Personal info
Known for
Writer
Gender
Male
Birthday
29 May
Location
Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Edit pageDaniel Tosh
Biography
Daniel Dwight Tosh (born May 29, 1975) is an American comedian, writer, and producer. After graduating from the University of Central Florida with a degree in marketing, Tosh moved to Los Angeles to pursue a comedy career. His career accelerated in 2001 after a performance on the Late Show with David Letterman.
He would go on to appear in other national shows, leading to his 30-minute special on Comedy Central Presents two years later. From 2009 to 2020, Tosh was the host of the Comedy Central series Tosh.0, a showcase of popular Internet video clips with the addition of Tosh's narrative comedic dialogue. Daniel Tosh also went on his series of comedy tours from 2010 to 2015.
In addition to Tosh.0, he is known for his deliberately offensive and controversial style of black comedy and as the star of stand-up comedy tours and specials.
In 2012, Tosh was criticized for an interaction with a female audience member during a set at a Hollywood comedy club. After telling a series of jokes about rape, an audience member remarked that "rape jokes are never funny".
Tosh responded by saying it would be funny if the audience member herself were raped by multiple men. The exchange prompted a lengthy debate over the appropriateness of jokes about rape. Tosh later apologized for the joke.
In 2013, Forbes estimated Tosh's net worth at $11 million, tied for ninth place in its list of all top-earning comedians whose income is primarily from stage ticket sales.
