Derek Sheen

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Derek Sheen
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Sheen performs at the 2011 Bridgetown Comedy Festival (Photo by Shawn Robbins)
Born1969/1970(age 50–51) [1]
OccupationStand-up comedian

Derek Sheen is a stand-up comedian from Seattle. [2] He has released four albums on Stand Up! Records, most recently 2020's Macho Caballero.

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Reviewer Richard Lanoie of The Serious Comedy Site said that Sheen "more than proves there are still some great, original, and intelligently dark comics out there." [3] Daniel Berkowitz of website The Spit Take called Sheen "a hilarious and gifted performer" with "a unique voice that he’s able to expertly harness." [4] Drew Hunt of the Chicago Reader noted that Sheen's comedy can be "highly personal or emotionally transparent" and compared him to Brian Posehn for his "delivery and lucid, streetwise worldview." [5]

Career

Sheen wanted to be a comic from an early age. In third grade, he recited an entire George Carlin album side for show-and-tell. [6] He first performed standup at nine, and at an open mic at 13. He played music professionally for 15 years before returning to standup at age 35. [7] [1] His comedy often touches on personal topics such as his depression and alcoholism. [8] [9] [10]

Sheen tours frequently with Brian Posehn. [11] He was a headliner at the Akumal Comedy Festival in Mexico. [12] He appeared on the second season of the Seeso streaming series The Guest List in 2017. [13] [14] From 2011 to 2014, he co-hosted the podcast Delicious Mediocrity with fellow Seattle comic Douglas Gale. [15]

His debut album Holy Drivel was recorded by producer Matt Bayles of Minus the Bear. [16] Chris Spector of Midwest Record praised Sheen's "high energy attack that doesn't run out of steam." [17]

Sheen's newest album, Macho Caballero, was released April 24, 2020, on Stand Up! Records, which reached No. 6 on the iTunes comedy chart, [18] and No. 7 on Amazon's chart. [19] Lanoie, reviewing Macho Caballero for Serious Comedy, called it "superb, consistently interesting and funny" and called his craftsmanship "so elegant it will make other comics jealous." [8]

Discography

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References

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  4. ↑ Daniel Berkowitz (2012-10-29). "Derek Sheen, Holy Drivel". The Spit Take. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  5. ↑ Hunt, Drew (2015-06-17). "Comedian Derek Sheen records his new live album in Chicago". Chicago Reader. Chicago. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  6. ↑ Guppy, Nancy (September 2015). "Coffee with Guppy". Seattle Magazine. 24 (9).
  7. ↑ Hamil, Brett (2013-08-01). "Exit Interview: Comedian Derek Sheen". City Arts Magazine. Tacoma, Washington. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  8. 1 2 Richard Lanoie (2020-04-25). "Macho Caballero – Derek Sheen". The Serious Comedy Site. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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  11. ↑ Seling, Megan (2018-07-26). "Brian Posehn Talks Toxic Star Wars Fans, Self-Deprecation and More". Nashville Scene. Nashville, Tennessee. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  12. ↑ "About the Akumal Comedy Festival". Akumal Comedy Festival. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
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  15. ↑ "Delicious Mediocrity". Delicious Mediocrity. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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