The Guys

Dave Theune

Dave has been performing with The Midnight Show since taking over for Brian Allman in Sept. 2004. A 2000 UWM theatre major graduate, Dave has been performing with ComedySportz since 2001, and has also performed professionally with Improv Olympic in Chicago (did it with his good buddy Mike Kauth) with the group Children of God, and has even dabbled in the world of open mic stand-up (actually, he landed his first paid gig in July, 2008. $5 for a set in Waukesha. Get ready, Johnny Carson! Johnny?...Johnny?)

If Dave were to be asked five questions by some one he really respected, here would be the questions and the answers:

A tiger from the African jungle: Dave, what kind of comedy have you been into lately?

Dave: I've really been digging Bob Newhart's stand-up. He has a few old albums that were re-issued via Warner Brothers and they are great! I also enjoy Brian Regan, Jim Gaffigan, and Mike Birbiglia. As for other types of comedy, America's Funniest Home Videos is still the funniest show on TV. Seriously, it is great. My only problem is that the winners are always lame and half the time, they are staged gags. The best clips are in the montages. So much bang for your buck! Anytime you are able to tune in during a wedding, birthday, or watersport montage, kick back and enjoy the ride. Someone's gonna suffer a concussion in 5…4…3…2…

Tiger: What is your favorite beverage?

Dave: I was waiting for you to ask me that, tiger. If you are talking alcoholic, I have a few. I enjoy New Glarus Spotted Cow, Leinie's Sunset Wheat, and most Miller products. I even enjoy Miller Chill, even though it is a girlie drink. A delicious girlie drink! I also enjoy White Russians, thanks to Lebowski, but always forget to order it, 'cause I'm a boner. Pina Coladas are refreshing, but I don't like margaritas. They may like me, but whatever, it's my life and I don't gotta like everybody. I bet there are people who liked Elvis, but he didn't always like them. So what? Try to please everybody, and you end up pleasin' nobody! I think the King himself said that. Once an 82 year-old man said to me about his death: "What I don't drink, have 'em pour over me!" He said that to me over the phone and we had never met each other. I didn't know what to say back, so I just let him laugh for a bit.

As for non-alcoholic brews, I love Sprecher sodas. Their root beer, cream soda, and cola (both regular and diet) are the best I have ever tasted. They make Coke, Barq's, and all other sodas taste like nose booger juice mixed with eye boogers.

I also like milk both regular, chocolate, and strawberry. Most fruit juices are pretty tasty, too. I've never had Yoohoo or Ovaltine, but they seem like they would be good.

Tiger: Let's get a bit risqué. I know you're married, but if you had to make love to one of the members of The Midnight Show, who would it be?

Dave: Whoah! Tiger! Thanks for putting me in a corner! Wow, that is a real head scratcher. They all have so much going for them. Um, okay, I guess I would have to go with Matt Garnass. Dylan seems like he would be a talker, and I just need to focus. I picture Bill rolling his eyes during, like my performance is somehow sub-par. I don't need to be judged during something I didn't wanna do in the first place. Tim, would be a little too into it. I mean, it's awesome that he would be so supportive and give 100%, since we are there, anyways. But I don't think it's necessary to bring a camcorder and the kitty costume. Matt, would be laid back and easy. Get in, get out, ya know? Plus, afterwards, he's the kind of guy who would just pat ya on the back, and say "Good job, bro" or "Cool, man" or "It wasn't Taco Bell, but it coulda been worse", and then we'd go to Taco Bell…and not say a word.

Tiger: Do you like to read?

Dave: Um…

Tiger: .

Dave: Don't judge me, tiger.

Tiger: Finally, what's your advice to those trying to make their way in the comedic entertainment world?

Dave: Go forward and never look back. Even if your girl falls off the back of your motorbike on the way, never look back.