Theo Von
Stand-up comedian · Nashville, TN

Theo Von

Who Theo Von is

Theo Von is a stand-up comedian and podcaster from Covington, Louisiana, living in Nashville since 2020, who first appeared on MTV's Road Rules and The Challenge before moving to Los Angeles to pursue comedy. He released the Netflix specials No Offense (2016) and Regular People (2021) and hosts This Past Weekend, which Spotify ranked the second most-streamed podcast in the U.S. in 2025. His tours include the Dark Arts Tour (2019) and the Return of the Rat Tour.

At a glance

Born
1980
Based in
Nashville, TN
Style
Absurdist, Storytelling, Surreal Southern stories
Came up through
Last Comic Standing
Stand-up specials
No Offense and Regular People
Albums
Musket Fire: Early Years of Satire and 30lb Bag of Hamster Bones
Podcasts
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, King and The Sting and Allegedly with Theo Von & Matthew Cole Weiss
On screen
Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour, The Challenge, Last Comic Standing and 6 more
Official site
theovon.com ↗

On stage

No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: theovon.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

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Last Comic Standing:

The Launching Pads: the shows the comedians came through →

Comedians like Theo Von

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.

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Career timeline

  1. 1980Born
  2. 2000Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour (contestant, 2000, MTV) On screen
  3. 2002The Challenge (contestant, 2002–2006, MTV) On screen
  4. 2006Last Comic Standing (season 4, 2006) On screen
  5. 2008Reality Bites Back (winner, 2008, Comedy Central) On screen
  6. 2008Live at Gotham (season 3, 2008) On screen
  7. 2013Deal With It (host, 2013–2014, TBS) On screen
  8. 2013InAPPropriate Comedy (Mountain Climber, 2013) On screen
  9. 2015Allegedly with Theo Von & Matthew Cole Weiss (co-host, 2015–2018) Podcast or book
  10. 2016No Offense (2016, Netflix) Special
  11. 2016This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von (host, 2016–present) Podcast or book
  12. 2017Musket Fire: Early Years of Satire (2017) Album
  13. 201730lb Bag of Hamster Bones (2017) Album
  14. 2018Man Up (star, Comedy Central, 2018) On screen
  15. 2018King and The Sting (co-host with Brendan Schaub, 2018–2022) Podcast or book
  16. 2021Regular People (2021, Netflix) Special
  17. 2024Sweet Dreams (Garvey, 2024) On screen

Questions about Theo Von

Where is Theo Von performing next?

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

What stand-up specials have they released?

No Offense and Regular People.

What podcast do they host?

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, King and The Sting and Allegedly with Theo Von & Matthew Cole Weiss.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour, The Challenge, Last Comic Standing, Reality Bites Back, Live at Gotham and Deal With It, among 9 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Last Comic Standing (won its online contest, Last Comic Downloaded).

Where are they based?

Nashville, TN, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1980.

Who are some comedians like them?

Chris Porter (also in Live at Gotham), Joe DeVito (also in Live at Gotham), Michael Palascak (also in Live at Gotham), Myq Kaplan (also in Live at Gotham) and Ryan Hamilton (also in Live at Gotham).

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.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026