Sean Shank began his comedy career in the Midwest as a house MC for Crackers Comedy Clubs, a cartoonist, and writer for humor publications. After only a year of putting in work, he began performing at clubs around the country. Over the years he has evolved from a set-up and punch comedian to one who has cultivated a friendly, measured, storytelling-style that helps him find common ground among audiences from New York to New Mexico. His set centers around family life, his college experiences, relationship woes and wins, growing up an isolated and poor country kid, and the things that confuse him. Sean’s ultra-friendly style on stage makes him likeable, and relatable, to audiences. He gets big laughs as a headliner and feature wherever he goes by peppering his stories with quick jokes leading up to massive punches at the end! Sean has been on CBS Stand-up Spotlight, Showtime’s Comedy on the Road, Night Shift, Starmakers, Def Jam, and he was a five-time Laughfest Pro selection. He has worked with Kevin Farley, Bobcat Goldthwait, Jeff Dunham, Carlos Mencia, Dave Attell, D.L. Hughley, Christopher Titus, Ron White, Doug Stanhope, Davin Rosenblatt, Kevin Downey Jr., Dave Landau, Robert Day, Greg Hahn, Mike Armstrong, Bob Zany, Mike Green, Larry Reeb, Mike Birbiglia, Dustin Diamond, Pauley Shore, Ralphie May, Jackie Fabulous and many others. Sean has a BA in English and Creative Writing and a Master’s in Writing and Teaching Writing from Johns Hopkins University and is currently working on his PhD. He has completed six novels, a multitude of articles, and an anthology of short stories. Currently he resides in Michigan and spends his days managing a comedy club, blacksmithing, and teaching writing at two colleges.
or you can just say I’m a redneck who learned to read.