Derek Sheen
American stand-up comedian
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Derek Sheen is a stand-up comedian from Seattle.[2] He has released four albums on Stand Up! Records, most recently 2020's Macho Caballero.
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Derek Sheen | |
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Sheen performs at the 2011 Bridgetown Comedy Festival (Photo by Shawn Robbins) | |
| Born | 1969 or 1970 (age 55–56)[1] |
| Occupation | Stand-up comedian |
Reviewer Richard Lanoie of The Serious Comedy Site said that Sheen "more than proves there are still some great, original, and intelligently dark comics out there."[3] Daniel Berkowitz of website The Spit Take called Sheen "a hilarious and gifted performer" with "a unique voice that he's able to expertly harness."[4] Drew Hunt of the Chicago Reader noted that Sheen's comedy can be "highly personal or emotionally transparent" and compared him to Brian Posehn for his "delivery and lucid, streetwise worldview."[5]
Career
Sheen wanted to be a comic from an early age. In third grade, he recited an entire George Carlin album side for show-and-tell.[6] He first performed standup at nine, and at an open mic at 13. He played music professionally for 15 years before returning to standup at age 35.[7][1] His comedy often touches on personal topics such as his depression and alcoholism.[8][9][10]
Sheen tours frequently with Brian Posehn.[11] He was a headliner at the Akumal Comedy Festival in Mexico.[12] He appeared on the second season of the Seeso streaming series The Guest List in 2017.[13][14] From 2011 to 2014, he co-hosted the podcast Delicious Mediocrity with fellow Seattle comic Douglas Gale.[15]
His debut album Holy Drivel was recorded by producer Matt Bayles of Minus the Bear.[16] Chris Spector of Midwest Record praised Sheen's "high energy attack that doesn't run out of steam."[17]
Sheen's newest album, Macho Caballero, was released April 24, 2020, on Stand Up! Records, which reached No. 6 on the iTunes comedy chart,[18] and No. 7 on Amazon's chart.[19] Lanoie, reviewing Macho Caballero for Serious Comedy, called it "superb, consistently interesting and funny" and called his craftsmanship "so elegant it will make other comics jealous."[8]
Discography
- Holy Drivel (Rooftop Comedy, 2012; re-released on Stand Up! Records, 2017)
- Tiny Idiot (Stand Up! Records, 2016)
- Disasterbation (Stand Up! Records, 2017)
- Macho Caballero (Stand Up! Records, 2020)