Derek Sheen

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.

Derek Sheen
Sheen performs at the 2011 Bridgetown Comedy Festival (Photo by Shawn Robbins)
Born1970-71 (age 50–51)[1]
OccupationStand-up comedian

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

References
  1. Kozell, Isaac (2018-07-06). "Smooth Like Granite – The Derek Sheen Interview". Savage Henry Magazine. Arcata, California. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. Taylor, Johnny (2016-05-19). "Comic to Comic: Derek Sheen". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  3. Richard Lanoie (2018-04-09). "Derek Sheen – Disasterbation". The Serious Comedy Site. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  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. Richard Lanoie (2020-04-25). "Macho Caballero – Derek Sheen". The Serious Comedy Site. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  9. Segal, Dave (2019-05-23). "Tiny Idiot Indulges in Holy Drivel: A Q&A with Seattle Comedian Derek Sheen". The Stranger. Seattle. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  10. Holson, Laura M. (2011-03-04). "Noticed: When Your Life Becomes a Verb". New York Times. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  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.
  13. Gilmore, Molly (2017-01-03). "Unique perspective helps Seattle comedian Derek Sheen stand out". The Olympian. Olympia, Washington. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  14. "The Guest List (TV Series 2015-2017)". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  15. "Delicious Mediocrity". Delicious Mediocrity. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  16. Hamil, Brett (2012-05-30). "Q&A with Derek Sheen". City Arts Magazine. Tacoma, Washington. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  17. Chris Spector (2017-07-25). "Volume 40/Number 266". Midwest Record. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  18. "Stand Up! Records". Facebook. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  19. "Stand Up! Records". Facebook. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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