PLANO COMEDY FESTIVAL PRESENTS A CONVERSASTION WITH DANA GOULD: INSIDE THE WORLD OF COMEDY

Join us for a special conversation with acclaimed comedian, writer, actor, and producer Dana Gould, two time Emmy Award winner and co-executive producer of The Simpsons for six seasons, creator and writer of IFC's Stan Against Evil, and consulting producer of Seth MacFarlane's Ted series. His extensive stand up career also includes six solo comedy specials across HBO, Showtime, and Comedy Central. Go behind the scenes of his remarkable career in comedy during this moderated conversation featuring stories, insights, and an opportunity for audience questions. Whether you're a comedian, aspiring writer, or comedy fan, don't miss this opportunity to hear from one of comedy's most accomplished creative voices. DANA GOULD Dana is a comedy writer, actor, comedian, show creator and producer. He is best known for creating, writing, executive producing IFC’s comedy horror series STAN AGAINST EVIL in which he also starred as “Kevin”. Dana served as Consulting Producer and guest starred on Peacock’s TED prequel series created by Seth MacFarlane. He is also voicing multiple characters in the upcoming TED animated series. On the development side, he sold his feature about Martha Mitchell to Sister Pictures and also developed an hour-long series based on Steve Niles’ comic book series THE OCTOBER FACTION for Netflix. Other television writing credits include THE SIMPSONS, where he served as a Co-Executive Producer for six seasons, SEINFELD, PARKS & RECREATION, MARON, SUPER ADVENTURE TEAM, and many more. His graphic novel adaptation of Rod Serling’s original draft of the screenplay for PLANET OF THE APES was published by Boom! Comics. Dana also hosts his monthly podcast “The Dana Gould Hour” which frequently resides in iTunes' Top Ten Comedy. PLANO COMEDY FESTIVAL The Plano Comedy Festival is the largest comedy festival in North Texas, presenting around 100 comedy acts across 6 days. From rising stars to national touring headliners,