ABOUT DANA
As seen on ABC, TBS, and Last Comic Standing, Dana Goldberg is a force of nature on stage. With performances at the San Francisco International Comedy Competition, The Comedy Festival produced by TBS and HBO, and the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland; her quick wit and playful stage presence have earned her loyal fans across the world.
In addition to headlining theaters and festivals, Dana has performed at and emceed hundreds of high-profile events, sharing the national stage with luminaries like President Barack Obama, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Kristin Chenoweth, Meryl Streep, Carol Burnett, Sir Elton John and countless others. Combining her gift of humor with humanitarian efforts, Dana has raised over $70M for non-profits around the country in the fight for LGBTQ rights, women's health, and HIV/AIDS education and prevention...just to name a few. With over 150,000 followers, Dana was recently named to Curve Magazine’s Power List and GO Magazine’s 100 Women We Love.
She is the co-host of the top-rated news podcast The Daily Beans (250,000 weekly downloads) and is currently developing her first TV pilot with Soto Productions (Tony Award winning Suffs The Musical and Laura Benanti’s Nobody Cares).
“It’s something to behold when you’re watching her make everybody laugh. Not just people who agree with her – everybody. And not a lot of comedians, and dare I say women, have that quality, without overstepping. She can overstep and you still find yourself laughing. Comedians like Dana are so vital and so important to the community. Not just to be heard, but to be able to laugh at oneself and to be able to discuss politics and laugh; and make it a meaningful conversation is really important. And she does all of these with aplomb.”
“Among the things that make a Dana Goldberg show so easy to enjoy are her ability to keep the rhetoric whip-smart without getting so lofty that it goes over the heads of the audience, and her ability to read a room. It is clear Dana has had plenty of time to hone her stand-up skills, and she has certainly made her mark as a comedy writer, but she manages to discuss tough topics without veering into vitriol, and, for all the profanity and frank sex talk, she seems to steer clear of bonafide vulgarity, which is difficult for a lot of stand up comics these days; conversely, Goldberg remains affable without the tendency to be twee, something some other stand-ups do to avoid the possibility of being disliked. Perhaps Dana Goldberg knows, inherently, that it is pretty difficult to dislike her, thus providing her with permission to just be who she is, say what she wants, and let the laughs fall where they may. Everywhere. The laughs fall everywhere.”
“Her work has allowed us to gain the resources to elect more LGBTQ+ elected leaders than ever before and to mobilize more Equality voters than ever too – at a time when our world desperately needs real leadership,” Robinson says. “If you were to ask me for the name of one of the most important people that is fueling the movement for LGBTQ+ equality, I would say Dana Goldberg.””
“As emcee at events for GLAAD, Human Rights Campaign, and the Trevor Project, this out lesbian comedian has emerged as the go-to resistance comic, good for when the queer community wants to fight for our humanity — and laugh at ourselves in the process. “I get to say the things that other people are afraid to,” Goldberg says. “And I give [audiences] permission to laugh at things that they don’t give themselves permission to.”
“Once you stop laughing, you’ll realize Dana Goldberg’s comedy is a true inspiration in the fight for LGBT equality. Dana has performed at many [Human Rights Campaign] community events, always making the audience laugh and think. Her hilarious routine is intelligent humor that will captivate any audience.”
