Nick Swardson
Stand-up comedian

Nick Swardson

Who Nick Swardson is

Nick Swardson is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter from Minneapolis who began at 18 at open mics at Acme Comedy Co. and was picked for the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen at 20. He played Terry Bernadino on Comedy Central's Reno 911!, created and starred in the sketch series Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, and has worked often with Adam Sandler's Happy Madison, co-writing Grandma's Boy and starring in Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star. His stand-up includes the Comedy Central hours Seriously, Who Farted? and Taste It, the platinum-certified album Party (2007) and the YouTube special Make Joke From Face (2024), and he tours on bills with Adam Sandler and David Spade.

At a glance

Born
1976
Stand-up specials
Make Joke From Face, Toilet Head, Nick Swardson: Taste It and 2 more
Albums
Party and Seriously, Who Farted?
On screen
Reno 911!, Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, Chozen and 10 more

On stage

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Specials, shows and podcasts

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On screen

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Career timeline

  1. 1976Born
  2. 2001Comedy Central Presents (half-hour, 2001 and 2006) Special
  3. 2003Reno 911! (Terry Bernadino, Comedy Central, 2003–2009) On screen
  4. 2006Click (Bed Bath & Beyond Guy, 2006) On screen
  5. 2007Blades of Glory (Hector, 2007) On screen
  6. 2007I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (Kevin McDonough, 2007) On screen
  7. 2007Party (2007) Album
  8. 2009Nick Swardson: Seriously, Who Farted? (2009, Comedy Central) Special
  9. 2009Seriously, Who Farted? (2009) Album
  10. 2010Nick Swardson's Pretend Time (creator and star, Comedy Central, 2010–2011) On screen
  11. 2011Just Go with It (Eddie, 2011) On screen
  12. 2011Jack and Jill (Todd, 2011) On screen
  13. 2012That's My Boy (Kenny, 2012) On screen
  14. 2013Grown Ups 2 (Nick, 2013) On screen
  15. 2014Chozen (voice of Troy, FX, 2014) On screen
  16. 2015Nick Swardson: Taste It (2015, Comedy Central) Special
  17. 2015The Ridiculous 6 (Nelly Patch, 2015) On screen
  18. 2019Comedians of the World (Netflix, 2019) On screen
  19. 2024Make Joke From Face (2024, YouTube) Special

Questions about Nick Swardson

Where is Nick Swardson performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Make Joke From Face, Toilet Head, Nick Swardson: Taste It, Nick Swardson: Seriously, Who Farted? and Comedy Central Presents.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Reno 911!, Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, Chozen, Typical Rick, Comedians of the World and Grown Ups 2, among 13 credits.

When were they born?

In 1976.

Who are some comedians like them?

Adam Sandler (also in Grown Ups 2), David Spade (also in Grown Ups 2), Colin Quinn (also in Grown Ups 2), Jon Lovitz (also in Grown Ups 2) and Kevin James (also in Grown Ups 2).

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Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026