Dan Dunn (born July 14, 1968) is an American writer, journalist, podcaster and former host of the SiriusXM satellite radio program, Dan Dunn's Happy Hour [1] and the celebrity/drinking themed podcast Drinky Fun Time.. [2] In June 2019 he launched the podcast What We're Drinking with Dan Dunn, [3] which is part of Dan Harmon's Starburns Audio [4] network. Guests on Dunn's shows have included Anthony Bourdain, [5] Guillermo Del Toro, [6] Halsey, [7] Kiefer Sutherland, [8] G Eazy [9] and Maynard James Keenan. [10] Dunn is a regular contributor to The Robb Report . [11] He wrote a comedic wine and spirits column called “The Imbiber” for Playboy [12] as well as for the website Food Republic. [13] He was also a columnist for Wine Access [14] in Canada and a nightlife guide for Mutineer magazine. [15]
He worked as a staff writer for the Emmy-nominated TV show Talk Soup [16] and freelance joke writer for Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update”, Dunn’s semi-fictional memoir called Nobody Likes a Quitter (and other reasons to avoid rehab) was critically acclaimed, [17] and was published in November 2007 by Perseus Books. [18] His second book, Living Loaded: Tales of sex, salvation and the pursuit of the never-ending happy hour was published by Random House/Crown in February 2011. [19] Living Loaded was developed into a scripted comedy series for Fox by Dunn and Rob McElhenney, creator of the FX series, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia . [20] Glenn Howerton, star of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, cited Dunn as the "driving force" behind The 7 Secrets of Awakening the Highly Effective Four-Hour Giant, Today, a faux self-help which lists the show’s characters as authors. It was published by Dey Street Books/HarperCollins in January 2015. Dunn's memoir American Wino: A Tale of Reds, Whites and One Man's Blues [21] was published by Dey Street Books/HarperCollins in April 2016. Critic Ray Isle, writing for Food & Wine , called American Wino "a multi-state Sideways , but with only one character. Luckily Dunn is a lively, funny companion." [22]
Dunn’s work appeared in numerous high-profile publications including GQ , USA Today , Maxim , the Los Angeles Times , LA Style , and Entertainment Weekly . Prior to being picked up by Playboy in 2009, Dunn’s “The Imbiber” column appeared weekly for several years in Metro International.
Dunn was a regular guest on the Playboy Radio Morning Show [23] on Sirius/XM satellite radio, The Tasting Room with Tom Leykis, [24] and hosted The Imbiber Show podcast for The New Normal Network. [25] He has made guest appearances on The Adam Carolla Show [26] and Conan. [27]
He grew up in Philadelphia, PA, and is a 1991 graduate of Temple University with a BA in journalism.
