In 2012, Tosh was criticized for an interaction with a female audience member during a set at a Hollywood comedy club. The show was cancelled after three seasons on January 7, 2015. Tosh was an executive producer of, and the voice of "Malloy" in, the Comedy Central animated sitcom Brickleberry. His special, Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts, premiered on Comedy Central on March 6, 2011, with 3.25 million viewers and a 1.9/5 share. Tosh has described a comic's routine life on the road as "Groundhog Day". He kept a countdown clock on his website that gave the number of days, minutes, and seconds until his 38th birthday which is when "Daniel's Groundhog Day Ends," a reference to the Bill Murray film. He said he would do this by committing suicide or retiring to the beach. Tosh had said he planned to end his career on his 38th birthday, May 29, 2013, if he had not by that time succeeded as a comedian. I can play myself, and a much gayer version of myself.
Of his own acting ability, Tosh says, "I’m not a good actor. He played a fictional version of himself on "Elevator" produced by HBO's Runawaybox and had a small role as Cowboy Hat in the feature film The Love Guru starring Mike Myers. Tosh appeared in an episode of MTV's Punk'das a criminal who broke into Mekhi Phifer's car. He hosted an episode of Comedy Central's Live at Gotham. On June 17, 2007, Comedy Central aired his stand-up special: Daniel Tosh: Completely Serious. In 2003, he performed in his own 30-minute special on Comedy Central Presents. Tosh has been a regular guest on radio shows such as The Bob & Tom Show, Loveline, and Kevin and Bean. He hosted a local late-night comedy show in Florida called Tens, and served as a spokesman in Taco Bell commercials. He made appearances on programs such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Comedy Central's Premium Blend. Tosh's career break came in 2001 with a performance on the Late Show with David Letterman. His act was televised in 2000 in Montreal at the Théâtre Saint-Denis. He appeared as one of the "New Faces" at the 1998 Just for Laughs in Montreal. Tosh started touring the comedy club circuit almost immediately after graduating from college. Tosh moved to Los Angeles, but attributes his decision to work in comedy to being raised in Florida, which he considers "flat, hot, and dumb." Career That's the closest thing I ever got to a real job. I sat through one real interview and I was like, 'I wouldn't hire me.' I left halfway through the orientation. Hey, $15 an hour to annoy people! I really was not preparing myself for the future at all.
Īmong his first jobs was a telemarketer at Central Florida Research Park. After graduating from Astronaut High School in 1993, Tosh attended the University of Central Florida, graduating in December 1996 with a degree in marketing. Born in Boppard, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany to American parents, Tosh grew up in Titusville, Florida, the son of a Presbyterian minister.