CHAD DANIELS
	In 1974 a couple of teenagers decided to skip their post-prom party and go ‘necking’ instead. 9 ½ months later… a star was born. And in the delivery room next to the star… Chad Daniels was born. It’s always been like that. So close yet so far away. In 1998, after doing open mic at Minneapolis’ ACME Comedy Company, Chad was given the opportunity to be the House MC at the Westward Ho in Grand Forks, ND. Opportunity? Yes, opportunity. Performing six shows a week and having to host karaoke after each show in the dead of winter 60 miles from the Canadian border while living in a 6x8 motel room next to a french fry factory? How could you not agree? When opportunity shows up at Chad's door it shows up as Alan Funt. All those nights in the frozen tundra paid off. Chad began touring the country performing at clubs, colleges, bowling alleys, and Elks’ Lodges. Meanwhile, Chad was starting a family. He married a Genetics professor. STAY IN SCHOOL. Even if you don’t learn anything, wait, sex could be right around the corner. Chad has two beautiful children. “They better be. My wife’s a Genetics professor. Some of my friends have ugly kids. Not fun." In 2003, Chad performed as a finalist in Comedy Central’s Laugh Riots competition, the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, which got him enough attention to make his network television debut on the Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. Since then he has released his debut comedy album ‘Two Minutes for Stale Hacking’, performed on Comedy Central’s ‘Live at Gotham’, recorded his second album ‘Busy Being Awesome’ which is due out this spring on Stand-up Records, and taped his own half hour special ‘Comedy Central Presents… Chad Daniels’. Chad is 5'10", has the blood type A positive, enjoys Easter because of the cool story and Cadbury eggs (crème not caramel), has average looks, doesn’t know enough about computers to put a video on youtube and loves writing in the third person. Well, I hope we learned something about Chad Daniels here today. Unfortunately for the true fans this bio’s information has probably already been picked through at the public records office.
	Chad Daniels "Busy Being Awesome" CD Name-checking the likes of Sacajawea, Muhammad Yunus, and Dora the Explorer while keeping the Midwest on his sleeve by off-handedly referencing the traditional meat-raffle, Chad Daniels (no relation to Jack) means it when he says he’s “Busy Being Awesome.”  If that’s not enough, he’s even crafted the finest segue known to man:  “While I’m being a jerk…”  Daniels’ experience as a veteran of Comedy Central Presents, the Montreal Laugh Festival, and the Late Late Show pays off in spades on his masterful new release from Stand Up! Records.  In the course of an hour, Daniels covers a lot of real estate, addressing everything from the vagaries of English grammar and the Gregorian calendar to his vanguard plan to reform Social Security through a combination of the humane dispatch of anyone with the gall to out-live the average lifespan and, well, Skee-Ball.  All the while, his relatable, every-guy persona and total comfort on stage help Daniels keep the audience in the palm of his hand with winking call-backs and voice inflections that can – and often do – serve as their own punch lines.  A fresh take on nearly everything, “Busy Being Awesome” hits enough high notes to warrant frequent listening and the repeated pinching of one-liners by mimicking party-goers who want to cop just a little bit of Chad Daniels’ signature awesome.
1. The Important Thing 2. Twelve Apostrophes 3. Fox Paws 4. Fat Wheels 5. Old People Cause Global Warming 6. Thanksgiving Chicken 7. Father Of The Year 8. Anastasia Seabiscuit 9. Eat Your Carrots 10. Three Frames And Gutter Bumpers 11. We Got Icees! 12. Class Reunion 13. Rock, Paper, Scissors, Jesus 14. Genesis 43:23 15. The Gross Pillow 16. PhD Vs. Me 17. Vasectomy 18. Tall Canadian Lady 19. Crap Ass Slut Ass