Derek Sheen

Derek Sheen
Sheen performs at the 2011 Bridgetown Comedy Festival (Photo by Shawn Robbins)
Born1969 or 1970 (age 54–55)[1]
OccupationStand-up comedian

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.

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kozell, Isaac (2018-07-06). "Smooth Like Granite – The Derek Sheen Interview". Savage Henry Magazine. Arcata, California. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. ^ Taylor, Johnny (2016-05-19). "Comic to Comic: Derek Sheen". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  3. ^ Richard Lanoie (2018-04-09). "Derek Sheen – Disasterbation". The Serious Comedy Site. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  4. ^ Daniel Berkowitz (2012-10-29). "Derek Sheen, Holy Drivel". The Spit Take. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  5. ^ Hunt, Drew (2015-06-17). "Comedian Derek Sheen records his new live album in Chicago". Chicago Reader. Chicago. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  6. ^ Guppy, Nancy (September 2015). "Coffee with Guppy". Seattle Magazine. Vol. 24, no. 9.
  7. ^ Hamil, Brett (2013-08-01). "Exit Interview: Comedian Derek Sheen". City Arts Magazine. Tacoma, Washington. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  8. ^ a b Richard Lanoie (2020-04-25). "Macho Caballero – Derek Sheen". The Serious Comedy Site. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  9. ^ Segal, Dave (2019-05-23). "Tiny Idiot Indulges in Holy Drivel: A Q&A with Seattle Comedian Derek Sheen". The Stranger. Seattle. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  10. ^ Holson, Laura M. (2011-03-04). "Noticed: When Your Life Becomes a Verb". New York Times. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  11. ^ Seling, Megan (2018-07-26). "Brian Posehn Talks Toxic Star Wars Fans, Self-Deprecation and More". Nashville Scene. Nashville, Tennessee. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  12. ^ "About the Akumal Comedy Festival". Akumal Comedy Festival. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  13. ^ Gilmore, Molly (2017-01-03). "Unique perspective helps Seattle comedian Derek Sheen stand out". The Olympian. Olympia, Washington. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  14. ^ "The Guest List (TV Series 2015-2017)". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  15. ^ "Delicious Mediocrity". Delicious Mediocrity. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  16. ^ Hamil, Brett (2012-05-30). "Q&A with Derek Sheen". City Arts Magazine. Tacoma, Washington. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  17. ^ Chris Spector (2017-07-25). "Volume 40/Number 266". Midwest Record. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  18. ^ "Stand Up! Records". Facebook. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  19. ^ "Stand Up! Records". Facebook. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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