Daniel Tosh

He kept a countdown clock on his website that gave the number of days, minutes, and seconds until his 38th birthday which is when "Daniel's Groundhog Day Ends," a reference to the Bill Murray film.

Tosh has described a comic's routine life on the road as "Groundhog Day".

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 career in comedy.

After graduating from Astronaut High School in 1993, Tosh attended the University of Central Florida, graduating in December 1996 with a degree in marketing.

Among his first jobs was a telemarketer at Central Florida Research Park.

He said later,

Hey, $15 an hour to annoy people!

I really was not preparing myself for the future at all.

I had interviews lined up.

I sat through one real interview and I was like, 'I wouldn't hire me.' I left halfway through the orientation.

That's the closest thing I ever got to a real job.

Tosh moved to Los Angeles, but attributes his decision to work in comedy to being raised in Florida, which he considers "flat, hot, and dumb."

Tosh started touring the comedy club circuit almost immediately after graduating from college.

He appeared as one of the "New Faces" at the 1998 Just for Laughs in Montreal.

His act was televised in 2000 in Montreal at the Théâtre Saint-Denis.

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 own 30-minute special on Comedy Central Presents two years later.

Tosh's career break came in 2001 with a performance on the Late Show with David Letterman.

He made appearances on programs such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Comedy Central's Premium Blend.

He hosted a local late-night comedy show in Florida called Tens, and served as a spokesman in Taco Bell commercials.

Tosh has been a regular guest on radio shows such as The Bob & Tom Show, Loveline, and Kevin and Bean.

In 2003, he performed in his own 30-minute special on Comedy Central Presents.

On June 17, 2007, Comedy Central aired his stand-up special: Daniel Tosh: Completely Serious.

He hosted an episode of Comedy Central's Live at Gotham.

Tosh appeared in an episode of MTV's Punk'd as a criminal who broke into Mekhi Phifer's car.

He played a fictional version of himself on "Elevator" produced by HBO's Runawaybox and had a small role as Cowboy Hat in the feature film The Love Guru starring Mike Myers.

Of his own acting ability, Tosh says, "I'm not a good actor. I can play myself, and a much gayer version of myself. That's about my range."

From 2009 to 2020, Tosh was the host of 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 own 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.

Born in Boppard, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany to American parents, Tosh grew up in Titusville, Florida, the son of a Presbyterian minister.

His special, Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts, premiered on Comedy Central on March 6, 2011, with 3.25 million viewers and a 1.9/5 share.

It was later released on DVD.

Tosh was an executive producer of, and the voice of "Malloy" in, the Comedy Central animated sitcom Brickleberry.

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 said he planned to end his career on his 38th birthday, May 29, 2013, if he had not by that time succeeded as a comedian.

He said he would do this by committing suicide or retiring to the beach.

The show was cancelled after three seasons on January 7, 2015.