Dan Soder: Bio, Comedy Style, and Where to Watch

Who is Dan Soder?

Dan Soder grew up in Aurora, Colorado, lost his father to illness in high school and his sister to a car accident two years later, went to the University of Arizona on a journalism and political science track, graduated in 2005, and moved to New York City the following year to do stand-up. None of that sounds like the setup to a comedy career, but that is exactly what it was.

He has since released four specials: Not Special on Comedy Central (2016), The Standups on Netflix (2017), Son of a Gary on HBO (2019, directed by Chris Storer of The Bear), and On the Road on YouTube, which has surpassed four million views. He spent seven seasons as Dudley “Mafee” on Showtime’s Billions, a character the writers kept bringing back because he worked. He co-hosted The Bonfire on SiriusXM with Big Jay Oakerson from 2015 to 2023 and now hosts his own podcast, Soder, which consistently charts in the top twenty comedy podcasts. His national theater tour launched in March 2026.

He became close friends with future Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel while growing up in Colorado, a detail that comes up in his material and says something about who he is: a genuinely funny person who the people around him seem to find genuinely funny, not a performer putting on a character.

Dan Soder’s Comedy Style

Soder is a storyteller who operates at high energy without turning it into a performance of high energy. His material covers masculinity, friendship, loss, sports, and the specific textures of New York life — told from the perspective of a guy who moved to the city to chase something and has been doing it long enough to have real things to say about what that means.

He is particularly good at the kind of set that plays identically to a room full of comedy nerds and a room full of people who just wanted to go out on a Friday night. That accessibility is a skill, not a compromise.

Where to Find Dan Soder

Dan Soder is currently on his 2026 national theater tour. Find tour dates and tickets at dansoder.com. His podcast Soder is available wherever you listen.

Dan Soder has performed at the Comedy Cellar in New York City’s Greenwich Village. Check the current lineup and upcoming shows at comedycellar.com.

Catch Comedy Cellar shows live from New York on Mint Comedy at watch.mintcomedy.com.