Dan Whitehurst

Whitehurst is a retired veteran member of the Armed Robbery unit with Nashville’s Metropolitan Police Department, where comedy became a tool to ease volatile situations as well as stress relief for co-workers and crime victims. Dan began hitting open mics in and around Nashville in the fall of 1998. Unsure how the police department would react, he did the prudent thing and didn’t tell them. By 1999, he had won the KDF Talent Search and the local news agencies began reporting on the detective with the unusual side job.

Jay Leno, Dan Whitehurst

As Dan continued to tour, he became known around the country as a funny cop, but it wasn’t all fun and games when he was on duty. In December of 2002, Dan was named the Metro Nashville Investigator of the year for his part in the investigation of a serial robber/rapist described by the Tennessean as “one of Nashville’s most brazen armed robbers.”

In May of 2005, Dan left the police department and began traveling as a full time comedian. Dan’s laid back style, intelligent, unique material and thick southern drawl had the same effect on audiences as it had on co-workers all those years.. and he began building a fan base everywhere he traveled.

These days when Dan has time off from the road, instead of chasing perps down lower Broadway he prefers to spend time chasing his dog around his beautiful cabin in the woods.. but sometimes he’ll drive in to town to stop in at Zanies or one of the Nashville open mic’s where he got his start.

Tune in to hear Dan Tuesday morning, May 26th on The Bob and Tom Radio Show! Visit bobandtom.com for affiliates, or listen live online at Q95.com.

If you’d like to see Dan perform live, he’ll be working this week at Zanies with Andy Dick, star of the stage and screen, and will be back at Zanies the following Wed/Thurs to open for Janet Williams and Lahna Turner.

See Dan’s new website, www.DanWhitehurst.net for his full touring schedule, blog and more.

If you like what you hear, visit Mr. Alberstadt at KeithComedy.com,
MySpace,
Facebook, and ComedyPodcast.com.

BobAndTom.com/ says, “Folk ‘n Comedy: It’s true that folk humorist Mary Mack often recounts stories of her life, but unlike your boring uncle, she does it with a guitar up on stage and makes a living doing it.” (wait. Does she use a guitar? Last time we saw her she was playing her mandolin and clarinet.) “And seeing as she’s a former polka band leader, music teacher, and all-around confused individual, we’re guessing she’s got some pretty good stories. Mack recently won Bill Word’s California Funniest Female competition and is gaining a following across the country. You can normally pick out a Mary Mack show because her audience is usually the one partaking in grown-up sing-alongs.”
Mary Mack is one of the most creative female comics working today. She’s very character-driven and very, very funny. She lived in Nashville a few years ago and performed all over the area before hitting the road.. so if you live near Nashville and you’ve never seen her live.. listen in to the Bob and Tom Show and kick yourself in the face for not supporting her and the rest of the Nashville comedy scene when you had the chance.

In Nashville, tune in to WRQQ 97.1 FM.

www.MaryMackComedy.com
www.bobandtom.com/

In other news….
After last year’s trip overseas to entertain our military, I requested to return in 2007 during the time when they would miss being home the most… over the holidays. That request has been honored, and I’m heading back to the Persian Gulf in December for about 5 weeks. It will be my third trip over there, and I’m looking forward to it.
In case you haven’t seen my latest writings on my website, you’ve been missing a lot.
I had an incredibly frightening nightmare recently that you can read about in my latest column.
And if you don’t keep up with the news, I got you covered. Read my August news item jokes here and here. Soon, I will also have them in a recorded podcast that you’ll be able to subscribe to. Stay tuned for that!
Thank you for the continued support. Hope to see you at a show sometime.
Keith

Mr. Alberstadt will be appearing at Zanies Comedy Showplace Sunday, August 24th at 7:30 p.m. as part of the “Late Show with David Letterman” audition showcase. Make reservations now, because that show will sell out fast!
www.keithcomedy.com
www.myspace.com/keithcomedy
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NashvilleStandUp alumnus Keith Alberstadt will be a guest on The Bob and Tom Radio Show Tuesday, January 23rd. The only other scheduled guest is Bob Zany and his Zany Report, so maybe Keith will get a lot of air-time this visit.

Nashville native Keith Alberstadt is a unique brand of comic because he successfully entertains entire audiences without sacrificing his opinions and true self. That is to say, he voices his sensible sarcasm while fully embracing the somewhat naive, lovable “dork” that he really is. His open, approachable attitude amid a straight-stand-up delivery leaps out to make an immediate impression as a nice-guy-next-door who has hilarious, sharp perception. With a broad cynicism, Keith cleverly ridicules the most popular trends and people who take themselves way too seriously, a list that includes technology junkies, corporate America, and ironically enough.. himself and his close-knit family.

In Nashville, tune in to 97.1 FM WRQQ.

www.KeithComedy.com/
www.bobandtom.com/

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Hey, folks…
I’m going to be on the air with the Bob and Tom syndicated morning radio show this Thursday morning, April 6. Please listen if you can!
Visit www.bobandtom.com for a list of radio station affiliates, or listen online.
Also, in case you haven’t seen it, visit my website (www.keithcomedy.com) to see a video of me being attacked by a bat while on stage in Macon, GA. It’s crazy.
Also also, if you’re involved with that myspace thing that seems to be taking over the world, you can visit my page at www.myspace.com/keithcomedy
That’s all. Thanks for the continued support!
Keith

So, there you go. Hey, while we’re whoring MySpace around.. go add NashvilleStandUp as your MySpace friend: www.myspace.com/nsup
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