Sam Tallent

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Sam Tallent
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Sam Tallent performing at SkankFest in Las Vegas, 2023
BornMay 2, 1987
Elizabeth, Colorado, U.S.
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • Podcast
  • Writer
Alma mater Metropolitan State University of Denver
Years active2008–present
Genres
Website www.samtallent.com

Sam Bayard Tallent (born May 2, 1987) is an American stand-up comedian, author, and podcaster.

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Early life

Tallent was raised in Elizabeth, Colorado. [1] He was selected to the all-state football team as an offensive linemen in high school, graduating in 2005.[ citation needed ] He then played in a band called REDvsBLACK as a drummer and lived in an anarchist compound in Ithaca, New York in 2007 and 2008.[ citation needed ]

Career

Tallent first comedy special, Waiting For Death to Claim Us, was released on Amazon Prime. In December 2023, Tallent performed a new special, The Toad's Morale. [2] He is the host of the Chubby Behemoth Podcast alongside his best friend and co-host Nathan Lund. [1] [3] Since 2010, Tallent has toured across North America, Asia, Australia, and Europe.[ citation needed ]

In May 2020, Tallent published Running the Light [4] [5] via his publishing house, Too Big To Fail Press - the audio book rights sold at auction in 2021 and Garth Ennis wrote the screenplay based on his book. His novella, Attaboy, [6] was published as an Audible Original in 2022.

Tallent has performed at Skankfest Comedy Festival [7] Comedy Central, Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival [8] [9] Black Hills Comedy Festival [10] and SXSW Comedy Festival. He was also seen on The Chris Gethard Show and Viceland's Flophouse. [8]

As of February 2024 Tallent has produced a comedic travel documentary titled: Sam Tallent's Wide World [11] in which he writes, directs, narrates and co-hosts. The episodic format features Tallent alongside life-long friends Nathan Lund, Patrick Richardson, and Jacob Becker, traveling the globe while offering humorous and satirical insight on local cuisine, culture, people, architecture, religion and attractions. Episodes feature numerous short segments broken up by sporadic and often surreal transitions, graphics, cutaways and non-sequitur voice-overs. Locations visited include Tokyo, Yokohama, Paris and Eastern Colorado. Upon release, episodes are published to Tallent's YouTube channel. [12]

Tallent has been a guest on podcasts including The Adam Friedland Show , Joe Rogan Experience [13] [14] [15] Dr. Drew After Dark, Marc Maron's WTF podcast, Tim Dillon's podcast, Chris Distefano's podcast, The Danny Brown Show, Tony Hinchcliffe's Kill Tony, and James Donald Forbes McCann's podcast.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Tallent is married to Emily Oprish Tallent. [4] [16] He currently resides in Detroit, Michigan. [4] He graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2022 with a degree in Public Address and Rhetoric. [17]

Influences

Tallent draws inspiration from rock bands Lightning Bolt and Minutemen, novelists Denis Johnson and Cormac McCarthy, and comedian Norm Macdonald. [4]

Bibliography

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