Dave Williamson is a stand-up comedian from

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now living in

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. Williamson was named "best comedian in Miami" in 2012 by ''Miami New Times'', which called his comedy "unpretentious, genuinely interesting, and, most important, atomically funny" and "like the stand-up version of a great sitcom."

Early life

Williamson grew up in Miami, where his family sold automobiles. He graduated from the College of Business at

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in Alabama in 2000, then moved to

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, where he began performing in comedy clubs. He moved back to Miami to join the family business, but within a few years had segued into stand-up comedy full-time.

Career

Williamson performs comedy across the country, touring frequently. He has opened for

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and

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. Daniel Berkowitz of The Spit Take wrote that "Williamson approaches every event, obstacle and conversation with a palpable sense of awe—a childlike naiveté that is utterly charming and wholly endearing." He founded the Gundo Comedy Festival in El Segundo, which started in 2015. Headliners have included

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and

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. Williamson is the host of two podcasts. Since 2018, he has hosted ''Meat Dave'', a weekly podcast in which he talks with comedians and restaurateurs about barbecue. (An enthusiastic aficionado, Williamson's tour bus is equipped with a portable BBQ smoker.) In 2020, he began co-hosting ''The Tony Azevedo Podcast'' with five-time Olympian water polo player

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. He has released two albums produced by Grammy winner

Dan Schlissel Dan Schlissel is an American record producer from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and founder of the record labels Stand Up! Records, which specializes in comedy, and -ismist Recordings, which focused on punk and alternative rock from Nebraska and nearb ...

for his label

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, ''Thicker Than Water'' and ''Trying My Hardest''. Rating ''Thicker Than Water'' 4 out of 5 stars, Kaitlin Costello of ''Stage Time Magazine'' called it "goofy, witty, and easily relatable." Richard Lanoie of The Serious Comedy Site called ''Trying My Hardest'' a "quirky take on fatherhood (that) is a breath of fresh and original air."

Discography

*''Thicker Than Water'' (

, 2012) *''Trying My Hardest'' (

, 2019)

References

External links

Official Dave Williamson website
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Dave Williamson at Stand Up! Records websiteMeat Dave websiteTony Azevedo Podcast website
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