv (Wed 7 October, 7:30 PM), Milwaukee Improv (Tue 8 December), Chicago Improv (Wed 9…
- Helium & Elements Restaurant (St. Louis) — Special Event: Don McMillan ↗ Special event on 18 February 2027 with the same 'Now Powered by AI' tour bio; links technicallyfunny.com (read 6 October 2026).
- The Signal (Santa Clarita) — Local comedian Don McMillan up for America's Got Talent wildcard vote ↗ By Rylee Holwager, 7 September 2022: local comedian; his America's Got Talent audition with PowerPoint presentation comedy aired on 26 July 2022 (read 6…
Updated 6 October 2026 · the record checked 6 October 2026