Robert Dean
Who Robert Dean is
Robert Dean is a stand-up comedian from Trumbull, Connecticut, who was named one of Comedy Central's Comics to Watch at the 2014 New York Comedy Festival and a New Face at Montreal's Just For Laughs in 2018. He has been featured on AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live, WNYC's 2 Dope Queens podcast and Nick Vatterott's Comedy Central half hour, and was the subject of Inside Jokes, a documentary series on Amazon Prime. He returned to the New York Comedy Festival in 2017 to record his first album, (It's Not Easy) Being Dean, for Sure Thing Records, and followed it with Entertainment (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2020), whose track Avocado's Spicy was played on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel in November 2023.
At a glance
- Albums
- , Entertainment and Ruckus Comedy Presents: Gotham Comedy Live, Vol. 66
- On screen
- Inside Jokes, Gotham Comedy Live, 2 Dope Queens and 1 more
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
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
- It's Not Easy) Being Dean (Sure Thing Records
- Entertainment 800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2020
- Ruckus Comedy Presents: Gotham Comedy Live, Vol. 66 compilation, Ruckus Comedy, 2025
On screen
- Inside Jokes documentary series, Amazon Prime
- Gotham Comedy Live AXS TV
- 2 Dope Queens WNYC podcast
- Nick Vatterott's Comedy Central half hour
Comedians like Robert Dean
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.
- Ayanna Dookie also in 2 Dope Queens
- Pat Brown also in 2 Dope Queens
- Al Jackson also in 2 Dope Queens
- Baron Vaughn also in 2 Dope Queens
- Jacqueline Novak also in 2 Dope Queens
- Naomi Ekperigin also in 2 Dope Queens
- Phoebe Robinson also in 2 Dope Queens
- Sheng Wang also in 2 Dope Queens
Questions and answers
Where is Robert Dean performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Inside Jokes, Gotham Comedy Live, 2 Dope Queens and Nick Vatterott's Comedy Central half hour.
Who are some comedians like them?
Ayanna Dookie (also in 2 Dope Queens), Pat Brown (also in 2 Dope Queens), Al Jackson (also in 2 Dope Queens), Baron Vaughn (also in 2 Dope Queens) and Jacqueline Novak (also in 2 Dope Queens).
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
- New York Comedy Club ↗ Club page: named a New Face at Just For Laughs Montreal, 2018; the subject of Inside Jokes, a documentary series on Amazon Prime; one of Comedy Central's…
- 800 Pound Gorilla — Just For Laughs announces its 2018 New Faces ↗ Robert Dean is a stand-up comedian from Trumbull, CT; featured on AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live, WNYC's 2 Dope Queens podcast and Nick Vatterott's Comedy…
- Apple Music — Entertainment ↗ Comedy album, 8 May 2020, (P) 2020 800 Pound Gorilla Records; tracks include Avocado's Spicy (as of 8 October 2026)
- xmplaylist — Raw Comedy recently played (archived 25 November 2023) ↗ SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel: 'Avocado's Spicy' by Robert Dean among the recent plays (as of 8 October 2026)
- Apple Music catalogue — Gotham Comedy Live, Vol. 66 ↗ Ruckus Comedy Presents: Gotham Comedy Live, Vol. 66 (Ruckus Comedy, 2025) with Robert Dean tracks including Avocado Is Spicy (Live) (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026