Dan Nainan got his start by taking a comedy class to get over the nervousness of speaking on stage. In his job as a demo engineer with Intel Corporation, Dan toured the world with Chairman Andy Grove, demonstrating the latest technology for audiences numbering into the thousands.

After leaving Intel to pursue comedy full time, Dan has appeared on network television including "Last Comic Standing", as well as in feature films, on radio and in an Apple "Get a Mac" commercial. He has performed comedy on five continents, including the Democratic National Convention, three Obama inaugural events and for Donald Trump at his golf course in Palm Beach, Florida (Donald's golf course, that is, not Dan's).

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