Dan Levy's mother placed him in a comedy class at the age of nine.
Enrolled at Emerson College in Boston, Dan jump-started his career as a
stand-up comedian while maintaining his full-time student status. By
the end of his freshman year, Dan performed regularly at The Comedy
Connection, Nick's Comedy Stop, and The Comedy Studio. He spent that
summer interning for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and performing
at various New York City venues, such as The Comic Strip Live.
His comedy career took off when he was chosen to compete for the title
of "Funniest College Comedian in America" at the 2001 Aspen U.S. Comedy
Arts Festival. Dan won the title and signed a deal with the All-True
Network in New York City, where he wrote and created the comedic
reality show "The Dan Levy Show."
He has hosted shows on MTV. The shows "Your Face Or Mine?" and "The
Reality Show".
In July, he made his network debut performing on "The Late Late Show
with Craig Kilborn." He also began a college tour throughout the
country and was honored with Assumption College's "Golden Cab Award for
Funniest Comedian of 2003."