Daniel Erwin Soder (born June 24, 1983) is an American stand up comedian, actor, and radio personality. He is best known for his character Mafee on the Showtime drama series Billions and as the co-host of The Bonfire with fellow comedian Big Jay Oakerson on Sirius XM from 2015 to 2023. He is also known for his frequent appearances on MTV2's Guy Code.
| Dan Soder | |
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 Soder performing in November 2016 | |
| Birth name | Daniel Edward Richard Soder |
| Born | June 24, 1983 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, radio, television |
| Genres | Observational comedy, blue comedy, crude humor, off-color humor, insult comedy, impersonations, sarcasm |
| Subject(s) | Everyday life, pop culture, human behavior, self-deprecation, sex, recreational drug use, celebrities, current events |
| Partner(s) | Katie Nolan (2022–present) |
| Website | dansoder |
Early life
editDaniel E. Soder was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on June 24, 1983.[1] He is of Irish and Swedish descent.[2] He was raised in Aurora, Colorado.[1] While Soder was in high school, his father died after a long illness; two years later, his sister died in a car crash.[2] He became close friends with future Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel while the two were growing up.[3] He attended Smoky Hill High School.[4] He began performing stand-up comedy while a student at the University of Arizona,[5] graduating in 2005 with degrees in journalism and political science.[6] A year later, he moved to New York City to further pursue his career.
Career
editSoder has appeared on Comedy Central's The Half Hour, Conan, Cum Town, Opie and Anthony, The Anthony Cumia Show, MTV2's Guy Code and Guy Court, Fox Sports 1's Garbage Time with Katie Nolan, and the You Know What Dude! podcast with Robert Kelly. After the firing of Anthony Cumia from the Opie & Anthony Show, Soder was a frequent guest and "third mic" on Opie with Jim Norton, formerly on the Faction Talk channel on Sirius Satellite Radio.[7] On July 27, 2015, Soder along with fellow stand-up comedian Big Jay Oakerson began their two-hour live radio talk show, The Bonfire, on SiriusXM's Comedy Central Radio channel airing every Monday through Thursday (previously Mondays and Wednesdays) from 6-8pm ET.[8][9][10] In March 2021, the show began airing on Faction Talk from 5-7pm ET, after Comedy Central Radio ceased production on all of its talk shows.[11] On February 22 2023, it was announced that Soder would be leaving The Bonfire and would be replaced by comedian Robert Kelly.[12] In November 2023, Soder started his own podcast, Soder.
Soder appeared in multiple episodes as a guest star on Inside Amy Schumer beginning in 2014, and had a minor appearance in Amy Schumer's film Trainwreck (2015).[13] On March 19, 2016, Dan Soder made a special guest appearance on the popular professional wrestling podcast Wrestling Soup.[14] Soder is a lifelong fan of wrestling, and is particularly well known for his impression of "Macho Man" Randy Savage.[15][16] Later that year, Soder began a recurring role on the Showtime drama series Billions[17] and released his first hour long special on Comedy Central, titled Not Special.[18] In late 2016, Soder was cast in the comedy Drunk Parents (2019), starring Alec Baldwin and Salma Hayek.[19] In July 2017, Netflix released the first season of its new stand-up comedy series The Standups, in which Soder had a 30-minute set on the final episode.[20] In 2022, Soder appeared in the Showtime comedy series, Flatbush Misdemeanors.
Personal life
editIn December 2022, sports personality Katie Nolan announced her engagement to Soder.[21][22]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2015 | Guy Code | Himself | Seasons 3 - 5 |
| 2014–2016 | Inside Amy Schumer | Various | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | It Had to Be You | Chris | |
| 2015 | Trainwreck | Dumpster Guy | |
| 2016 | Night Train with Wyatt Cenac | Self | 1 episode |
| 2016–2023 | Billions | Dudley Mafee | Recurring role |
| 2017 | The Standups | Self | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Drunk Parents | Randall | |
| 2019 | Robot Chicken | Plastic Army Man, Nerdy Basketball Player (voice) | Episode: "Garfield Stockman in: A Voice Like Wet Ham" |
| 2022 | Flatbush Misdemeanors | Ben | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Paradise PD | "Macho Man" Randy Savage | 5 episodes |
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Interview with stand-up comedian Dan Soder". The Coggin Into Boggan. 19 March 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ a b "Episode 7 - Dan Soder from Where's The Grief?". www.stitcher.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "SF 49ers: 3 things to know about new OC Mike McDaniel". 2 February 2021.
- ^ "From Aurora to Billions: Comedian Dan Soder talks Colorado Roots ahead of Comedy Works show". Colorado News. 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Comedian Dan Soder". The Stranger. Seattle, Washington. Archived from the original on April 3, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ Wilson, P. F. "Dan Soder". City Pages. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "Dan Soder : official website". dansoder.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (27 July 2015). "Jay Oakerson, Dan Soder To Host Live Comedy Central Show On SiriusXM". Variety. Archived from the original on May 24, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ "Comedy Central Radio - The best comedy skits from the CC Archives". siriusxm.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "The Bonfire Moves to Four Days a Week on SiriusXM - The Interrobang". theinterrobang.com. 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "SiriusXM's Faction Talk Adds the Bonfire; While Covino & Rich Exit for Patreon". March 2021.
- ^ "Dan Soder announces his departure from "The Bonfire," to be replaced by Robert Kelly". The Laugh Button. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Saunders, May (June 10, 2016). "Inside Amy Schumer's Guest Star Overload". Paste. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ ""WITH" THE DAN SODER(Wrestling Soup 3/19/16)". Podchaser. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Stroud, Brandon. "Here's Dan Soder Cutting A Promo As The ISIS Version Of Macho Man Randy Savage". Uproxx. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Dan Soder Brings The Soder Show to Comedy Central Radio With Big Jay". The Interrobang. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Snetiker, Marc (November 16, 2016). "Billions casts Danny Strong as another hedge fund bro". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ Raboy, Marcus (May 21, 2016), Dan Soder: Not Special, archived from the original on May 28, 2016, retrieved July 21, 2016
- ^ Paste Staff (May 19, 2016). "Listen to an Exclusive Clip from Dan Soder's New Comedy Central Special". Paste. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ McCarthy, Sean. "'The Standups' on Netflix: Half Is More With This Six-Pack of Funny Half-Hours". Decider. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Rosvoglou, Chris (December 27, 2022). "Look: Former ESPN Host Katie Nolan Reveals She's Engaged". The Spun. Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "The Vikings Tailgate: Dan Soder & His Friendship With Coach Mike McDaniel | SF | Episode 25". www.vikings.com. Retrieved 2023-11-20.