DAVE WAITE
	Dave Waite's oddball stories and rants have made him a favorite at clubs around the Midwest. A square peg who found happiness when he stopped trying to fit in, Dave's hilarious tales of personal failure have won the love of audiences young and old alike. Although Dave is known for his constant grin, the first few years of his post-college life didn't give him much to smile about. After graduating from Northern Kentucky University with a degree in the lucrative field of geography, Dave drifted through a series of jobs ranging from call center representative to substitute teacher, experiences that later became a part of his act. On his days as a substitute teacher, Dave says, "My kids would come up to me and say, 'Mr. Waite, you're going to die from smoking!' I was like, 'No, Timmy, more like drinking!'" After being fired from nearly every job and having zero luck at finding love, Dave's self-esteem hit rock bottom in early 2004. His salvation came in the form of a newspaper ad for a stand-up comedy class. Dave took the class and fell in love with stand-up, quickly gaining a reputation among both comedians and audiences as one of the Midwest's wittiest and most unpredictable young comics. Dave was a finalist at the Boston Comedy Festival in 2008.
	Dave Waite "Kaboom" CD “Alpacas and Oates.” “Dicks in the Dirt.” “White Devil.” “Pants Party.” “Wormhole and Delta Airlines.” “Sawdust and Janitor Soul.” No matter what you Google to get there, so long as you find Dave Waite, we’re pretty sure you’re in the right place. It’s almost hard to know where to start with extolling the virtues of Waite’s new Stand Up! Records disc, “Kaboom.” Like an episode of “The Wire” with way more funny parts (and a lot less examination of entrenched urban inequality and institutionalized racial tension, natch), repetition only reveals newer, deeper layers of entertainment. On listen number one, you’ll get your introduction to Waite’s Master Class in Creepy. Pick-up lines, road trips to topless bars, and time travel for hillbillies, that first listen is silly, surprising, and seductive. You’re gonna want another. By the second time around, you’ll start catching the off-handed call-backs and the way Waite develops his own vocabulary and rhythms, managing to use some sort of alchemy to turn awkward quiet moments into a little titter that winds up into a full-blown, audience-on-board guffaw. And by that third spin? One little aside like “I heard that, for the ‘Sex and the City’ movie they had to put peanut butter on her gums…” and you’re a goner. Waite’s got you right where he wants you: captive, helpless in the face of a good time and a great comedic voice.
1. Kaboom 2. TV Box 3. Fine Dining 4. Hey Everybody, I Went to College 5. Rockin' Ron (Sleeves Optional) 6. Kids Make Me Smoke 7. Real Life Pants Party 8. Gypsies 9. Snakes and Ferrets 10. Click Clack Casual Friday 11. Time Zones 12. Big Gay Horseface 13. Less Talk, More Dance 14. The More You Know 15. Potpourri (Grab Bag) 16. High School High