Gary Gulman has an everyday, affable air to him when he’s on-stage. He’s a giant, standing at 6’6, but he has generally calm and kind demeanor as he makes off-beat observations of life’s absurdities, plus a couple of jokes about his Jewish mother.
It’s possible you saw Gulman, along with comedians Robert Kelly and Dane Cook, when they participated in the HBO reality series Dane Cook’s Tourgasm. Letting cameras follow them on a nationwide college tour at the absolute peak of Cook’s popularity. Gulman was portrayed sincere, but horribly insecure – which I would imagine are two traits that one would find in just about anyone who dares to do stand-up comedy in front of real people.
The Gentle Giant of Comedy finished as a finalist in not one, but two seasons of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and has appeared on every late night show you can imagine, including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman, and Conan.
Gulman will be performing all weekend at The Laughing Derby, Thursday May 15th through Saturday May 17th. The show times vary, but tickets are $12.