Dan Naturman (born October 20, 1969) is an American

stand-up comedian Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke ...

, who has made numerous appearances on television. His performing style of grouchiness and

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accompanies his comic content about modern topics such as Internet dating and terrorism. He has appeared on the television series ''

Last Comic Standing ''Last Comic Standing'' was an American reality television talent competition show on NBC that aired from June 1, 2003, to August 9, 2010, then again in 2014 and 2015. The goal of the program was to select a comedian from an initially large group ...

'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Naturman graduated from the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

and the

Fordham University School of Law Fordham University School of Law is the law school of Fordham University. The school is located in Manhattan in New York City, and is one of eight ABA-approved law schools in that city. In 2013, 91% of the law school's first-time test t ...

Television and film

Naturman has appeared on ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as his own ''

Comedy Central Presents ''Comedy Central Presents'' is an American stand-up comedy television series created for Comedy Central. It is the network's main half-hour program which highlights either one or a series of stand-up comedians each episode. In 2011, the series ...

'' special. In 2004 Naturman was a contestant on ''

'' where he was the favorite of celebrity judges

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and Brett Butler, but he was not selected as one of the final 10 contestants. In 2008 he was again a contestant where he was subsequently advanced to the

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showcase of

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, and won a ticket to the semi-finals. In 2014, he was a contestant on ''

'' and was eliminated in the semi-final round. His television appearances include: *''Bedford Springs'' as Hardware Store Clerk (2002) *''

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'' (2003) *''Noise'' as Nervous Young Man (2004) *''

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'' (2004) *''

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'' (2004 and 2006) *''

'' (2004 and 2008) *''

'' (2005) *''

'' (2005 and 2007) *''

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish actor and comedian Craig Ferguson. This was the third iteration of the ''Late Late Show'' franchise, airing from January 3, 2005, to December 19, ...

'' (2006 and 2007) *''

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'' (2009) *''

'' (2014) *'' Crashing'' (2017-19)

References

External links

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DailyComedy.comOfficial Site"The Comedy Cellar: Live From The Table"
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