Daniel Van Kirk (born Daniel Nall) is an American

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personality, and writer from

Rochelle, Illinois Rochelle is a city in Ogle and Lee counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,446 at the 2020 census. Rochelle is approximately west of Chicago and south of Rockford. History Originally named "Lane", the town sits at the inter ...

Early life and education

Van Kirk earned his

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in theater performance from

Roosevelt University Roosevelt University is a private university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1945, the university was named in honor of United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The university enrolls arou ...

Career

Sketch and stand-up comedy

Van Kirk is a performer at UCB's Maude Night as a member of team Tut. Other Tut members include actors Molly Jane Bretthauer, David Brown, Hesley Harps, Marques Ray, and Alison Rich and writers Eric Cunningham, John Ford, Joey Clift, Joe Porter, and Ryan Hitchcock. Van Kirk has performed at

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, Riot: LA Comedy Fest, Meltdown Comics, Set List Live, and Just For Laughs Festival in

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Podcasts

Van Kirk currently co-hosts ''The Pen Pals Podcast'' alongside fellow comedian

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, and ''Dumb People Town'' with Randy and Jason Sklar. He appears as himself and as comedic caricatures on several podcasts such as ''

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'' with Randy and Jason Sklar as a regular, ''The Bear Down Podcast'', and '' The Todd Glass Show''. He also hosts ''Hindsight with Daniel Van Kirk'' on the Steve Dahl Network. Van Kirk has appeared on

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's podcast, ''Doug Loves Movies'', in character as

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. A mini-game on the podcast is "Doing Lines with Mark", in which Van Kirk - either in person or via recording - recites a film quote as Wahlberg, and a contestant must name the film from which the quote originates. Van Kirk has also appeared on the podcast in character as

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''Thanks Diane''

In November 2019, Van Kirk released his debut comedy album, ''Thanks Diane'', on Blonde Medicine. It was recorded at UCB's Franklin Theatre in Los Angeles.

''Rose Gold''

In April 2024, Van Kirk released his new special, ''Rose Gold'', named for his grandmother, Rosemary Van Kirk. Recorded at the Lincoln Lodge in Chicago, it is an all new hour.

''Wine Club''

Van Kirk stars in the film ''Wine Club'', released in December 2023.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Kirk, Daniel American stand-up comedians Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Writers from Illinois People from Rochelle, Illinois Roosevelt University alumni Comedians from Illinois American male comedians