Sean Shank

About:

Sean Shank began his comedy career in the Midwest as a house MC for Crackers Comedy Clubs, and over the years he has evolved from a set-up and punch comedian to one who has cultivated a friendly, highly interactive, 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. 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.

Clubs:

Joker’s Wild (F)(Atlantis, Bahamas)

Zanies (Chicago)

Crackers (HL)(Keystone, Downtown, Broadripple)

Funny Bone (F)(Mishawaka, South Bend, Sioux Falls, Omaha, Indianapolis)

Morty’s (Indianapolis)

One Liners (F)(Greenwood)

Comedy Caravan (F)(Louisville)

Punchline (Atlanta)

Connexions (Toledo)

Jester’s (HL)(Lima)

Jr’s Last Laugh (F)(Erie)

Downtown Comedy Connection (HL)(South Bend, Elkhart, Indianapolis)

Laugh Comedy Club (HL)(Granger, South Bend, Mishawaka)

Russo’s (Flint)

Comedy Castle (F)(Detroit)

Joey’s (F)(Livonia)

Go Bananas (Cincinnati)

Fort Wayne Comedy Club(HL) (Fort Wayne, IN)

Snickerz (Fort Wayne)

Tulsa Comedy Club (Tulsa)

Logansport Holiday Inn Comedy Club (HL)(Logansport)

Bear’s Place (F)(Bloomington)

Dr. Grins (Grand Rapids)

Stir Crazy Comedy Club (F)(Glendale, AZ)

Underground Laugh Lounge (HL)(Niles, MI)

Wiley’s (HL)(Dayton)

Funny Stop (F)(Cuyahoga Falls, OH)

AC Jokes Comedy Club (HL)(Atlantic City, NJ)

Give a Hoot Comedy Club (HL)(MD)

One Night Stan’s (HL)(Detroit)

Windsor Comedy Club (HL)(Windsor, CAN)

The Comedy Bar (Chicago, IL)

Theaters/Resorts:

State Theater (Logansport, IN) – Bristol Opera House and Theater (Bristol, IN) – Long Center for the Performing Arts (Lafayette, IN) – Century Center (South Bend, IN) – The Bendix Theater (South Bend, IN) – Holland Theater (Bellefontaine, OH) – Paramount Theater (Anderson, IN) – South Bend Civic Theater (South Bend, IN) – Fort Wayne Civic Theater (Fort Wayne, IN) – Clyde Theater (Fort Wayne, IN) – Plainwell Auditorium (Plainwell, MI) – 10 West Theater (Indianapolis, IN) – Youngstown Theater (Youngstown, OH) – Potawatomi Casino (Milwaukee, WI) – Kewadin Casino (St. Ignace, MI) – Rees Theater (Plymouth, IN) – Atlantis Resort (Nassau, Bahamas) – Huber Theater OH – Resorts Casino (Atlantic City, NJ)

Corporate Clients:

Walmart, Bob Evans, Home Depot, WNDU, Brandywine School Systems, Lippert Components, EFP, Plainwell School Systems, Indiana Superintendents Union, Yellowstone Trailfest, Nappanee Christian Church, Deer Creek Presbyterian, B&L Information Systems, Ruoff Mortgage, Harmony Retirement Homes, New Creation Vineyard Church