He taped his first television appearance for the show "Laughs" on Fox. He's appeared on Comedy Time TV and in several short films. In 2011 Dan was invited to perform at the Laugh Track Comedy Festival in Denver, CO and in 2013 he was invited to perform at the Ventura Comedy Festival in Ventura, CA. He has hosted the San Diego Comedy Festival since 2014 and is a producer of the Sioux Falls Sno Jam Comedy Festival. Dan won the 2011 "On The Rocks Comedy Contest" and he was a finalist in the 2012 "Rockstar Comedy Throwdown".