Ritch Shydner
Who Ritch Shydner is
Stand-up comedian, comedy writer, author and historian whose career grew during the 1980s comedy-club boom. He appeared on Letterman and The Tonight Show, performed an HBO One Night Stand, wrote for television and other comics, co-authored I Killed and wrote Kicking Through the Ashes. His current site is active with a daily comedy-history video project, but its visible live-events page still shows older dates.
At a glance
- Born
- 1952
- Stand-up specials
- HBO One Night Stand
- Podcasts
- Kicking Through the Ashes and I Killed
- On screen
- Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight Show, Married... with Children and 2 more
- WTF with Marc Maron
- Episode 752
- Official site
- ritchshydner.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: ritchshydner.com ↗.
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
Stand-up specials
- HBO One Night Stand
On screen
- Late Night with David Letterman
- The Tonight Show
- Married... with Children
- Roseanne
- I Am Comic
Podcasts
- Kicking Through the Ashes
- I Killed book, 2006
Comedians like Ritch Shydner
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.
- Sam Kinison also in Late Night with David Letterman
- Cathy Ladman also in Roseanne
- The Amazing Johnathan also in Late Night with David Letterman
- Andy Kaufman also in Late Night with David Letterman
- April Macie also in I Am Comic
- Bill Scheft also in Late Night with David Letterman
- David Letterman also in Late Night with David Letterman
- Harland Williams also in Late Night with David Letterman
Questions about Ritch Shydner
Where is Ritch Shydner performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: ritchshydner.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
HBO One Night Stand.
What podcast do they host?
Kicking Through the Ashes and I Killed.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight Show, Married... with Children, Roseanne and I Am Comic.
When were they born?
In 1952.
Have they been on WTF with Marc Maron?
Yes — episode 752.
Who are some comedians like them?
Sam Kinison (also in Late Night with David Letterman), Cathy Ladman (also in Roseanne), The Amazing Johnathan (also in Late Night with David Letterman), Andy Kaufman (also in Late Night with David Letterman) and April Macie (also in I Am Comic).
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
- Ritch Shydner official site ↗ career, books and active comedy-history project
- Ritch Shydner official events ↗ official live-events page; visible listings are historical
- Penguin Random House — Ritch Shydner ↗ stand-up, television writing and books
- Wikipedia — Ritch Shydner ↗ Books: I Killed (book, 2006) (read 1 October 2026)
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 25 September 2026