Dana Gould

Dana Gould began his professional comedy career at the age of seventeen. Between Comedy Central, HBO and Showtime, Dana has seven solo stand-up comedy specials to his credit. He has appeared on The Late Show With David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Conan and Maron.  As an actor, Dana has had memorable turns on Seinfeld, Parks and Rec, Ted, and he is one of the few actors to play his live-action self on Family Guy and The Simpsons. He was a cast member of Frank Darabont’s 1940’s crime drama Mob City, in addition to numerous roles in films such as 2016’s cult horror anthology Southbound. Most recently, he’s been featured on horror anthology Creepshow and the television show, Black Monday.  Dana was a writer/performer on the original Ben Stiller Show and maintains an equally active career as a writer. After creating the pilot World on a String (with Jay Kogen), he co-created MTV’s late, lamented Super Adventure Team with his old Ben Stiller office-mate Rob Cohen. Dana then joined the staff of The Simpsons, where he was a co-executive producer and performed several voices for the show.  He was also a producer on NBC’s Parks and Rec. Dana is the creator and executive producer of the IFC horror-comedy Stan Against Evil starring John C. McGinley. Stan Against Evil premiered in October of 2016 to strong reviews and stronger ratings. Stan Against Evil ran for three seasons on IFC and is currently on Hulu.  Dana can be found portraying Doctor Z (Doctor Zaius) in full make-up by Andy Schoneberg on his own original series, Hanging With Doctor Z on YouTube, where he, as Doctor Z, interviews famous guests. In addition, Dana adapted Rod Serling’s early, original, draft of the screenplay for Planet of the Apes as a graphic novel for Boom! Comics.  Despite all this, stand-up remains a focal point of Dana’s career, and he continues to perform regularly across the country. His monthly podcast, The Dana Gould Hour, frequently resides in iTunes’ top ten comedy downloads. In 2023, Dana joined the writing staff of Seth MacFarlane’s live action comedy, Ted. 2025 has seen the release of Dana’s seventh comedy special / album, Perfectly Normal, his first since 2022’s Joy Ride, a documentary / performance film he made in collaboration with Bobcat Goldthwait.