For his weekly stint on the "Bob & Tom Show," Dunn combines the two for about 10 minutes of jokes and commentary.Dunn, who now lives in North Carolina, will be one of the comedians featured in Comedy and Cocktails at Wagon Wheel Theatre Saturday at 7:30 p.m. He will share the stage with fellow comedians Dave Dugan and Warsawan Joe Schroeder.
In a telephone interview April 19, Dunn said he got into comedy simply because he wanted to do it. After graduating from Purdue University and landing his first job in New York, he had more time to pursue comedy. He attended open mic nights for about six years. Then he quit his job as a sales representative of agricultural products. Comedy became his full-time job.
Starting out, he said his routine was about the single life as he was a bachelor. Now married with two children under 3 years old, he focuses more on family life.
People who know him, he said, know him from the "Bob & Tom Show" and his weekly history segment on the show.
He first appeared on the show like most other comedians as a guest from time to time. He said he looked for a way to differentiate himself from all the other jokesters.
"I'm a really good joke writer," he said, having written for television shows and specials. So he started combining his interest in history with his jokes, writing such roasts like Abraham Lincoln's wake as told by his wife, or the Fryer's Club roast of Frankenstein for Halloween. That led him to being asked to do a weekly history segment.
Some of the television shows or specials he has written for included "Foxworthy's Big Night Out," "Country Music Television Music Awards," and served as a consultant for "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth-Grader?"
Some day Dunn said he wants his own television show. "It's heading that way," he said. "Since I write for a lot of TV, it gives me inroads."
Asked what the show would be like, Dunn said it would be a comedy sketch show, but based on historical events and people. He likes history, he said, because everyone is familiar with the references and it's not outdated.
Besides television writing, Dunn also has written two novels.
"Through the Turn" is about a guy who got everything he wanted, but decided he didn't want what he had so he went on the road to find what it is that he does want.
"The Big Cookie" is a "college story and just about the monkey shines they get into," Dunn said.
For more information on Dunn, visit online at www.scottdunncomedy.com
For more information on Dugan, visit www.Duganspeak.com
Tickets for Saturday's show are $19. Order tickets by calling the box office at 574-267-8041 or toll free at 866-823-2618, or online at www.wagonwheeltheatre.com
