Del Van Dyke Stars at Laughs Unlimited show #135

Here are a few minutes of fun standup comedy by Headliner Del Van Dyke as recorded LIVE at my comedy club Laughs Unlimited. Del was a Sacramento local comic who worked often for me. He got some TV exposure, and was always good with the crowds. Listen and Enjoy his humor!

Del Van Dyke, a stand-up comedian hailing from Sacramento, has successfully transitioned from being an opening act to a much-anticipated headliner, captivating audiences with his sharp observational humor. Known for his performances at renowned venues like Laughs Unlimited and appearances on MTV's "Half Hour Comedy Hour," Del's comedy draws heavily on the hilarity of everyday situations. His routines, which often include jokes about dumb commercials, fast food, and driving mishaps, highlight his unique ability to find humor in the mundane. By transforming ordinary experiences into comedic gold, Del Van Dyke continues to engage and entertain a diverse audience, solidifying his place as a prominent figure in the comedy scene.

Transcript

Announcer: 0:02

Stand up comedy. Your host in MC presents comedy Appeteasers, a podcast where you will find short comedy sets, stories, and funny bits from the famous and not so famous. Here is your host and MC, Scott Edwards.

R. Scott Edwards: 0:22

Hey, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the podcast. We have a special bonus show for you. And this is some great live stand up comedy by one of our friends in the business. He worked the club for many, many years. In fact, he's a Sacramento native. So one of our locals, his name's Del Van Dyke. He started off as an opening act, worked his way up to headliner, and as I mentioned, was a regular at all the laughs unlimited events. He did the tv show, the laughs in the park concerts, our concerts at the California State Fair, and of course, a regular all three of my clubs. Anyway, I wanted to share some of his stand up comedy. This is from his album called Del Van Dyke Alive, but it was actually recorded live at my club. So let's listen to some comedy by the very funny Del Van Dyke.

Del Van Dyke: 1:18

Right now.

R. Scott Edwards: 1:18

The headliner, the star of the show, one of the best in the business, one of Northern California's favorite. You've seen him on MTV's half hour comedy hour. Let's hear for the star of the show, mister Del Van Dyke. Come on, everybody.

Del Van Dyke: 1:38

So how we doing? People getting married, birthdays, special groups? Why do people do that after they drink? Does it feel good? Would you do it after you make lovely baby? How was that? Um, saw the dumbest commercial on tv today. They have a commercial for frequent urination. They have a pill, and the pill has side effects. And the side effects are vomiting, headache, nausea, dry mouth. I'd rather peel myself. That ain't no trade off. And the second dumbest commercial is the Carl's junior commercials, the one with the hamburger dripping all over the place. And you know why it drips? Cause they let little, skinny, petite models do these commercials. They need to let somebody overweight do this commercial. They ain't gonna drop nothing. They'll catch it before it hit the ground. If nobody's looking, they'll dip their french fry in it. God kissed it. The devil missed it. You guys still party a little bit up here, do you? I'm Sacramento partiers. You have a party so hard, you drive up to Burger King. I mean hard. And you pay your money at the first window and just drive off. Dang, I'm still hungry. Have to go get in line all over again. It was your last $4. Can I have a sandwich, please? Then they got cars out there on the highway that put our life in danger. You ever see cars that shouldn't even be on the road? I saw a car trying to get on the highway the other day and the wheel broke off as they were trying to get on the highway. What is on their mind? Test your car, people. Then you get up to speed, take your hands off the steering wheel. If your car veers right, veers left. You need an alignment. If the car makes a U turn, take your ass home. That's a sign from God. I saw a car on the highway. It just caught on fire. Cars just don't catch on fire. At some point you gotta smell some gasoline. He looked like he was riding with his buddy, like, hey, man, what's that smell? I don't know. Let's go to Reno. I feel lucky today. You have a ride with somebody who doesn't have very good brakes. No. You know why you don't know? Cause you never ask people when you get in a car. You never go, how are your brakes? You just hop your happy butt in the car. I'm riding my buddy, man, he came into a stop sign. He blew by the stop sign. I go, what's wrong with your car? I looked over, he was pumping. It'll stop in a minute. I'm like, when it stopped, take my butt home.

R. Scott Edwards: 5:41

Hey, that was Del Van Dyke recorded live at our club. I hope you enjoyed that little bit of comedy here on comedy appetizers. Hey, this is a fairly new podcast at short form comedy. If you enjoyed it, please tell your friends and share it around. And if you get a chance, rate it on apple or Spotify. I know I'm asking a lot for a short version show, but hey, it is comedy. Thanks for listening. We'll be back next week with another great comedy appetizer show. Bye.

Announcer: 6:11

Thanks for listening to this week's episode of comedy Appeteasers. Be sure to share with family and friends and we will see you this Sunday for our regular podcast, your host and McDezden. And again next Friday for another episode of comedy appetizers. Bye.