Stand-up comedian

Drew Tarvin

Also known as Andrew Tarvin

Who Drew Tarvin is

Drew Tarvin is a comedian and humor speaker from Cincinnati, with a background in improv and stand-up comedy, who calls himself a humor engineer. With a Computer Science and Engineering education from The Ohio State University and a past as an IT project manager at Procter & Gamble, he is the CEO of Humor That Works, a training company whose workshops teach people to use humor at work, and his TEDx talk has been viewed more than eleven million times.

His book The United States of Laughter: One Comedian's Journey Through All 50 States tells of a year spent performing and speaking in all fifty states, 215 events over more than 92,000 miles, and he has also written Humor That Works and 501 Ways to Use Humor. He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Fast Company, and Dry Bar Comedy's official YouTube channel carries his clean stand-up set I Lied on Hinge and Got a Wife.

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At a glance

Books
The United States of Laughter: One Comedian's Journey Through All 50 States, Humor That Works: The Missing Skill for Success and Happiness at Work and 501 Ways to Use Humor to Beat Stress, Increase Productivity and Have Fun at Work
Official site
drewtarvin.com ↗

Is Drew Tarvin on tour?

No upcoming dates on record No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean Drew Tarvin has stopped touring; their own site is the place to look for new dates: drewtarvin.com ↗.

Last checked 3 November 2026.

Is Drew Tarvin coming to my town?

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Books and writing

Watch Drew Tarvin

Clean stand-up clips

A clip from official channels, kept to PG-13.

Clean stand-up by lane →

Booking Drew Tarvin

Their contact page ↗

Questions and answers

Where is Drew Tarvin performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: drewtarvin.com ↗.

Have they written a book?

Yes: The United States of Laughter: One Comedian's Journey Through All 50 States, Humor That Works: The Missing Skill for Success and Happiness at Work and 501 Ways to Use Humor to Beat Stress, Increase Productivity and Have Fun at Work.

What is their official website?

drewtarvin.com ↗.

Are you Drew Tarvin?

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The full SUCDb record

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Sources

Updated 3 November 2026 · the record checked 27 October 2026